I finally got my head around the problem I've been trying to solve with my all-sky camera project and am now proceeding. The problem was to find the proper algorithm to calculate the RA and DEC of any pixel location in a given image. At least on paper this is now complete. I still need to encode and test it, and this is the next task which I figure will take a little while because there are quadrant complications that I need to figure out.
Once this is done, I can calculate the position of interesting targets in these all-sky images. This will allow me to start doing some moderately interesting science.
Here's what one of my desktops look like:
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| Frame on left is my IRAF screen, showing the image header info. Frame in right is the MMTO all-sky image I'm currently working with. |
Thank the gods for the book 'Spherical Astronomy' by Robin Green for the math, and one of my college professors (Dr. Roemer) for the fearlessness to tackle these calculations.
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Peace to All.
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