= process_fits =

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== Description ==

This program
 * reads a FITS image file
 * extracts relevant information from the header
 * adds a record to the [[make_sumfiles.in]] file
 * adds a raw 8- or 16- bit image to the [[IMAGEFILES]] directory

The 12-character picture name consists of a one-character camera identifier, a 9-character ephemeris time, and a two-character filter identifier.

The data stored in each image file contained in the [[IMAGEFILES]] directory is a scaled unsigned integer (2 bytes or 16 bits), with the exclusion of values less than 0. Acceptable values are from 0 to 32767.

If the source is a real (or 32-bit float) value '''process_fits''' takes the original images' data float and calculates the maximum value. Then it scales the data to spread from 0 to 32767 to maximize the accuracy of the stored data.


=== Required Files ===
 * FITS image file - You provide the name as part of the standard input.

=== Outputs ===
 * a row for the image is appended to [[make_sumfiles.in]]
 * raw 16- or 18-bit image(s) are stored to [[IMAGEFILES]] directory

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== Using process_fits ==

Here is a sample of the standard input:

{{{
P599482141F2.FITS
}}}

 

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''(Compiled by KD)''

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