A Revolutionary New Paradigm for the Reduction and Analysis of Astronomical Images

Author

Michael, Scott ; Knezek, Patricia ; Stobie, Elizabeth ; Henschel, Robert ; Simms, Stephen

Author_Institution

Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

168

Lastpage

175

Abstract

In this article we propose a revolutionary new paradigm for the processing and analysis of astronomical image data. We describe a blueprint for a centralized data repository and processing system, which leverages national cyber infrastructure. Included is a brief discussion of the current paradigm in astronomical image processing. The upcoming One Degree Imager (ODI) instrument, to be installed at the Wisconsin, Indiana, Yale and NOAO (WIYN) observatory in 2011, is examined as an ideal use case. Details on the major components and a detailed workflow in the case of data processing for the ODI instrument are highlighted.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; astronomical image processing; optical instruments; Indiana; NOAO; Wisconsin; Yale; astronomical image analysis; astronomical image processing; astronomical image reduction; blueprint; centralized data repository; data processing; national cyberinfrastructure; one degree imager instrument; Bandwidth; Calibration; Capacitors; Instruments; Logic gates; Observatories; Software; Astronomy; Image analysis; Image processing; Pipeline processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

e-Science (e-Science), 2010 IEEE Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Brisbane, QLD

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8957-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-4290-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/eScience.2010.14

Filename

5693914