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The Complete CCDStack Tutorial


This is part of the continuing series of tutorials, called Making Every Pixel Count, by Adam Block.

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This continuing series of tutorials explores the fundamentals of CCD image processing. In-depth topics on the elements of image calibration, reduction, and manipulation lead to completely worked examples- from beginning to end! Modular sections stand alone so that the data processing demonstrate a WORKFLOW that is easy to follow and understand.

CCDStack is a clever and concise tool box for CCD imagers. It offers an array of powerful utilities including data normalization, rejection, deconvolution, resampling, interpolation methods, and conditional range adjustments that put you in control of the numbers and the results.

By the end of this instructional experience, you will not only be able to use CCDStack proficiently- but also witness how creativity in your processing blossoms with the flexiblity that CCDStack offers. More than a "how to" video, this DVD (daringly) goes to great lengths to illustrate many of the "behind the scenes" concepts that will help the user make the best choices and know why they are choosing them!.

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DVD Contents (Sections):

  1. Introduction- 2 minutes

  2. First Tour of CCDStack- 22 minutes

  3. Philosophy of CCDStack- 15 minutes

  4. Mean, Median, and Mode- 16 minutes

  5. A BIT of Information- 39 minutes

  6. Darks, Biases and Flats- 44 minutes

  7. Processing NGC 6140- 100 minutes

  8. Blurs and Gaussian- 34 minutes

  9. Hot/Cold Pixel Removal and Deblooming- 21 minutes

  10. Gain and Read Noise- 20 minutes

  11. Processing NGC 5216 the Beginning- 12 minutes

  12. Calibration (NGC 5216)- 9 minutes

  13. Registration (NGC 5216)- 45 minutes

  14. Normalization (NGC 5216)- 25 minutes

  15. Data Rejection with StD and Poisson (NGC 5216)- 60 minutes

  16. Combine (NGC 5216)- 8 minutes

  17. Color Create (NGC 5216)- 27 minutes

  18. Deconvolution- 54 minutes

  19. Digital Development and Unsharp Mask- 28 minutes

  20. Results (NGC 5216)- 5 minutes

  21. Missing Value- 23 minutes

  22. One Shot Color (data from Chuck Vaughn)- 77 minutes

  23. Credits

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11 hours of content!

CCDStack is a software product distributed by CCDWare.

Music written and performed by Roth Ritter from his album called "Umbra."
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

This is a data DVD meant for display on a computer using a web browser (Macromedia Flash files). It will not play on a TV. Macintosh users are now supported! Photoshop CS or later is reccomended. (a few things are illustrated in Photoshop, but it is not a requirement)

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I hope to tailor these video productions to current needs of the astronomical imaging community. Please do not hesitate to let me know topics you would like included in future DVDs. This revised version of the tutorial includes a section on One Shot Color by request!