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The CHAI Project: Coordinates for Hubble Astronomical Images

The CHAI Project: Coordinates for Hubble Astronomical Images. Kristen Recine Dickinson College, STScI SASP Advisor: Lisa Frattare STScI. WHERE?. http://www.hubblesite.org/newscenter. PinpointWCS. Input: science (FITS) and press release (TIFF) image pair

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The CHAI Project: Coordinates for Hubble Astronomical Images

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  1. The CHAI Project:Coordinates for Hubble Astronomical Images Kristen Recine Dickinson College, STScI SASP Advisor: Lisa Frattare STScI

  2. WHERE? http://www.hubblesite.org/newscenter

  3. PinpointWCS • Input: science (FITS) and press release (TIFF) image pair • Output: TIFF image with WCS information in the header • Image requirements: • Astronomical • HST • Non-planetary objects

  4. FITS TIFF

  5. MAST • MAST database will be compliant with VO • Allows MAST to point to TIFF files on HubbleSite with WCS information

  6. Future Work: VAMP and AVM • Database of standardized metadata for press release images • Single place that will store data from multiple research observatories and telescopes

  7. External Applications • Planetariums • Redshift • Starry Night • Stellarium • Google Sky • WorldWide Telescope • Museum AstroKiosk

  8. WorldWide Telescope

  9. WorldWide Telescope

  10. Acknowledgments • Lisa Frattare • Carol Christian, Zoltan Levay, Frank Summers, Christopher Summers

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