1/31/14:
Notes from meeting with Prof Stubbs:
1. Figure out what optical passband to measure in
- Camera is different than LSST
- Can insert filter behind lens to change passband
2. Look into fast median code
- Perhaps vectorize such that no loop required (requires building the indexing vector, but can just make image into one long array)
3. Pixel x-y -> RA/Dec
- Convert brightness into database
4. Filtering
- Figure out how to make output look like LSST filters
- Need to make decision about modifying camera filter
5. Can we improve the housing / enclosure?
- Can we make case with power plug / ethernet?
- Curved optical port like scuba divers
6. Calibration
- In terms of when the camera is rotated
- Wavelength dependent calibration
7. New mac mini
- Install all relevant software
8. Need to purchase AC adapter for Canon
2/2/2014:
Median Filter Analysis
9. Work on real-time gray-scale image creation.
2/24/2014:
- smaller jeweler phillips and flatheads
3/4/2014:
Camera Calibration
Camera Theta Calibration
3/12/2014:
Light Source Stability
3/17/2014:
Near Source Theta Calibration
Spectrometer
Far Source Calibration
3/25/2014 and 4/2/2014:
Calibration in Dark Room
4/7/2014:
Building source extractor on NCSA:
Install FFTW with single precision (make; make install):
./configure --prefix=/home/coughlin/fftw-3.3.4/ --enable-single --enable-threads
Then install source extractor:
./configure --prefix=/home/coughlin/sextractor-2.19.5/ --with-fftw-libdir=/home/coughlin/fftw-3.3.4/lib/ --with-fftw-incdir=/home/coughlin/fftw-3.3.4/include/
4/8/2014:
Spectrometer Dark Noise
