Data Reduction & Astrometry#
Data Reduction with Astropy#
Dark Current: Dark Frame Subtraction
Flat Field: Flat Frame Division
Background Subtraction
Bad/Hot Pixels
Image alignment and registration
Plate-solving with Astrometry.net#
World Coordinate System (WCS)#
Photometry with Photutils#
Aperture Photometry
Optimizing Aperture Size and Shape
PSF Photometry
Treatment of Outliers
Weather: Cloud, Humidity, Turbulence
Other Unaccounted Effects (Systematics)
Saturation
Cosmic Rays