Time stamp for recorded airmass

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Patrick
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Time stamp for recorded airmass

Post by Patrick » 09 Feb 2023, 07:00

Hello,
Can you please confirm what is the timestamp when recording airmass in FITS headers?
I assume it is the beginning of the exposure?
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Patrick
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fabdev
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Re: Time stamp for recorded airmass

Post by fabdev » 09 Feb 2023, 16:18

Hello, the airmass is calculated at mid-exposure.
Instead, DATE-OBS is always the start of exposure in the FITS standard, and mid-exposure is a calculated field, as: DATE-OBS + EXPOSURE/2.
Fabio.
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Patrick
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Re: Time stamp for recorded airmass

Post by Patrick » 10 Feb 2023, 19:13

Thank you.
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