Control window FITS files area


Information can be automatically extracted from the underlying (unstacked) FITS files by selecting all the files being used for analysis in Windows Explorer, then dragging and dropping them onto the FITS files area of the Control window.


When this is complete, the FITS files area changes to display a list of the valid dropped files. FITS files must have a file extension (or suffix) listed in the blank separated list of FITS file extensions in the ImageFileExtension setting and must contain a minimum set of FITS keywords to allow the exposure start date and time to be determined. See Recognised FITS keywords.


Here 48 files used in the Tutorials have been dropped onto the FITS files area. Each line consists of a sequential image number (from 1 to the number of images in the list), the exposure start date/time and the FITS file name. The Control window can be resized to show more of the file information. The Start and End Image numbers and the Start and End Times in the Control window are automatically set to the values extracted from the files.



All lines are selected by default but files can be deselected directly from the list in the Control window, or by using the mouse on the Screen Ruler window.

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