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Sky subtraction with object frames

If the object field is not extremely covered by sources, one can achieve reasonable sky frames from a mosaic of object frames. Move the ON/OFF mirror in steps of few arc seconds across the region of interest and use the median or minimum (for each individual pixel) as your general sky frame.



Frank Eisenhauer
Wed Apr 23 16:00:15 MDT 1997