% @(#)refraclong.hlq 17.1.1.1 (ESO-IPG) 01/25/02 17:55:40 %++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ %.COPYRIGHT (c) 1993 European Southern Observatory %.IDENT refraclong.hlq %.AUTHOR Alexander Goerdt, Universitaet Sternwarte Goettingen %.E-MAIL agoerdt@uni-sw.gwdg.de or AGOERDT@USW007.DNET.GWDG.DE %.KEYWORDS MIDAS, help files, %.PURPOSE On-line help file for the command: REFRACTION/LONG %.VERSION 1.0 01-DEC-94 : Creation, PB %---------------------------------------------------------------- \se SECTION./LONG \es\co REFRACTION/LONG 01-DEC-94 AG \oc\su REFRACTION/LONG inim outim [mode] Differential atmospheric correction for slit spectra \us\pu Purpose: Long slit observations suffer from differential atmos- pheric refraction even at moderate airmass conditions. Light losses for all wavelengths of your input image are calculated and added to the output spectra, which contains the intrinsic flux you would observe without any light losses due to diff. refraction and slit size. The parallactic angel of the slit you should (have) observe(d) your target with, is given to minimize light losses. \up\sy Syntax: REFRACTION/LONG inim outim [mode] \\ \ys\pa inim = input image (one-dimensional) \\ \ap\pa outim = output image (one-dimensional) \\ \ap\pa mode = interaction mode (INTERACTIVE or AUTO) In mode INTERACTIVE, the user is prompted to provide the different parameters. In mode AUTO the values are read from keywords INPUTC, INPUTI, INPUTR, as indicated in the Note. \\ \ap\sa See also: EXTINCTION/LONG, CALIBRATE/FLUX \as\no Note: During calculations you are asked for: 1) The unit of the spectrum [INPUTI(1)] (1=Angstroem, 2=nm, 3=m, 4=other) and if the option other (4) was chosen: The exponent of the unit [INPUTI(2)] 2) Observing site (telescope) [OUT_B(1:9)] or coordinates a) latitude [degree (-90 to 90)] [INPUTR(2)] b) longitude [degree (-180 to 180)] [INPUTR(3)] c) altitude [meter] [INPUTR(4)] 3) Temperature [deg. Celsius] (at observing time) [INPUTR(5)] 4) Water contents of atmosphere [INPUTR(6)] (Moisture, see interactiv graphic) 5) Target coordinates a) right ascension [hh.mmss] [INPUTR(7)] b) declination [hh.mmss] [INPUTR(8)] 6) wavelength [Angstrom] (centered to the slit) [INPUTR(9)] 7) Seeing [arcsec] [INPUTR(10)] 8) astronomical angle [degree] [INPUTR(11)] (of slit you want to observe with) 9) Slit size a) length [arcsec] [INPUTR(12)] b) width [arcsec] [INPUTR(13)] 10) Observing date a) year [INPUTI(3)] b) month [INPUTI(4)] c) day [INPUTI(5)] 11) Observing time [U.T.] (start of exposure) [INPUTR(14)] 12) exposure time [min] [INPUTR(1)] (the time the program will use is : observing time + 1/2 exposure time) \\ References: 1) C.W. Allen, Astrophy. Quantities, 3rd edition p.118ff 2) De Ball, Lehrbuch der sph. Astronomie, Leipzig 1912 3) Duffett-Smith, Practical Astr. with your Calculater 4) Filippenko, A., P.A.S.P. (1982), 94, p.715 \\ \on\exs Examples: \ex REFRACTION/LONG spectrum spec2 \xe \sxe