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CTN-004: Rubin Observatory Raw Data File Format
Abstract
At the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory we write data from the LSSTCam and LATISS instruments using FITS format with one file written per detector. Here we discuss the layout of those FITS files and describe the FITS headers.
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- Vera C. Rubin Observatory Camera Technical Note CTN-004
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Research Org.:
- NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- Sponsoring Org.:
- U.S. National Science Foundation; U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
- OSTI Identifier:
- 3011115
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.71929/rubin/3011115
Citation Formats
Jenness, Tim, and Johnson, Anthony S. CTN-004: Rubin Observatory Raw Data File Format. United States: N. p., 2025.
Web. doi:10.71929/rubin/3011115.
Jenness, Tim, & Johnson, Anthony S. CTN-004: Rubin Observatory Raw Data File Format. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.71929/rubin/3011115
Jenness, Tim, and Johnson, Anthony S. 2025.
"CTN-004: Rubin Observatory Raw Data File Format". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.71929/rubin/3011115. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/3011115. Pub date:Tue Aug 12 04:00:00 UTC 2025
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title = {CTN-004: Rubin Observatory Raw Data File Format},
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abstractNote = {At the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory we write data from the LSSTCam and LATISS instruments using FITS format with one file written per detector. Here we discuss the layout of those FITS files and describe the FITS headers.},
doi = {10.71929/rubin/3011115},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 12 04:00:00 UTC 2025},
month = {Tue Aug 12 04:00:00 UTC 2025}
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