piphoto program description

1. General description

piphoto is program for doing fast photometry on fit/fitc files or list of files,  reduction can be optionally made as well.
To see usage execute :
 
   piphoto -h

By default program uses aperture 3x3+3 - which means square 3x3 and 3 maximal nearby pixels . Generaly usage is the following :

piphoto FITS_FILE/LIST_FILE options

2. Program options


Option Name
Description
DEFAULT
-outlist
specifies name of output list of mag files
-
-min_good
minimum number of pixels >0 after dark subtraction to process image ( skip if less )
100000
-save_map_fits
OBSOLATE
FALSE
-subtr_backgr
if subtract fitted background map, number of squares to divide image can be specified as parameter value ( -subtr_backgr=10)
default number of squares is 10
FALSE
-n_apert
number of apertures written to mag file
3
-on_parts
if program is working on small parts of bigger images
FALSE
-aperture
if ciircular aperture should be used as main apeture , radius of aperture must specified as value of this parameter
In case <0 do not use circular aperture but 3x3+3
-1
-fit_line
if fit calibration line - converting aparature magnitudo to normalized magnitudo
FALSE
-force
if force processing of already processed fit/fitc files
FALSE
-gzip
if gzip mag files
FALSE
-dir
output directory , NOTE : directory should be finished with / to work properly , example use :
    -dir=../mag1/
instead of
    -dir=../mag1
current directory
-dark
path to dark frame file ( no dark subtraction if not set )
empty
-flat
path to flat frame file ( no flat division without this option )
empty
-tresh_cluster
treshold for cluster determination ( in sigmas )
3
-tresh
treshold for star detection ( in sigmas )
5
-border
size of border to be ignored in photometry
30
-verb
level of verbosity can be specified ( -verb=3 ) or maximaly verbose in case -verb without value
not set
-list
specify name of list file : -list=fits_files_list_file
not set
-flip
if execute flip when saving mag , flip type according to paramter CCD_ASAS_REVERSE_FOR_TRANSFORM
in ccd.cfg file

-txt
OBSOLATE - if save to txt file also
FALSE
-cluster
if cluster photometry algorithm should be used
FALSE
-starx
-stary
show details on star in this position

-pixels
number of pixels in aperture ( if other then 3x3+3=12 )
12
-window
specify window to perform photometry , example :
  -window=(500,500)-(550,550)
full image - border
-calib
EXPERIMENTAL : calibrate image with specfied calibration frame

-corr
correct image with correction frame specified in this option

-test_fill
fill some testing apertures
FALSE
-test
run test version of fast-photometry