OMEGA Pipeline Reference Manual  1.0.5
Functions
Background related functions

Functions

cpl_image * omega_background (const cpl_image *sci, const cpl_parameterlist *parlist)
 Creates a background image using Sextractor.
int omega_create_background (cpl_parameterlist *parlist, const char *in_name, const char *out_name)
 Creates a background image using Sextractor.

Detailed Description

This module provides functions to estimate the background by the usage of Sextractor

Synopsis:
Functions to get the image background
#include "omega_background.h"
#include "omega_dfs.h"
#include "omega_utils.h"

Function Documentation

cpl_image* omega_background ( const cpl_image *  sci,
const cpl_parameterlist *  parlist 
)

Creates a background image using Sextractor.

Parameters:
sciScience image
parlistthe parameters list
Returns:
back Background image or NULL in case of error

Definition at line 178 of file omega_background.c.

Referenced by omega_jitter_process(), and omega_std_process().

int omega_create_background ( cpl_parameterlist *  parlist,
const char *  in_name,
const char *  out_name 
)

Creates a background image using Sextractor.

Parameters:
parlistthe parameters list
in_namethe name of the input FITS image (science image)
out_namethe name of the output FITS image (background image)
Returns:
0 if everything is OK or -1 in case of error

Definition at line 70 of file omega_background.c.

Referenced by omega_bpm_create(), and omega_mdome_combine().