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NAME

Astro::FITS::HdrTrans::SCUBA - JCMT SCUBA translations

DESCRIPTION

Converts information contained in SCUBA FITS headers to and from generic headers. See Astro::FITS::HdrTrans for a list of generic headers.

METHODS

this_instrument

The name of the instrument required to match (case insensitively) against the INSTRUME/INSTRUMENT keyword to allow this class to translate the specified headers. Called by the default can_translate method.

$inst = $class->this_instrument();

Returns "SCUBA".

can_translate

The database tables do not include an instrument field so we need to determine suitability by looking at other fields instead of using the base implementation.

$cando = $class->can_translate( \%hdrs );

For SCUBA we first check for BOLOMS and SCU# headers and then use the base implementation that will look at the INSTRUME field.

COMPLEX CONVERSIONS

These methods are more complicated than a simple mapping. We have to provide both from- and to-FITS conversions All these routines are methods and the to_ routines all take a reference to a hash and return the translated value (a many-to-one mapping) The from_ methods take a reference to a generic hash and return a translated hash (sometimes these are many-to-many)

to_CHOP_COORDINATE_SYSTEM

Uses the CHOP_CRD FITS header to determine the chopper coordinate system, and then places that coordinate type in the CHOP_COORDINATE_SYSTEM generic header.

A FITS header value of 'LO' translates to 'Tracking', 'AZ' translates to 'Alt/Az', and 'NA' translates to 'Focal Plane'. Any other values will return undef.

to_COORDINATE_TYPE

Uses the CENT_CRD FITS header to determine the coordinate type (galactic, B1950, J2000) and then places that coordinate type in the COORDINATE_TYPE generic header.

to_EQUINOX

Translates EQUINOX header into valid equinox value. The following translation is done:

  • RB => 1950

  • RJ => 2000

  • RD => current

  • AZ => AZ/EL

from_EQUINOX

Translates generic EQUINOX values into SCUBA FITS equinox values for the CENT_CRD header.

to_OBSERVATION_MODE

Returns photometry if the FITS header value for MODE is PHOTOM, otherwise returns imaging.

to_OBSERVATION_TYPE

Converts the observation type. If the FITS header is equal to PHOTOM, MAP, POLPHOT, or POLMAP, then the generic header value is OBJECT. Else, the FITS header value is copied directly to the generic header value.

to_POLARIMETRY

Sets the POLARIMETRY generic header to 'true' if the value for the FITS header MODE is 'POLMAP' or 'POLPHOT', otherwise sets it to 'false'.

to_UTDATE

Converts either the UTDATE or DATE header into a Time::Piece object.

from_UTDATE

Converts UT date in Time::Piece object into YYYY:MM:DD format for UTDATE header.

to_UTSTART

Combines UTDATE and UTSTART into a unified UTSTART generic header. If those headers do not exist, uses DATE.

from_UTSTART

Converts the unified UTSTART generic header into UTDATE and UTSTART FITS headers of the form YYYY:MM:DD and HH:MM:SS.

to_UTEND

Converts the <UTDATE> and UTEND headers into a combined Time::Piece object.

from_UTEND

Converts the unified UTEND generic header into UTDATE and UTEND FITS headers of the form YYYY:MM:DD and HH:MM:SS.

to_MSBID

Converts the MSBID field to an MSBID. Complication is that the SCUBA header and database store a blank MSBID as a single space rather than an empty string and this causes difficulty in some subsystems.

This routine replaces a single space with a null string.

REVISION

$Id$

SEE ALSO

Astro::FITS::HdrTrans, Astro::FITS::HdrTrans::Base

AUTHOR

Brad Cavanagh <b.cavanagh@jach.hawaii.edu>, Tim Jenness <t.jenness@jach.hawaii.edu>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007 Science and Technology Facilities Council. Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. All Rights Reserved.

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