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Astronomical Input to Image Processing Astronomical Output from Image Processing

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Data Analysis in Astronomy

Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series ((EMISS,volume 24))

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This paper discusses some aspects of image processing — first with a high level look at image processing, its inputs, outputs and operations. Then, a specific research project is examined to illustrate how various image processing functions are used to derive results from image data. The project is the construction of a catalog of galaxies from photographic plates. The functions illustrated include correcting for the nonlinear plate response, modelling and removing the background with a polynomial, removing bright objects, histograms, smoothing, object detection, object parameter estimation, and manipulation of tabular data.

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  1. Physics Department, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    Edward J. Groth

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  1. Institute of Cosmic Physics and Informatics/CNR, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    V. Di Gesù  & L. Scarsi  & 

  2. European Southern Observatory, Garching/Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

    P. Crane

  3. Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

    J. H. Friedman

  4. University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    S. Levialdi

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Groth, E.J. (1985). Astronomical Input to Image Processing Astronomical Output from Image Processing. In: Gesù, V.D., Scarsi, L., Crane, P., Friedman, J.H., Levialdi, S. (eds) Data Analysis in Astronomy. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9433-8_29

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