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| Paper: |
Displaying Digital Deep Sky Images |
| Volume: |
461, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXI |
| Page: |
263 |
| Authors: |
Bertin, E. |
| Abstract: |
In Astronomy, many activities such as survey data quality visual control,
crowd-sourced projects, atlas publishing and outreach initiatives require
digital images of the deep sky to be displayed in a legible and consistent way
for both professional and more general audiences. Important technical facts
about display devices and standards are unfortunately unknown to most
professional astronomers and the appearance of published images is often
unsatisfactory as a result of a questionable trial-and-error approach.
In this short paper I discuss the main technical issues one faces when
displaying astronomical images in various contexts. I propose some guidelines
as well as a software implementation, the STIFF package, to automate the
process of providing consistent, ready-for-use pictures directly from science
image data. |
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