A novel image reconstruction method applied to deep Hubble Space Telescope Images

Details A novel image reconstruction method applied to deep Hubble Space Telescope Images A novel image reconstruction method applied to deep Hubble Space Telescope Images

1997-08-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9708242v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Invited paper, to appear in Applications of Digital Image Processing XX, ed. A. Tescher, Proc. S.P.I.E. vol. 3164, in press; 6

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We have developed a method for the linear reconstruction of an image from undersampled, dithered data, which has been used to create the distributed, combined Hubble Deep Field images -- the deepest optical images yet taken of the universe. The algorithm, known as Variable-Pixel Linear Reconstruction (or informally as "drizzling"), preserves photometry and resolution, can weight input images according to the statistical significance of each pixel, and removes the effects of geometric distortion both on image shape and photometry. In this paper, the algorithm and its implementation are described, and measurements of the photometric accuracy and image fidelity are presented. In addition, we describe the use of drizzling to combine dithered images in the presence of cosmic rays.

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