Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2005
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In IAU Commission 55: Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2005 conference proceedings, Munich, 2005, I. Robson & L. L. Chris
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The beauty and splendour of astronomical images has made an enormously positive impact with the media and public alike. As a leading provider of astronomical imagery and a major contributor of Hubble Space Telescope press release images, the outreach division of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) recognizes the importance of making press release images compliant with Virtual Observatory standards for inclusion in databases and repositories. A small working group has been formed to define and evaluate the procedures for making outreach images accessible by Virtual Observatory applications, and more specifically, to establish a World Coordinate System (WCS) for these images, which so far have none. We report on the status of various software techniques that can be used to transform coordinates on images easily and accurately, using reference images and astronomical star catalogues when available.
Bandara Kaushala
Frattare Lisa M.
Levay Zoltan G.
Summers F. J.
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