The CHAI Project:Coordinates for
Hubble Astronomical Images
Kristen RecineDickinson College, STScI SASPAdvisor: Lisa Frattare
STScI
http://www.hubblesite.org/newscenter
WHERE?
PinpointWCS- Input: science (FITS) and press
release (TIFF) image pair- Output: TIFF image with WCS
information in the header- Image requirements:
- Astronomical- HST - Non-planetary objects
FITS TIFF
MAST- MAST database will be compliant
with VO- Allows MAST to point to TIFF files on
HubbleSite with WCS information
Future Work: VAMP and AVM- Database of standardized metadata for
press release images- Single place that will store data from
multiple research observatories and telescopes
External Applications- Planetariums- Redshift- Starry Night- Stellarium- Google Sky- WorldWide Telescope- Museum AstroKiosk
WorldWide Telescope
WorldWide Telescope
Acknowledgments- Lisa Frattare- Carol Christian, Zoltan Levay, Frank
Summers, Christopher Summers