AETC: Advanced Exposure Time Calculator

Renato Falomo; Daniela Fantinel; Michela Uslenghi

doi:10.1117/12.913304

24 September 2011 AETC: Advanced Exposure Time Calculator

Renato Falomo, Daniela Fantinel, Michela Uslenghi

Proceedings Volume 8135, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXIV; 813523 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.913304
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We describe a tool (AETC: Advanced Exposure Time Calculator) to simulate images of astrophysical objects obtained with any combination of telescope, instrument and given pass band using a suitable set of parameters that define the configuration of the equipment used for the observations. The tool provides count rates and its distribution over the focal plane, through the proper definition of the PSF, of virtually any telescope equipped with an imager provided that its configuration is assessed. Effects of non-uniform PSF over the Field of View can also be modeled. Moreover, detailed simulation of the observed fields can be simulated including stars, galaxies and more complex objects providing template of the targets. The tool is available at: http://aetc.oapd.inaf.it/

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Renato Falomo, Daniela Fantinel, and Michela Uslenghi "AETC: Advanced Exposure Time Calculator", Proc. SPIE 8135, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXIV, 813523 (24 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.913304

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