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Using Astroquery to Find Data

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FilterField NameHow it is used for TESS Data
Minimum Recommended Productmrp_only

When set to True you only get the most common data products. They are:

postage-stamp: light curve files and target pixel files.

FFI: There are no MRPs. 

Product Typeproduct_type

postage-stamp: "timeseries"

FFI: "image"

Descriptiondescription

Choices are":

  • calibrated full frame images
  • uncalibrated full frame images
  • Light curves
  • Target pixel files
Data File TypeproductSubGroupDescription
  • FFIR - raw FFIs
  • FFIC - calibrated FFIs
  • TP - Target pixel files
  • LC - Light curves
  • DVR - Data validation report (includes pdf report and xml file)
  • DVS - Data validation summary
  • DVT - Data validation timeseries


Common Problems when Using the MAST Portal

ProblemSolution
There are no FFIs to Download
  1. You must click on Minimum Recommended Products on the left. None of the FFIs are listed as a MRP.
  2. Consider downloading the FFIs through Bulk Downloads or the API.
I asked for a certain TIC ID, but it showed me products for a different part of the sky.You must include the catalog name when you do a cone search, i.e. "TIC 100100827". Otherwise your number may match another catalog, like the K2 EPIC Catalog. 
I find no data when I do a cone search at the center of the Camera's Field of View.The 4 CCDs per camera do not have continuous coverage.  If you add a fairly large radius to your cone search, you will then overlap all four CCDs.  For example, try Camera 4 by typing the following into the Portal's search box, 90.0042, -66.5647 r=2 d