Description: Contains the metadata describing the stacked image produced from the combination of a set of single epoch exposures. The nature of the stack is given by the StackTypeID. The astrometric and photometric calibration of the stacked image are listed.
Name
Unit
Data Type
Size
Default Value
Description
stackImageID
dimensionless
BIGINT
8
NA
Unique stack identifier.
batchID
dimensionless
BIGINT
8
NA
Internal database batch identifier.
surveyID
dimensionless
TINYINT
1
NA
Survey identifier. Details in the Survey table.
filterID
dimensionless
TINYINT
1
NA
Filter identifier. Details in the Filter table.
stackTypeID
dimensionless
TINYINT
1
0
Stack type identifier. Details in the StackType table.
tessID
dimensionless
TINYINT
1
0
Tessellation identifier. Details in the TessellationType table.
projectionID
dimensionless
SMALLINT
2
-1
Projection cell identifier.
skyCellID
dimensionless
TINYINT
1
255
Skycell region identifier.
photoCalID
dimensionless
INT
4
NA
Photometric calibration identifier. Details in the PhotoCal table.
analysisVer
dimensionless
VARCHAR(100)
100
IPP software analysis release version.
md5sum
dimensionless
VARCHAR(100)
100
IPP MD5 Checksum.
expTime
seconds
REAL
4
-999
Exposure time of the stack. Necessary for converting listed fluxes and magnitudes back to measured ADU counts.
nP2Images
dimensionless
SMALLINT
2
-999
Number of input exposures/frames contributing to this stack.
detectionThreshold
magnitudes
REAL
4
-999
Reference magnitude for detection efficiency calculation.
astroScat
dimensionless
REAL
4
-999
Measurement of the calibration (not astrometric error) defined to be the sum in quadrature of the standard deviations in the X and Y directions.
photoScat
dimensionless
REAL
4
-999
Photometric scatter relative to reference catalog.
nAstroRef
dimensionless
INT
4
-999
Number of astrometric reference sources.
nPhotoRef
dimensionless
INT
4
-999
Number of photometric reference sources.
recalAstroScatX
arcsec
REAL
4
-999
Measurement of the re-calibration (not astrometric error) in the X direction.
recalAstroScatY
arcsec
REAL
4
-999
Measurement of the re-calibration (not astrometric error) in the Y direction.
recalNAstroStars
dimensionless
INT
4
-999
Number of astrometric reference sources used in recalibration.
recalphotoScat
magnitudes
REAL
4
-999
Photometric scatter relative to reference catalog.
recalNPhotoStars
dimensionless
INT
4
-999
Number of astrometric reference sources used in recalibration.
psfModelID
dimensionless
INT
4
-999
PSF model identifier.
psfFWHM
arcsec
REAL
4
-999
Mean PSF full width at half maximum at image center.
psfWidMajor
arcsec
REAL
4
-999
PSF major axis FWHM at image center.
psfWidMinor
arcsec
REAL
4
-999
PSF minor axis FWHM at image center.
psfTheta
degrees
REAL
4
-999
PSF major axis orientation at image center.
photoZero
magnitudes
REAL
4
-999
Locally derived photometric zero point for this stack.
ctype1
dimensionless
VARCHAR(100)
100
Name of astrometric projection in right ascension.
ctype2
dimensionless
VARCHAR(100)
100
Name of astrometric projection in declination.
crval1
degrees
FLOAT
8
-999
Right ascension corresponding to reference pixel.
crval2
degrees
FLOAT
8
-999
Declination corresponding to reference pixel.
crpix1
sky pixels
FLOAT
8
-999
Reference pixel for right ascension.
crpix2
sky pixels
FLOAT
8
-999
Reference pixel for declination.
cdelt1
degrees/pixel
FLOAT
8
-999
Pixel scale in right ascension.
cdelt2
degrees/pixel
FLOAT
8
-999
Pixel scale in declination.
pc001001
dimensionless
FLOAT
8
-999
Linear transformation matrix element between image pixel x and right ascension.
pc001002
dimensionless
FLOAT
8
-999
Linear transformation matrix element between image pixel y and right ascension.
pc002001
dimensionless
FLOAT
8
-999
Linear transformation matrix element between image pixel x and declination.
pc002002
dimensionless
FLOAT
8
-999
Linear transformation matrix element between image pixel y and declination.