A robust algorithm for sky background computation in CCD images

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 401, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 797-807

  Patat, F ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

SKY BACKGROUND;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0037388577     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030137     Document Type: Article

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