Re: [guide-user] Charon and WCS in FITS header

Bob Elliott Jul 2, 2001

At 02:12 2001-07-03 -0000, you wrote:
>After using a program that adds the RA and DEC coordinates (WCS) to
>the FITS header and having the same program "Plate Solve" the FITS
>image, Charon is now unable to do astrometry on it. Will do so before
>but not after running the image throught this "nameless" program. Any
>idea why?

Chris: Look at the discussion under "image offset" in Charon. It could be
that the "nameless" program is adding 32768 to each pixel and you will have
to subtract that much in the image offset.

Bob Elliott
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