Index

A

accuracy

astrometric, improving

acquisition failure

guide stars

ACS

data retrieval

file format

imset,STSDAS tasks for

analysis

images, general in STSDAS

images,imcalc task

spectra, general in STSDAS

spectra, STIS, COS

spectra, tasks in IRAF

analysis package

tasks in

apphot package

aperture photometry

apropos task

archive

file types

manual

MAST overview

waivered FITS files

arithmetic

imset, msarith task

spectra, splot task

array

FITS table

association

product

table

astrometry

basic, in STSDAS 1, 2

improving accuracy

B

background

IRAF task I/O

running tasks in

bandpar

bintable

FITS table

C

command

see "task"

conversion

counts to flux or magnitude

COS

analysis,preparing

data retrieval

file format

imset,STSDAS tasks for

counts

flux or magnitude conversion

cursor commands

splot

D

data quality

PDQ files

data set

synphot

dataset

see also "imset"

directory

navigation in IRAF

disconlab task

position display

display

image

SAOimage

spectra

display task

images in STSDAS

dithering

documentation

observations, described

documentation

IRAF,STSDAS

ds9

E

echelle spectra

echplot task

EDPS

engineering data

OMS logs

environment variable

IRAF

eparam task

editing parameters

escape

IRAF task I/O

extension

FITS, appending

F

FGS

GEIS format

files

data formats

data quality (PDQ)

naming conventions 1, 2

observation log

observer comments (OCX)

rootname

specification in IRAF

trailer 1, 2

FINE LOCK

guidance

FITS

convert to GEIS

files, working with

format, described

Multi-Extension FITS

table, array in cell

waivered

fitting package

tasks in

flux

combine with wavelength

conversion from counts

FOC

GEIS format

format

IRAF files

FOS

display spectra

GEIS format 1, 2

preparing data

fwplot task

display spectrum

G

GEIS format

described

instruments

geometric distortion

correction WF/PC-1, WFPC2

GHRS

display spectra

GEIS format

preparing data

group

number in image

parameters

working with 1, 2

grspec task

plot groups

GSC2 1, 2

guidance mode

telescope

guide stars

acquisition

acquisition failure

dominant roll

GSC2

number used

H

hardcopy

see "print" or "paper products"

HDA

Hubble Data Archive

HDU

header

file, GEIS

file,FITS

keyword, inheritance in FITS

header data unit

FITS file

help

STSDAS and IRAF tasks 1, 2

HLSP

described

products

I

icons

used in this manual

IDL (Interactive Data Language)

igi

documentation

plotting with

printing plots

image

display 1, 2

GEIS file

plot data, implot

section 1, 2

see also "FITS"

image set

see "imset"

imcopy task

FITS files

imexamine task

image display and plot

imgtools package

multigroup GEIS images

implot task

plot image data

imset

combination, msjoin task

extraction, mssplit task

statistics, msstatistics task

STSDAS tasks for

imstatistics task

imtab task

header to table

IPPSSOOOT

see "files, naming conventions"

IRAF

described

documentation

obtaining

parameter types

piping

psikern, PostScript

setup

spectral analysis

J

Java

jitter

effect on target lock

plotting

K

keywords

FITS header

see also "header"

L

lparam task

viewing parameters

M

magnitude

conversion from counts

MAST

math

see "arithmetic"

MEF

Multi-Extension FITS 1, 2

mkiraf command

IRAF setup

mkmultispec task

mosaic

WF/PC-1 and WFPC2 images

moving target

acquisition

msarith task

imset arithmetic

mscombine task

combine imset

msjoin task

combine imset 1, 2

mssplit task

extract imset

msstatistics task

imset statistics

imset statitistics

mstools package

FITS image extenstions

multiaccum

NICMOS file

MultiDrizzle

combine images

multispec format

described

N

naming conventions

files, HST data

navigating

IRAF directories

nfit1d task

ngaussfit task

NICMOS

file format

imset, STSDAS tasks for

O

observation log

files,general

guiding mode

observer comment file

described

OCX file

OIF

imh/pix files

original IRAF format

P

package

IRAF concept

STSDAS, structure 1, 2

parameter

IRAF,types

see also "eparam" and "lparam"

setting, IRAF

PDQ file

photometry

basic, in IRAF/STSDAS

synthetic,synphot task

pipe

IRAF task I/O

pipeline

association

distortion correction

flux keywords

pixel coordinate

converting to RA and Dec

pixel data

GEIS file

plot

igi task

pointing stability

position

images,coordinate conversion

PostScript

psikern, IRAF

print

plots,in IRAF

psikern

PostScript IRAF kernel

PyFITS

PyRAF 1, 2

Python

R

recentering

jitter

redirect

IRAF task I/O

resample task

rootname

see "files, naming conventions"

S

SAOimage

display image

section

image

selectors

syntax 1, 2

sgraph task

plot group

plot STIS spectra

software

IRAF 1, 2

STSDAS

specfit task

fit models to spectrum

spectra

analysis tasks

analysis, IRAF/STSDAS

display

display, STIS

fitting

specfit task

specview

spectral analysis

Specview

plot spectra

splot task

cursor commands

plot spectra

STIS

analysis, preparing

file format

imset, STSDAS tasks for

plot spectra

tabular spectra

STScI Help Desk

STSDAS

astrometry in 1, 2

described

documentation

image analysis tasks

image display 1, 2

image, section

imset tasks

obtaining

organization of

photometry in

spectral analysis tasks

synphot, data set

synthetic photometry

tables

suffix

see "files, naming conventions"

synphot

data set, obtaining

documentation

synthetic photometry

synthetic photometry

see "synphot"

T

table

association

STSDAS 1, 2

target acquisition

moving target

task

IRAF concept

tomultipsec task

extract STIS spectral orders

trailer file

described 1, 2

transformation

pixel coordinates to RA and Dec

ttools package

STSDAS tables

two-gyro mode

txtable task

extract arrays

typographic conventions

in this manual 1, 2

U

units

counts to flux/mag, conversion

User Support

V

variable

IRAF, environment

W

waiverd FITS format

described

waivered FITS format

instruments

warning

types in this document

wavelength

combine with flux

WF/PC-1

display

GEIS format

WFC3

data retrieval

file format

imset, STSDAS tasks for

WFPC2

display

GEIS format

waivered FITS

WFPC2 associations

wmosaic task

World Coordinate System

mkmultispec task

X

xy2rd task

pixel coordinates to RA and Dec