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jemorrison committed Aug 5, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ the times will be computed from the exposure start time, the integration time,
and the number of integrations. In either case, the times are
Modified Julian Date, time scale UTC.

If NaNs exist in the source or background annulus the NaNs are masked out
and the TSO mode photometry will not will not return NaN.
This is different than photometry for imaging mode where a NaN value is returned.
For TSO data it is easier for single pixels to be affected in a given integration
and science analysis will be focused on variability of one source.
In the imaging case the most likely cause of NaN pixels in the annuli
is NaN-valued central saturated pixels in an image with many sources.
If NaNs exist in the source or background annulus, they are masked out and the value
returned is the sum over the real-valued data.
This is different from the convention for photometry in standard imaging mode:
in that case, a NaN value is returned if it is present in any of the pixels in
the source aperture. In the imaging case, the mostly likely cause of NaN pixels
in the aperture is NaN-valued central pixels for a saturating source in an image
with many sources. nFor TSO data it is more likely that single pixels are affected
in a given integration and science analysis will be focused on variability of one source.
If NaNs are present, the absolute flux will be underestimages, the relative values may still
be useful.


The output table contains these fields:

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