NIRC2 Native Keywords

AIRMASS (native-keyword)

Air mass

Type = double

AOAOAMED (native-keyword)

AO WFC AOA camera median light

Type = integer

AOCOMODE (native-keyword)

AO coma offloading mode

Type = string

AODELAY (native-keyword)

Delay after AO locks

Type = integer

AODMSTAT (native-keyword)

AO deformable mirror loop state

Type = string

AODRDTEN (native-keyword)

AO DAR DTT CTRLOFF ENABLE

Type = double

AODRENA (native-keyword)

AO DAR_ENABLE/DISABLE

Type = double

AODTSTAT (native-keyword)

AO downlink tip/tilt loop state

Type = string

AOFCC0LG (native-keyword)

AO FC C0 LGSAO

Type = string

AOFCC0N2 (native-keyword)

AO FC C0 NIRC2

Type = double

AOFCCOOS (native-keyword)

AO-FC-C0-OSIRIS

Type = double

AOFCLBCT (native-keyword)

AO FC LBWFS control

Type = string

AOFCLBFO (native-keyword)

AO FC LBWFS pregain focus calc

Type = double

AOFCLGCT (native-keyword)

AO FC LGS control

Type = string

AOFCLGFO (native-keyword)

AO FC LGS pregain focus calc v

Type = double

AOFCNGCT (native-keyword)

AO FC NGS control

Type = string

AOFCNGFO (native-keyword)

AO FC NGS Focus Calc Value (m)

Type = double

AOFCSALT (native-keyword)

AO FC sodium alt preset (m)

Type = integer

AOFMX (native-keyword)

AO field steering mirrors X po

Type = double

AOFMY (native-keyword)

AO field steering mirrors Y po

Type = double

AOFOMODE (native-keyword)

AO focus offloading mode

Type = string

AOLBFWHM (native-keyword)

AO LBWFS avg fwhm

Type = double

AOLPMOVE (native-keyword)

AO LSP MOVE ENABLE

Type = string

AOOPSMOD (native-keyword)

AO General Ops Mode FITS

Type = integer

AOOPSMODE (native-keyword)

AO General Ops Mode FITS

Type = integer

AOSTAT (native-keyword)

AO control status

Type = string

AOSTST (native-keyword)

AO state string

Type = string

AOTSDAR (native-keyword)

AO TSS_USE_DAR

Type = string

AOTSX (native-keyword)

AO tip/tilt sensor stage X pos

Type = double

AOTSY (native-keyword)

AO tip/tilt sensor stage Y pos

Type = double

AOTSZ (native-keyword)

AO tip/tilt sensor stage Z pos

Type = double

AOTTMODE (native-keyword)

AO tip/tilt offloading mode

Type = string

AOWFC0 (native-keyword)

AO WFS focus stage FSM coeffic

Type = double

ARGONPWR (native-keyword)

Argon lamp control

Type = integer

AXESTAT (native-keyword)

Axes control status

Type = string

AZ (native-keyword)

Telescope azimuth (-57.25 deg)

Type = double

BITPIX (native-keyword)

Bits per pixel

Type = integer

BSCALE (native-keyword)

Scaling factor

Type = double

BZERO (native-keyword)

Scaling zero-point

Type = double

CALOCAL (native-keyword)

Collimation azimuth local (5.5 arcsec)

Type = double

CAMDIST (native-keyword)

camera slider's distance from from home (mm)

Type = double

CAMNAME (native-keyword)

camera slider's named position

Type = string

CAMRAW (native-keyword)

camera slider's encoder position

Type = integer

CAMSTAT (native-keyword)

camera slider's current state

Type = string

CELOCAL (native-keyword)

Collimation elevation local (24.7 arcsec)

Type = double

CENWAVE (native-keyword)

central wavelength of passband

Type = double

COADDS (native-keyword)

Number of coadds

SPEC only

Type = integer

CURRINST (native-keyword)

Current instrument

Type = string

DATE-OBS (native-keyword)

Universal date of observation

Type = date

DCSSTAT (native-keyword)

Drive and control status

Type = string

DDEC (native-keyword)

Diff decl rate

Type = double

DEC (native-keyword)

Telescope declination

Type = double

DECOFF (native-keyword)

declination offset

Type = double

DETBIAS (native-keyword)

Detector bias setting (0-4096)

Type = integer

DMGAIN (native-keyword)

Set DM loop gain

Type = double

DMMRFN (native-keyword)

Name of DM reconstructor file

Type = string

DOMEPOSN (native-keyword)

Dome azimuth (302.81 deg)

Type = double

DOMESTAT (native-keyword)

Dome status

Type = string

DRA (native-keyword)

Diff RA rate

Type = double

DTCLP (native-keyword)

OPEN/CLOSE TT CLMP ctrl loop

Type = string

DTGAIN (native-keyword)

Set TT loop gain

Type = double

DTRACK (native-keyword)

differential tracking enabled

Type = string

EFFITIME (native-keyword)

Effective itime for reduced frame (sec)

Type = double

EFFWAVE (native-keyword)

effective wavelength of passba

Type = double

EL (native-keyword)

Telescope elevation (52.31 deg)

Type = double

EQUINOX (native-keyword)

Telescope equinox (2000.0)

Type = double

EXPSTART (native-keyword)

Exposure start time (UT)

Type = time

EXPSTOP (native-keyword)

Exposure stop time (UT)

Type = time

FILENAME (native-keyword)

Original File Name

Type = string

FILTER (native-keyword)

composite filter name (both wheel)

Type = string

FLIMAGIN (native-keyword)

flat lamp control 1

Type = string

FLSPECTRA (native-keyword)

flat lamp control 2

Type = string

FOCALSTN (native-keyword)

focal station

Type = string

FRAMENO (native-keyword)

Frame number

Type = integer

FRAMES (native-keyword)

Number of frames combined

Type = integer

FWIANGL (native-keyword)

inner filter wheel's angular position from home

Type = double

FWINAME (native-keyword)

inner filter wheel's named position

Type = string

FWINUM (native-keyword)

Inner_Filter_Ordinal_Posn

Type = integer

FWIRAW (native-keyword)

inner filter wheel's encoder position

Type = integer

FWISTAT (native-keyword)

inner filter wheel's current state

Type = string

FWOANGL (native-keyword)

outer filter wheel's angular position

Type = doubl

FWONAME (native-keyword)

outer filter wheel's named position

Type = sting

FWONUM (native-keyword)

Outer_Filter_Ordinal_Posn

Type = integer

FWORAW (native-keyword)

outer filter wheel's encoder position

Type = integer

FWOSTAT (native-keyword)

outer filter wheel's current state

Type = string

GAIN (native-keyword)

Detector Gain Setting

Type = integer

GRSDIST (native-keyword)

grism slider's distance from home

Type =doubl

GRSNAME (native-keyword)

grism slider's named position

Type = string

GRSRAW (native-keyword)

grism slider's encoder position

Type = integer

GRSSTAT (native-keyword)

grism slider's current state

Type = string

GUIDWAVE (native-keyword)

guidestar wavelength (microns)

Type = doubl

HA (native-keyword)

telescope hour angle

Type = double

IMAGETYP (native-keyword)

ImageType

Type = string

INSTANGL (native-keyword)

porg to instrument angle

Type = double

INSTFLIP (native-keyword)

porg to instrument y flip

Type = string

ITIME (native-keyword)

Integration time per coadd

SPEC only

Type = double

KRYPTPWR (native-keyword)

Krypton Power

Type = int

LAMPPWR (native-keyword)

Spectral lamp control

Type = int

LGRMSWF (native-keyword)

LGSAO RMS WF Residual

Type = double

LSAMPPWR (native-keyword)

Amp Power (watts)

Type = double

LSPROP (native-keyword)

Laser Propagating

Type = string

LST (native-keyword)

local apparent sidereal time (h)

Type = time

MAXWAVE (native-keyword)

maximum wavelength of passband

Type = doublee

MINWAVE (native-keyword)

minimum wavelength of passband

Type = double

MJD-OBS (native-keyword)

modified julian date of observation

Type = Date

MLSKYCTS (native-keyword)

Sky counts

Type = double

MULTISAM (native-keyword)

Number of multiple reads

Type = string

MZP (native-keyword)

Adopted magnitude zero point

Type = string

MZPALT (native-keyword)

Alternate magnitude zero point

Type = string

MZPALTSR (native-keyword)

Source of the alternate zero point

Type = string

MZPSRC (native-keyword)

Source of the adopted zero poin

Type = string

NAXIS (native-keyword)

Number of axes

Type = integer

NAXIS1 (native-keyword)

Number of pixels in axis 1

Type = integer

NAXIS2 (native-keyword)

Number of pixels in axis 2

Type = integer

NEONPWR (native-keyword)

Neon lamp control

Type = int

OBAMNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for AFM

Type = string

OBASNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for AFS

Type = string

OBFM1XRA (native-keyword)

Raw value of FSM 1x axis (-4166 counts)

Type = integer

OBFM1YRA (native-keyword)

Raw value of FSM 1y axis (-3772 counts)

Type = integer

OBFM2XRA (native-keyword)

Raw value of FSM 2x axis (-1030 counts)

Type = integer

OBFM2YRA (native-keyword)

Raw value of FSM 2y axis (3463 counts)

Type = integer

OBFMDREN (native-keyword)

FSM Coordinated move use dar 

Type = double

OBFMNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for FSM

Type = string

OBFMXIM (native-keyword)

Image plane x motion for FSM

Type = doubleOBFMXPU (native-keyword)

Pupil plane x motion for FSM

Type = double

OBFMYIM (native-keyword)

Image plane y motion for FSM

Type = double

OBFMYPU (native-keyword)

Pupil plane y motion for FSM

Type = double

OBFSNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for FSS

Type = string

OBIMNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for ISM

Type = string

OBJECT (native-keyword)

Object name

Type = string

OBLBNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for LBS

Type = string

OBRT (native-keyword)

User value of ROT (31.4380 deg)

Type = double

OBRTNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for ROT

Type = string

OBSDNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for SOD

Type = string

OBSERVER (native-keyword)

Observer

Type = string

OBSFNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for SFP

Type = string

OBSFX (native-keyword)

User value of SFP x axis (-119.00 mm)

Type = double

OBSFY (native-keyword)

User value of SFP y axis (0.00 mm)

Type = double

OBSFZ (native-keyword)

User value of SFP z axis (0.00 mm)

Type = double

OBSI (native-keyword)

User value of SFD (mm)

Type = double

OBSNNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for SND

Type = string

OBSWNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for SFS

Type = string

OBSWSTA (native-keyword)

White light power status

Type = integer

OBTSNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for TSS

Type = string

OBTSX (native-keyword)

User value of TSS x axis (-0.00 mm)

Type = double

OBTSY (native-keyword)

User value of TSS y axis (-0.00 mm)

Type = double

OBTSZ (native-keyword)

User value of TSS z axis (0.00 mm)

Type = double

OBWCNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for WCS

Type = double

OBWF (native-keyword)

User value of FCS (-6.102 mm)

Type = double

OBWFNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for FCS

Type = string

OBWFSTST (native-keyword)

State of FCS as string

Type = string

OBWLNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for WLS

Type = double

OBWNNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for WWD

Type = string

OBWPNAME (native-keyword)

Named position control for WPS

Type = string

OUTDIR (native-keyword)

Data Directory

SPEC only

Type = string

PARANG (native-keyword)

Parallactic angle astrometric (103.85 deg)

Type = double

PARANTEL (native-keyword)

Parallactic angle telescope (103.83 deg)

Type = double

PLATESCL (native-keyword)

Platescale in arcsec/pixel)

Type = double

PMRANGL (native-keyword)

Platescale in arcsec/pixel

Type = double

PMSANGL (native-keyword)

pupil drive's angular position

Type = double

PMSNAME (native-keyword)

pupil wheel's named position

Type = string

PMSRAW (native-keyword)

pupil wheel's encoder position

Type = integer

PMSSTAT (native-keyword)

pupil Wheels current state

Type = string

PONAME (native-keyword)

Pointing origin name

Type = string

PONAME1 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin name 1

Type = string

PONAME2 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin name 2

Type = string

PONAME3 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin name 3

Type = string

POXPOS (native-keyword)

Pointing origin xposition

Type = double

POXPOS1 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin xposition 1

Type = double

POXPOS2 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin xposition 2

Type = double

POXPOS3 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin xposition 3

Type = double

POYPOS (native-keyword)

Pointing origin yposition

Type = double

POYPOS1 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin yposition 1

Type = double

POYPOS2 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin yposition 2

Type = double

POYPOS3 (native-keyword)

Pointing origin yposition 3

Type = double

PSIDIST (native-keyword)

Inner preslit's distance from home (mm)

Type = double

PSINAME (native-keyword)

Inner preslit's named position

Type = string

PSIRAW (native-keyword)

Inner preslit's encoder position

Type = integer

PSISTAT (native-keyword)

Inner preslit current state

Type = string

PSODIST (native-keyword)

Outer preslit's distance from home (mm)

Type = double

PSONAME (native-keyword)

Outer preslit's named position

Type = string

PSORAW (native-keyword)

Outer preslit's encoder position

Type = integer

PSOSTAT (native-keyword)

Outer preslit current state

Type = string

Q1OFFSET (native-keyword)

Aladdin Quadrant 1 preamp offset

Type = integer

Q2OFFSET (native-keyword)

Aladdin Quadrant 2 preamp offset

Type = integer

Q3OFFSET (native-keyword)

Aladdin Quadrant 3 preamp offset

Type = integer

Q4OFFSET (native-keyword)

Aladdin Quadrant 4 preamp offset

Type = integer

RA (native-keyword)

Telescope right ascension (14:42:07.84h)

Type = double

RAOFF (native-keyword)

right ascension offset

Type = double

ROOTNAME (native-keyword)

File Root Name

Type = string

ROTCALAN (native-keyword)

Rotator calibration angle

Type = double

ROTDEST (native-keyword)

Rotator user destination

Type = douuble

ROTMODE (native-keyword)

Rotator tracking mode

Type = string

ROTPOSN (native-keyword)

Rotator user position (217.69 deg)

Type = double

ROTPPOSN (native-keyword)

Rotator physical position (61.54 deg)

Type = double

ROTREFAN (native-keyword)

Rotator reference angle (0.00 deg)

Type = double

SAMPMODE (native-keyword)

1=Single; 2=CDS; 3=MCDS

Type = integer

SAMPRATE (native-keyword)

Scam sampling rate in KHz

Type = integer

SECFOCUS (native-keyword)

Secondary mirror focus raw (1.325 mm)

Type = double

SECTHETX (native-keyword)

Secondary mirror thetax

Type = double

SECTHETY (native-keyword)

Secondary mirror thetay

Type = double

SHRDIST (native-keyword)

Shutter's distance from home (mm)

Type = double

SHRNAME (native-keyword)

Shutter's named position

Type = string

SHRRAW (native-keyword)

shutter's encoder position

Type = intger

SHRSTAT (native-keyword)

Shutter State

Type = string

SIMPLE (native-keyword)

Tape is in Fits format

Type = string

SLITMM (native-keyword)

Slit position

Type = double

SLITNAME (native-keyword)

Slit Name

Type = string

SLITTILT (native-keyword)

Tilt_of_slit_in_image

Type = double

SLMDIST (native-keyword)

slit mask's distance from home (mm)

Type = double

SLMNAME (native-keyword)

slit mask's named position

Type = string

SLMRAW (native-keyword)

slit mask's encoder position

Type = integer

SLMSTAT (native-keyword)

slit mask's current state

Type = string

SLSDIST (native-keyword)

slit slide's distance from home (mm)

Type = double

SLSNAME (native-keyword)

slit slide's named position

Type = string

SLSRAW (native-keyword)

slit slide's encoder position

Type = integer

SLSSTAT (native-keyword)

slit sliter's current state

Type = integer

STAPDQMN (native-keyword)

STRAP Quad Mean APD counts

Type = double

TARGNAME (native-keyword)

Target name

Type = string

TARGWAVE (native-keyword)

target wavelength (microns)

Type = double

TELESCOP (native-keyword)

Telescope

Type = string

TELFOCUS (native-keyword)

Telescope focus compensated (1.978 mm)

Type = double

TUBETEMP (native-keyword)

Tube temperature (2.90 degC)

Type = double

UTC (native-keyword)

coordinated universal time (h)

Type = time

UTCLP (native-keyword)

OPEN/CLOSE TT CLMP ctrl loop

Type = string

UTGAIN (native-keyword)

Set TT loop gain

Type = double

WCDMSTAT (native-keyword)

Status of DM loop

Type = string

WCDTSTAT (native-keyword)

Status of down tt loop

Type = string

WCUTSTAT (native-keyword)

Status of utt loop

Type = string

WSCNORFN (native-keyword)

Name of origin vec file

Type = string

WSFRRT (native-keyword)

Frame rate for WFS cam (Hz)

Type = integer

WSGAIN (native-keyword)

WFS camera gain servrity

Type = integer

WSSMGN (native-keyword)

WFS gain

Type = integer

WSSMPRG (native-keyword)

WFS_SciMeas program

Type = integer

WSSMREP (native-keyword)

WFS SciMeas repetitions 

Type = integer

XENONPWR (naitve-keyword)

Xeon lamp control

Type = integer

Nirc2 Meta-Keywords

CD1_1 (meta-keyword)

coordinate transformation matrix

Type = double

CD1_2 (meta-keyword)

coordinate transformation matrix

Type = double

CD2_1 (meta-keyword)

coordinate transformation matrix

Type = double

CD2_2 (meta-keyword)

coordinate transformation matrix

Type = double

CRPIX1 (meta-keyword)

Reference pixel on the horizontal axis

Type = double

CRPIX2 (meta-keyword)

Reference pixel on the vertical axis

Type = double

CRVAl1 (meta-keyword)

Horizontal axis WCS value at the reference pixel

Type = double

CRVAl2 (meta-keyword)

Vertical axis WCS value at the reference pixel

Type = double

CTYPE1 (meta-keyword)

WCS Type of the horizontal coordinate

Type = double

CTYPE2 (meta-keyword)

WCS Type of the vertical coordinate

Type = double

DATLEVEL (meta-keyword)

Data reduction level

Type = integer

DETGAIN (meta-keyword)

Detector gain

Type = double

DETMODE (meta-keyword)

Detector mode

Type = strimg

DETRN (meta-keyword)

Detector read noise

Type = double

DISPERS (meta-keyword)

Dispersion level

Type = string

DISPCAL (meta-keyword)

Detector pixel scale, dispersion

Type = double

DQA_DATE (meta-keyword)

Date of DQA run

Type = string

DQA_VERS (meta-keyword)

DQA Version

Type = string

ELAPTIME (meta-keyword)

Copy of ITIME

Type = double

GUIDFWHM (meta-keyword)

FWHM of NIRC2 guide start

Type = double

GUIDTIME (meta-keyword)

UT of logger GUIDFWHM value

Type = string

IMAGEMD (meta-keyword)

Imaging pixels, median (DN)

Type = double

IMAGEMN (meta-keyword)

Imaging pixels, mean (DN)

Type = double

IMAGESD (meat-keyword)

Imaging pixels, standard deviation (DN)

Type = double

INSTRUME (meta-keyword)

Instrument name

Type = string

INSTSTAT (meta-keyword)

KOA instrument status

Type = integer

ISAO (meta-keyword)

Uses AO

Type = string

KOAID (meta-keyword)

KOA data file name

Type = string

KOAIMTYP (meta-keyword)

KOA Image Type

Type = string

LTM1_1 (meta-keyword)

ccd to image transformation

Type = double

LTM2_2 (meta-keyword)

ccd to image transformation

Type = double

NLINEAR (meta-keyword)

Number of pixels above linearity

Type = integer

NPIXSAT (meta-keyword)

Number of saturated pixels (65535 DN)

Type = integer

OA (meta-keyword)

Observing assistant

Type = string

PIXSCALE (meta-keyword)

Pixel scale

Type = double

PIXSCAL1 (meta-keyword)

Pixel scale of the horizontal

Type = double

PIXSCAL2 (meta-keyword)

Pixel scale of the vertical

Type = double

PROGID (meta-keyword)

WMKO ID for observing program

Type = string

PROGINST (meta-keyword)

Program institution

Type = string

PROGPI (meta-keyword)

Program principal investigator

Type = string

PROGTITL (meta-keyword)

Program title

Type = string

PROPINT (meta-keyword)

Proprietary period in months

Type = integer

RADECSYS (meta-keyword)

The system of the coordinates

Type = string

SEMESTER (meta-keyword)

Semester

Type = string

SIG2NOIS (meta-keyword)

Signal to noise estimage near image spectral center

Type = double

SLITLEN (meta-keyword)

Slit length projected on sky (arcsec)

Type = double

SLITWIDT (meta-keyword)

Slit1 width projected on sky (arcsec)

Type = double

SPATSCAL (meta-keyword)

CCD pixel scale, spatial (arcsec/pixel)

Type = double

SPECRES (meta-keyword)

Nominal spectral resolution

Type = double

UT (meta-keyword)

copy of UTC

Type = string

WAT0_001 (meta-keyword)

coordinate system

Type = string

WAT1_001 (meta-keyword)

coordinate system

Type = string

WAT2_001 (meta-keyword)

coordinate system

Type = string

WAVEBLUE (meta-keyword)

Approximate blue end wavelength)

Type = double

WAVECNTR (meta-keyword)

Approximate central wavelength)

Type = double

WAVERED (meta-keyword)

Approximate red wavelength

Type = double

WCSDIM (meta-keyword)

number WCS dimensions

Type = integer

WXDOMHUM (meta-keyword)

Inside dome humidity (%)

Type = double

WXDOMTMP (meta-keyword)

Inside dome temperature (deg C)

Type = double

WXDWPT (meta-keyword)

Dew point temperature (deg C)

Type = double

WXOUTHUM (meta-keyword)

Outside dome humidity

Type = double

WXOUTTMP (meta-keyword)

Outside temperature (deg C)

Type = double

WXPRESS (meta-keyword)

Pressure (mb)

Type = double

WXTIME (meta-keyword)

UT of logged weather keyword values

Type = string

WXWNDIR (meta-keyword)

Wind direction (N through E)

Type = double

WXWNDSP (meta-keyword)

Wind speed (mph)

Type = double