The SOFIA Imager Pipeline

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) captured millions of images with its three tracking cameras (WFI, FFI and FPI) across nearly 800 science flights. However, this data was stored in archival formats with only rudimentary metadata. In order to perform a systematic pointing analysis, we developed a robust, Python-based pipeline at the SOFIA Data Center to process this ~ 150 TB large data set into research-grade products.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-03-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18768928
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Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
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The SOFIA Imager Pipeline

Manuel Wiedemann, Oliver Zeile
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
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The SOFIA Imager Pipeline

Manuel Wiedemann, Oliver Zeile
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Abstract

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) captured millions of images with its three tracking cameras (WFI, FFI and FPI) across nearly 800 science flights. However, this data was stored in archival formats with only rudimentary metadata. In order to perform a systematic pointing analysis, we developed a robust, Python-based pipeline at the SOFIA Data Center to process this ~ 150 TB large data set into research-grade products.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
University of Stuttgart (DE)
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