Frame Number

Default Use

If an instrument generates only one FITS file per exposure, frame_number is simply an incremental 8digit number with the decimal system. For example, the frame_number of the next exposure of frame_number = 00000100 is 00000101.

Instrument-specific Use

Some of the instruments at Subaru Telescope produce more than one frames per exposure. In this case, the structure and increment of frame_number may be instrument-dependent. Some examples are described below.

HSC

HSC produces 116 FITS files (4 of them will not be distributed) per exposure separated into two 58 sequences. The two last significant digits of frame_number are used to specify each CCD, while the third last significant digit is used to distinguish the 58 number sequence. The first six digit number is also used to identify the exposure as well as the sequence if it is an even number. If the first six digit number is an odd number, it indicates the other sequence. Therefore, frame_number of HSC is incremented by 200 per exposure. For the detailed information, please refer the CCD information of the instrument's web site

MOIRCS

MOIRCS produces two FITS files corresponding to those taken with channel-1 and channel-2. These two FITS files are saved separately with odd and even number frame_number corresponding to channel-1 and channel-2, respectively.

Suprime-Cam

Suprime-Cam produces ten FITS files per exposure. The last significant digit of frame_number is assigned to specify each CCD. The frame_number of Suprime-Cam, therefore, consists of the first 7 digits to identify the exposure and the last digit to identify the CCD, and frame_number is incremented by ten per exposure. See the CCD information of the instrument's web site for the details.