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Item name Item description
FILENAME file name
ROOTNAME J+progid+obset+obs_no
OBSTYPE observation type
DATE-OBS observation date
TIME-OBS observation time
EXPSTART MJD at observation start
EXPEND MJD at observation end
EXPTIME exposure time (seconds)
STIMULUS calibration source select
ENVIRON calibration location select
SCLAMP internal calibration lamp
DETECTOR detector name
DETECTID detector build identification
CCDAMP CCD Amps
CCDGAIN ccd gain setting
CCDOFF ccd offset
CCDTEMPC TEC Temp
CCDTEMP1 CCD detector temperature 1
CCDTEMP2 CCD detector temperature 2
OVER_AC Physical Overscan AC
OVER_BD Physical Overscan BD
OVER_V Virtual Overscan
FILTER1 filter 1 number
FW1POS filter wheel 1 resolver position
FW1OFF filter wheel 1 offset
FILTER2 filter 2 number
FW2POS filter wheel 2 resolver position
FW2OFF filter wheel 2 offset
FILTER3 SBC filter number
FW3POS filter wheel 3 resolver position
FW3OFF filter wheel 3 offset
FOLDPOS Fold mechanism position
CALDOOR cal dor position select
WSHUTPOS WFC shutter resolver position
HSHUTPOS HRC shutter resolver position
WFOCPOS HRC corrector focus position
WINNPOS WFC corrector inner cylinder position
WOUTPOS WFC corrector outer cylinder position
HFOCPOS HRC corrector focus position
HINNPOS HRC corrector inner cylinder position
HOUTPOS HRC corrector outer cylinder position
SUBARRAY Subarray selection
CCDXSIZ Number of Parallel Shifted Rows in Image
CCDYSIZ Number of Serial SHifted Columns in Image
CCDXCOR CCD Subarray X Corner
CCDYCOR CCD Subarray Y Corner
MCPVOLT SBC MAMA MCP VOLTAGE
FIELDVLT SBC MAMA FIELD VOLTAGE
MFIFOVR Number of SBC MAMA Overflow Events
SBCTEMP MAMA Tube temperature
TASTATUS target acq. success/fail code
CHKBXSIZ Checkbox Size
MAXCOUNT Counts in Brightest Checkbox
TARGETX Target X position
TARGETY Target Y position
APERTURE Target Destination Spot Select
APERX Destination X position
APERY Destination Y position
SLEWX X Slew generated
SLEWY Y Slew generated
DOFFX X Offset generated
DOFFY Y Offset generated
CBLKSIZ Compressed Block Size
WFCT1 Value of T1 compression parameter
BLKSLOST Number of Blocks with Lost Data
UNCWRDS # of Words in uncompressed readout
MEBID indentification of MEB in use
NAXIS1 axis1 size
NAXIS2 axsi2 size
FSW_VER fsw build
ACQ_VER acs_acquire version number
MGLOBAL mama global count rate
RCFILE RASCAL information file name
RASCCHNL RASCAL channel alignment
RASCAPER RASCAL aperture
RASCFOC RASCAL focus (microns)
TM2TIP RASCAL TM2 mirror tip position (degrees)
TM2TILT RASCAL TM2 mirror tilt position (degrees)
RADMETER radiometer selection
RADSIGNL RASCAL radiometer signal
LAMP STUFF or CDS lamp selection
LAMP_I CDS lamp current setting
FILTERA CDS filter wheel A selection
FILTERB CDS filter wheel B selection
FILTERC CDS filter wheel C selection
FILTERD CDS filter wheel D selection
FILTERE CDS filter wheel E selection
FILTERF CDS filter wheel F selection
FILTERX External filter selection
POLANGLE Polarizer angle (degrees); -1.=OUT
MONOWAVE Monochromator wavelength setting (Angstroms)
MONOGRTG Monochromator grating selection
MONONSLT Monochromator entrance slit width (microns)
MONOXSLT Monochromator exit slit width (microns)
SHPFILE SHP file name
SHPTIME Previous SHP packet dump time
COMMENTS comments
ARCDISK Archive Disk Number
STFFILE STUFF file name
STFTIME1 STUFF start time
STFTIME2 STUFF end time
STFMODE STUFF mode
STFTARG STUFF aperture
STFATTEN STUFF attenuator
RADSGNL1 STUFF radiometer signal at start (counts)
RADSGNL2 STUFF radiometer signal at end (counts)
RADTIME1 STUFF radiometer integration time at start (sec)
RADTIME2 STUFF radiometer integration time at end (sec)
RAD_I1 STUFF current at start [A]
RAD_I2 STUFF current at end [A]
RAD_V1 STUFF voltage at start [V]
RAD_V2 STUFF voltage at end [V]
RAD_HV1 STUFF hi voltage monitor at start [V]
RAD_HV2 STUFF hi voltage monitor at end [V]
LAMP_I1 STUFF lamp current at start [A]
LAMP_I2 STUFF lamp current at end [A]
LAMP_V1 STUFF lamp voltage at start [V]
LAMP_V2 STUFF lamp voltage at end [V]