Bin MenuTo create an image from a FITS Bin Table, the user needs to specify a binning factor, binning buffer size, and the binning function.
By default, DS9 will bin about the center of the image. To determine the center of the image, DS9 will look for the following keywords in order:
If no valid keywords are found, DS9 will define the center as the middle of the possible data space based on the coordinate data type.
- TDMIN/TDMAX
- TLMIN/TLMAX
- TALEN
- AXLEN
Bin Function
Average-- all pixel values that fall into one pixel bin are averaged. Sum-- all pixel values that fall into one pixel bin are summed. Bin to Fit Frame
Bin to Fit Frame will calculate a bin factor as a power of 2 that will allow the entire data space to be displayed in the current frame.Bin Block Factor
A value greater or equal to zero. This value indicates the number of pixel values that will fall into a particular bin.Bin Buffer Size
The overall size of the image generated. This has no relation to min and max values of the columns used to create the image. The image generated is of BIN BUFFER SIZE, centered at the current view center.Bin Smooth
Smooth image after binning. Smoothing parameters may be modified via the Binning Parameters Menu item.Binning Parameters
Allows the user to specify an arbitrary binning parameters, including filters and 3D binning.