Bright Object Tool

Bright Object Tool Documentation

"Hidden" aspects of BOT - April 19, 2013 (Word)
Ron Downes' presentation about the BOT assumptions and limitations - August 2007 (Power Point)

ACS/WFC - December 1, 2010 (PDF, and Word)
ACS/SBC - June 11, 2012 (PDF, and Word)
NICMOS - December 1, 2010 (PDF, and Word)
COS - June 11, 2012 (PDF, and Word)
STIS/CCD - December 1, 2010 (PDF, and Word)
STIS/MAMA - June 11, 2012 (PDF, and Word)
WFC3/IR - July 12, 2010 (PDF, and Word)
WFC3/UVIS - December 1, 2010 (PDF, and Word)
Old Documentation:
ACS/HRC and WFC - October 26, 2010 (Postscript, and Word)
WFPC2 - December 21, 2006 (Postscript, and Word)

Bright Object Tool Testing*

Using the BOT-Target for Testing - April 19, 2013 (Word)
BOT Lookup Table Testing - April 19, 2013 (Word)
BOT Regression Test Document - March 9, 2010 (PDF, Word document)
BOT ACS-HRC Acceptance Test - August 7, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)
BOT ACS-SBC Acceptance Test - July 13, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)
BOT ACS-WFC Acceptance Test - August 21, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)
BOT COS Acceptance Test - October 11, 2006 (Postscript, Word document, acceptance APT file and verification APT file)
BOT COS/GALEX Acceptance Test - December 19, 2006 (Postscript, Word document, GALEX_SP_TYPE APT file, MATCHING APT file, and gsc2_galex spreadsheet)
BOT NIC Acceptance Test - September 28, 2006 (Postscript, Word document, example APT file, and multiaccum testing APT file)
BOT STIS-CCD Acceptance Test - October 31, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)
BOT STIS-MAMA Acceptance Test - September 25, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)
BOT WFC3 Acceptance Test - November 16, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)
BOT WFPC2 Acceptance Test - September 11, 2006 (Postscript, Word document and example APT file)

*Please note the acceptance tests are not actively maintained.