I think our UML model calls a Thing an Astronomical Object...see the Domain Model:Catalogs:Astronomical Object classes...
> From: Deborah Levine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: IPAC/SSC > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], LSST Data Management > <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:57:35 -0800 > To: LSST Data Management <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LSST-data] Notes from Database telecon Wed Nov 29 > > Actually, to me, "detection" sounds like a single data point in one band > on one night.... If I were starting from > scratch, I'd try to find a nomenclature that has separate and not easily > confused words for each of these things: > > A single extractable flux from one filter at one observational epoch; a > single data point; a detection > All the extractable fluxes in all filters for one position for one > observational epoch; a visit > All the extractable fluxes in all filters which are believed to belong > to the same physical celestial entity; an "object"? > The actual physical celestial entity; a star, galaxy, solar system > object, etc. which is what I called Thing. Starting from scratch I > might call this an "object" or a "source" > > Kem Cook wrote: >> I think we should use detection for Deborah's Thing. >> >> Kem >> >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>>> --> Deborah will try to summarize what info related to >>>> confused/resolved objects will be readily needed >>>> from database from a scientist point of view >>>> >>> Deborah has so attempted, the result is attached! >>> >>> -- >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Deborah Levine, Ph.D. (626)395-8567 (Office) >>> Operations Scientist (626)590-7500 (Mobile) >>> Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center (626)432-7484 (FAX) >>> Mail Code 314-6, Caltech [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Pasadena, CA 91125 >>> >>> "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." >>> Albert Einstein >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LSST-data mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.lsstmail.org/mailman/listinfo/lsst-data >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> LSST-data mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.lsstmail.org/mailman/listinfo/lsst-data >> >> > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Deborah Levine, Ph.D. (626)395-8567 (Office) > Operations Scientist (626)590-7500 (Mobile) > Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center (626)432-7484 (FAX) > Mail Code 314-6, Caltech [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Pasadena, CA 91125 > > "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." > Albert Einstein > > > > _______________________________________________ > LSST-data mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lsstmail.org/mailman/listinfo/lsst-data > _______________________________________________ LSST-data mailing list [email protected] http://www.lsstmail.org/mailman/listinfo/lsst-data
