Diffraction Limited

MaxIm DL - Features

For complete information, please see the on-line version of the Manual.

System Requirements

General

Image Viewing and Inspection

Adjust brightness/contrast without affecting actual image data ("stretching")
Quick Stretch ^TM for real-time stretch adjustment using the mouse
Variety of user-configurable auto-stretch options
Equalize stretch of all open images to currently selected image
Pan and zoom image, including "zoom at cursor"
Display image crosshairs — perfect for aligning, mount modelling, etc.
Full screen mode
Zoom window for close-up look at region around cursor
FITS Header window for viewing and editing image data
Resizable Line Profile window for line, box, and 3-D area plot displays. Includes mean, minimum, maximum and standard deviation display for box modes. Export data to file. Correlate to image coordinates using mouse.
Information window includes adjustable three-ring inspection cursor, value under cursor; maximum, minimum, median, average, standard deviation, centroid, and flatness in inner ring; photometric magnitude, intensity, and signal-to-noise ratio based on inner and outer ring, background average and deviation based on outer ring. Select arc-second or pixel units. Area statistics including diagonal size (for distance measurements), number of pixels, maximum, minimum, average, and standard deviation of whole image or user-drawn box. Display astrometric data including precise right ascension and declination at the cursor position, centroid around cursor position, and image and catalog stars extracted by PinPoint LE. Full version of PinPoint adds additional information to the display.