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An interactive, integrated software and hardware computer system for the reduction and analysis of astronomical images is described. After a short historical introduction, some examples of the astronomical data currently handled by the system are shown, followed by a description of the present hardware and software structure. The system is then further illustrated by describing its appearance to the user, to the applications programmer, and to the system manager. Finally, some quantitative information on the size and cost of the system is given, and its good and bad features are discussed.
“The obsolescence of an implementation must be measured against other existing implementations, not against unrealized concepts”. Brooks, 1975; p.9.
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Allen, R.J., Ekers, R.D., Terlouw, J.P. (1985). The Groningen Image Processing System. In: Gesù, V.D., Scarsi, L., Crane, P., Friedman, J.H., Levialdi, S. (eds) Data Analysis in Astronomy. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9433-8_27
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