SOFI Manual
August 2019 version (2.5) of the SOFI manual
- Pdf file (1.9Mb) Sofi Manual (version 2.5)
January 2017 version (2.4) of the SOFI manual: some updates on data transfer and backup.
- Pdf file (1.9 Mb) SofI Manual (version 2.40)
May 10, 2012 version (2.30) of the SOFI manual: autoguiding information and other updates. As usual, we appreciate comments and corrections!
- Pdf file (1.9 Mb) SofI Manual (version 2.30)
May 23, 2011 version (2.20) of the SOFI manual: all URLs were updated, the general visitor information was updated, numberous small corrections were implementd.
- Pdf file (1.9 Mb) SofI Manual (version 2.20) or alternatively at this link.
April 2007 version (2.10) of the SOFI manual: In comparison with the pervious version it contains information about some new templates: for rotation of the field of view between the images (SOFI_img_obs_JitterRot and SOFI_img_obs_AutoJitter) and for fast photometry (SOFI_img_obs_FastPhotJitt).
- Pdf file (2.1 Mb) SofI Manual (version 2.10)
April 2006 version (2.00) of the SOFI manual: It superseeds fully the SOFI TSF Parameters Reference Guide which is included in the manual as an appendix now. An expanded and more detailed data reduction section is also included - it is fully usable data reduction cookbook.
- Postscript gzipped (4.1 Mb) sofiman_2p00.ps.gz
- Pdf file (1.9 Mb) sofiman_2p00.pdf
The August 2003 version (1.60) of the SOFI manual is available in two different formats:
- Postscript format (9.7 Mb ) sofiman_1.6.ps
- Postscript gzipped (1.9 Mb) sofiman_1.6.ps.gz
- Pdf file (1.4 Mb) sofiman_1.6.pdf
SOFI TSF Parameters Reference Guide - Obsolete, merged with the User Manual in ver. 2.00 and up
The April 2002 version of the SOFI TSF Parameters Reference Guide is available in two different formats:
- Postscript format (168 kb) sofi.fm.ps
- Postscript gzipped (44 kb) sofi.fm.ps.gz