- Bitmask Primer
- Bitmasks in CAS
- Bitmasks in SEGUE
- Bitmasks in IDL
- PHOTO FLAGS1
- PHOTO FLAGS2
- RESOLVE_STATUS
- CALIB_STATUS
- IMAGE_STATUS
- LEGACY_TARGET1
- LEGACY_TARGET2
- SEGUE1_TARGET1
- SEGUE1_TARGET2
- SEGUE2_TARGET1
- SEGUE2_TARGET2
- SPECIAL_TARGET1
- BOSS_TARGET1
- ANCILLARY_TARGET1
- ANCILLARY_TARGET2
- BOSSTILE_STATUS
- FLUXMATCH_STATUS
- SPECTRUM PIXMASK
- ZWARNING
- APOGEE_TARGET1
- APOGEE_TARGET2
Secondary target mask bits in SDSS-I, -II (for LEGACY_TARGET2, SEGUE1_TARGET2, SEGUE2_TARGET2, SPECIAL_TARGET2 or SECTARGET).
Bit name | Binary digit | Description |
---|---|---|
LIGHT_TRAP | 0 | hole drilled for bright star, to avoid scattered light |
REDDEN_STD | 1 | reddening standard star |
TEST_TARGET | 2 | a test target |
QA | 3 | quality assurance target |
SKY | 4 | sky target |
SPECTROPHOTO_STD | 5 | spectrophotometry standard (typically an F-star) |
GUIDE_STAR | 6 | guide star hole |
BUNDLE_HOLE | 7 | fiber bundle hole |
QUALITY_HOLE | 8 | hole drilled for plate shop quality measurements |
HOT_STD | 9 | hot standard star |
SOUTHERN_SURVEY | 31 | a segue or southern survey target |