[APBeta] Deleting Duplicates of DSS Images

[Paul Rodman]

On Aug 6, 2010, at 8:48 AM, John Switzer wrote:

> Thanks Paul,
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> What was happening to me was the auto delete kept deleting the image I wanted to keep,  I solved the issue by using the “delete existing images” when I downloaded the images again.
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> John
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> PS:  A possible solution to the delete problem would be to give the user an option of which images(s) to delete.

I'll look into that.

Paul R.

> From: Paul Rodman [mailto:paul at ilanga.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:16 PM
> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> Subject: Re: [APBeta] Deleting Duplicates of DSS Images
>  
>  
> On Jul 24, 2010, at 8:22 AM, John Switzer wrote:
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> What is the criteria for deleting duplicate DSS images (when AP2.0 starts up)?  The reason I am asking is that I have several images that were downloaded in plans that were built with slightly incorrect RA and DEC values.  When I correct these values and re-download the images I would like the incorrect DSS images deleted. 
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> I don't think I answered this one...
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> The deletion occurs only if the RA/Dec coordinates of the duplicate images are identical, so it's not going to help you in this case. There's also the issue of which image gets deleted: the new one or the old one.
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> It would not be difficult at all to do what you want. However, I'm debating whether this should be a script or a built-in feature. A script should do the job quite nicely.
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> Paul R.
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