The program makee accepts standard "raw" HIRES image files as input. The filenames are specified on the command line and can be of any format, but usually appear as hires####.fits or h###.fits where "###" is the frame number of the exposure.

Type ( filename )	Description
Object file ( hires####.fits )	Raw HIRES FITS image file containing object spectrum to be extracted. (more info)
Trace file ( hires####.fits )	Raw HIRES FITS image file of a bright star or "pinhole" quartz lamp exposure. This is used to define the echelle order trace positions. (more info)
Flat file ( hires####.fits )	Raw HIRES FITS image file of a quartz lamp exposure. (more info)
Arclamp file ( hires####.fits ) (optional)	Raw HIRES FITS image file of a thorium Argon Arc lamp exposure. Required for wavelength calibration. (more info)
Short Dark file ( hires####.fits ) (optional)	Raw HIRES FITS image file of a short (0 or 1 second) dark (shutter closed) exposure. Used to derive column-to-column bias pattern. (An archive pattern will be used if not provided.) (more info)

Flow chart of the input and output files.