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We present a method to infer small-scale flatfields for imaging solar instruments using only regular-observation intensity images with a fixed field of view. The method is related to the flatfielding method developed by Kuhn, Lin, and Loranz (Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac. 103, 1097 – 1108, 1991), but does not require image offsets. Instead, it takes advantage of the fact that the solar image is changing in the CCD reference frame due to solar rotation. We apply the method to data sets of MDI filtergrams and compare the results to flat fields derived with other methods. Finally, we discuss the planned implementation of this method in the data processing for Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Wachter, R., Schou, J. Inferring Small-Scale Flatfields from Solar Rotation. Sol Phys 258, 331–341 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-009-9406-x
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