TESSCut may be confusing for high-proper motion objects #25
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bug
Something isn't working
Priority: Low
Nice to have, but ultimately not needed
TESScut
Issues related to TESScut.
This may be a known issue, but I thought it'd be worth highlighting the following caveat:
TESSCut appears to resolve names to their J2000.0 position. For example, Proxima Cen:
This is a caveat because nearby stars such as Proxima Cen have a very large proper motion, so anyone clicking "Download FFI Cutout" after having entered the name of this target may be surprised to find that the object is not in the center of the TPF. This is because its high proper motion since J2000 has moved it slightly out of the cutout! Example for Proxima Cen:
This may not be important to fix, because it only affects a small number of high proper motion targets, but some solutions could be to:
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