Astronomical Image and Data Analysis

Introduction to Applications and Methods.- Filtering.- Deconvolution.- Detection.- Image Compression.- Multichannel Data.- An Entropic Tour of Astronomical Data Analysis.- Astronomical Catalog Analysis.- Multiple Resolution in Data Storage and Retrieval.- Towards the Virtual Observatory.- Appendix A: A trous Wavelet Transform.- Appendix B: Picard Iteration.- Appendix C: Wavelet Transform Using the Fourier Transform.- Appendix D: Derivative Needed for the Minimization.- Appendix E: Generalization of the Derivative Needed for Minimization.- Appendix F: Software and Related Developments.-References.- Index.