Astronomical application tests on 9 nodes Beowulf
cluster
 Embarrassingly parallel steps in wide field images
processing
Master bias production             yes
Master flat field production           yes
Master calibration correction           yes
Source extraction                 yes
Astrometric calibration (catalogue space)     no
Fotometric calibration (catalogue space)     no
Background subtraction             yes
Re-sampling                   yes
Images co-addition                no
Source extraction     (catalogue space)     no
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