Because STIPS no longer uses an oversampled intermediate image, a single detector is an array of ~4200x4200 pixels rather than up to 40,000x40,000. As such, a single AstroImage should fit easily in RAM on any computer capable of running STIPS, and STIPS will no longer need the ability to purge detector images from memory (or only load partial images) during computation. This removal will make the code simpler, more straightforward, and less prone to error.
Because STIPS no longer uses an oversampled intermediate image, a single detector is an array of ~4200x4200 pixels rather than up to 40,000x40,000. As such, a single AstroImage should fit easily in RAM on any computer capable of running STIPS, and STIPS will no longer need the ability to purge detector images from memory (or only load partial images) during computation. This removal will make the code simpler, more straightforward, and less prone to error.