Package uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func
Class Sdss
java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func.Sdss
Specialist display functions for use with the Sloan Digital Sky Server.
- Since:
- 25 Aug 2004
- Author:
- Mark Taylor (Starlink)
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Field Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic String
sdssShowCutout
(double ra, double dec) Displays a colour cutout image of a default size from the SDSS around a given sky position.static String
sdssShowCutout
(double ra, double dec, int pixels, double scale) Displays a colour cutout image of a specified size from the SDSS around a given sky position with pixels of a given size.static String
sdssShowCutout
(String label, double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a colour cutout image of a specified size from the SDSS around a given sky position.
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Field Details
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SDSS_DR2_BASE_URL
Base URL for SkyServer JPEG retrieval service, DR2.- See Also:
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SDSS_BASE_URL
Base URL for SkyServer JPEG retrieval service.- See Also:
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Method Details
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sdssShowCutout
Displays a colour cutout image of a specified size from the SDSS around a given sky position. The displayed image is square, a given number of (0.4arcsec) pixels on each side.- Parameters:
label
- label for display windowra
- Right Ascension in degreesdec
- Declination in degreespixels
- size of displayed image in SDSS pixels- Returns:
- short log message
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sdssShowCutout
Displays a colour cutout image of a specified size from the SDSS around a given sky position with pixels of a given size. Pixels are square, and their size on the sky is specified by thescale
argument. The displayed image haspixels
pixels along each side.- Parameters:
ra
- Right Ascension in degreesdec
- Declination in degreespixels
- size of displayed image in SDSS pixelsscale
- pixel size in arcseconds- Returns:
- short log message
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sdssShowCutout
Displays a colour cutout image of a default size from the SDSS around a given sky position. The displayed image is 128 pixels square - a pixel is 0.4arcsec.- Parameters:
ra
- Right Ascension in degreesdec
- Declination in degrees- Returns:
- short log message
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