Package uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func
Class SuperCosmos
java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func.SuperCosmos
Specialist display functions for use with the SuperCOSMOS survey.
These functions display cutout images from the various
archives hosted at the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys
(http://www-wfau.roe.ac.uk/sss/).
In most cases these cover the whole of the southern sky.
- Since:
- 1 Oct 2004
- Author:
- Mark Taylor (Starlink)
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionstatic final String
Base URL for SuperCOSMOS image cutout service. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic String
sssShowBlue
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image of default size from one of the blue-band surveys from SuperCOSMOS.static String
sssShowCutout
(double ra, double dec) Displays a cutout image of default size in one of the available bands from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys.static String
sssShowCutout
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image in one of the available bands from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys.static String
sssShowEsoR
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys ESO R-band survey.static String
sssShowPossE
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys Palomar E-band survey.static String
sssShowRed
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image of default size from one of the red-band surveys from SuperCOSMOS.static String
sssShowUkstB
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys UK Schmidt Telescope Bj-band survey.static String
sssShowUkstI
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys UK Schmidt Telescope I-band survey.static String
sssShowUkstR
(double ra, double dec, int pixels) Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys UK Schmidt Telescope R-band survey.
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Field Details
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SSS_BASE_URL
Base URL for SuperCOSMOS image cutout service.- See Also:
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Method Details
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sssShowCutout
Displays a cutout image in one of the available bands from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys. The displayed image is square, andpixels
pixels in the X and Y dimensions. Pixels are approximately 0.67 arcsec square. Sky coverage is complete.- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowCutout
Displays a cutout image of default size in one of the available bands from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys. Sky coverage is complete.- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degrees- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowBlue
Displays a cutout image of default size from one of the blue-band surveys from SuperCOSMOS. Sky coverage is complete.- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowRed
Displays a cutout image of default size from one of the red-band surveys from SuperCOSMOS. Sky coverage is complete.- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowUkstB
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys UK Schmidt Telescope Bj-band survey. The displayed image is square, andpixels
pixels in the X and Y dimensions. Pixels are approximately 0.67 arcsec square.Sky coverage is -90<Dec<+2.5 (degrees).
- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowUkstR
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys UK Schmidt Telescope R-band survey. The displayed image is square, andpixels
pixels in the X and Y dimensions. Pixels are approximately 0.67 arcsec square.Sky coverage is -90<Dec<+2.5 (degrees).
- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowUkstI
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys UK Schmidt Telescope I-band survey. The displayed image is square, andpixels
pixels in the X and Y dimensions. Pixels are approximately 0.67 arcsec square.Sky coverage is -90<Dec<+2.5 (degrees).
- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowEsoR
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys ESO R-band survey. The displayed image is square, andpixels
pixels in the X and Y dimensions. Pixels are approximately 0.67 arcsec square.Sky coverage is -90<Dec<+2.5 (degrees).
- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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sssShowPossE
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys Palomar E-band survey. The displayed image is square, andpixels
pixels in the X and Y dimensions. Pixels are approximately 0.67 arcsec square.Sky coverage is -20.5<Dec<+2.5 (degrees).
- Parameters:
ra
- right ascension of image centre in degreesdec
- declination of image centre in degreespixels
- dimension of the displayed image- Returns:
- short log message
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