Package uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func
Class SuperCosmos
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public class SuperCosmos extends java.lang.Object
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
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description static java.lang.String
SSS_BASE_URL
Base URL for SuperCOSMOS image cutout service.
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static java.lang.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 java.lang.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 java.lang.String
sssShowCutout(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
Displays a cutout image in one of the available bands from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys.static java.lang.String
sssShowEsoR(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys ESO R-band survey.static java.lang.String
sssShowPossE(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
Displays a cutout image taken from the SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys Palomar E-band survey.static java.lang.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 java.lang.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 java.lang.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 java.lang.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 Detail
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SSS_BASE_URL
public static final java.lang.String SSS_BASE_URL
Base URL for SuperCOSMOS image cutout service.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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Method Detail
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sssShowCutout
public static java.lang.String sssShowCutout(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowCutout(double ra, double dec)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowBlue(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowRed(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowUkstB(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowUkstR(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowUkstI(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowEsoR(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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
public static java.lang.String sssShowPossE(double ra, double dec, int pixels)
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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