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SKYVIEW(1) General Commands Manual SKYVIEW(1)

NAME

SkyView - Image generation from a range of remote databases

SYNOPSIS

skyview Survey=arg [key=arg ...]

DESCRIPTION

SkyView provides users with a local SkyView system on their own machines. Users can generate FITS, GIF, JPEG, ... images from major surveys in any requested geometry, resample and mosaic their own data, overlay grids and catalog positions, and create their own surveys.

OPTIONS

Keys are not case sensitive but values may be. Values specifying more than one value use a comma as a separator. Valid keys include:

A survey for which an image is requested (e.g, WENSS, DSS) (Required, with no default.) To request multiple surveys, separate them by commas. Survey names are not case sensitive. The 'user' survey references data given in the UserFile argument
A list of one or more files from which settings are read. File settings are processed after argument settings.

Keys that define the geometry of the output image.

The longitude and latitude of the center of the image. This may be given as coordinates or as a target name [No default]
The decimal longitude of the center of the image [No default]
The decimal latitude of the center of the image [No default]

Either Position or Lon and Lat must be specified.

A string giving the coordinate system and epoch (if required) used, e.g., J, J2000, B1950, ICRS, Gal, H2010.438 [J]
Epoch of equinox of coordinates [2000]
The three letter FITS WCS specification of the projection. [Tan]
The pixels scale in degrees (may be one or two values) [survey dependent]
The size of the entire image in degrees [scale*pixels]

Generally you specify either scale or size but not both.

The number of pixels in the image (may be one or two values) [300]
A rotation angle in the projection plane [0]

Keys that control optional graphical outputs

The format desired for quicklook output. JPEG, GIF, BMP and TIFF are supported. If another graphic keyword is used without specifying the format it defaults to JPEG.
How the output pixel intensities are to be scaled. Linear, Log, Sqrt, HistEq are supported [Linear]
Set all smaller pixel values to this value before scaling.
Set all larger pixel values to this value before scaling.
Create a three color overlay
Box smoothing for planes of RGBImages
Invert the color table response (or gray scale if no color lookup table is defined).
Load a color lookup table. See the users guide for lists of internal color tables and files supplied in the JAR. User generated color tables may also be used.
Plot a grid of the image or specified coordinate system as an image overlay.
Label the grid lines with the coordinate entries
Scaling for plot symbols
Size of plot text in points.
Color of plot graphics

Catalog query keys

The names of the catalogs to be queried, or URLs that specify VOTable outputs.
The name of a file in which to print the IDs, positions, and pixel locations of the catalog entries found.
A maximum radius from the center of the image for which catalog entries are desired.
A qualification on a column of the returned table (e.g. vmag<10)
When plotting catalog positions print the numeric ID of the catalog entry

Keys that define the sampling used

The sampling algorithm to be used. NN, LI, Lanczos[n], Spline[n], Clip [NN]
Specification of sampling in energy dimension: e0,de,ne [survey dependent for 3-d surveys]
e0 is the starting offset of the first output bin.
de is the width of the output bins (relative to the input).
n is th number of output bins.

Keys that set characteristics of the output FITS file

The output file stem [output]
If specified the output is gzip compressed
If specified the output is 4 byte rather than 8 byte real
A FITS file should not be produced.

Smoothing

A box size (or sizes for non-square box) for a box car smoothing.

Contours

Create a contour map overlay
Smoothing to be applied to survey before contouring

Keys that set where to look for survey and store survey data.

A directory of XML files that contain survey descriptions
Overrides the name of the resource used to look for the survey manifest (normally included in JAR).
A file or files giving XML descriptions of surveys
A file (or list of files) that defines the 'User' survey. These are the actual survey images not survey metadata.
A directory (or comma delimited set of directories) where cached files are to be found. The first cache directory is where survey files used in this request will be saved.
Delete any survey files downloaded in this request.

Keys that define the classes used for processing the request.

Class that eliminates transitions at input image boundaries.
Class that loads and finds surveys given survey names/IDs
Class that finds images in a survey to use in a mosaic.
Class[es] to process input images before resampling.
Class that actually mosaics survey data to create output image.
Class[es] that process the output image after mosaicking.

Keys that change the behavior of the process.

Leave an ImageJ session running with the generated images when finished.

Available surveys (including all aliases)


0035mhz, 0408mhz, 1420mhz, 1420mhz (bonn), 2mass-h
2mass-j, 2mass-k, 2massh, 2massj, 2massk, 35mhz, 408mhz
4850mhz, 4mass, akari n160, akari n60, akari wide-l
akari wide-s, akari-n160, akari-n60, akari-wide-l
akari-wide-s, akari_n160, akari_n60, akari_wide-l
akari_wide-s, bat flux 1, bat flux 100-150, bat flux 14-20
bat flux 150-195, bat flux 2, bat flux 20-24, bat flux 24-35
bat flux 3, bat flux 35-50, bat flux 4, bat flux 5
bat flux 50-75, bat flux 6, bat flux 7, bat flux 75-100
bat flux 8, bat snr 1, bat snr 100-150, bat snr 14-195
bat snr 14-20, bat snr 150-195, bat snr 2, bat snr 20-24
bat snr 24-35, bat snr 3, bat snr 35-50, bat snr 4
bat snr 5, bat snr 50-75, bat snr 6, bat snr 7, bat snr 75-100
bat snr 8, bat snr sum, bat-flux-1, bat-flux-2, bat-flux-3
bat-flux-4, bat-flux-5, bat-flux-6, bat-flux-7, bat-flux-8
bat-snr-1, bat-snr-2, bat-snr-3, bat-snr-4, bat-snr-5
bat-snr-6, bat-snr-7, bat-snr-8, bat-snr-sum, cdfs less
cdfs: less, cgro comptel, co, co2d, cobe dirbe/aam
cobe dirbe/zsma, cobeaam, cobezsma, comptel, digitized sky survey
dss, dss1 blue, dss1 red, dss1b, dss1r, dss2 blue
dss2 ir, dss2 red, dss2b, dss2ir, dss2r, dssold, ebhis
ebhis(nhi), egret (3d), egret <100 mev, egret >100 mev
egret(3d), egret1000, egret30, egret3d, egrethard
egretsoft, euve 171 a, euve 405 a, euve 555 a, euve 83 a
euve171, euve405, euve555, euve83, fermi 1, fermi 2
fermi 3, fermi 4, fermi 5, fermi band 1, fermi band 2
fermi band 3, fermi band 4, fermi band 5, fermi1, fermi2
fermi3, fermi4, fermi5, first, galex far uv, galex near uv
galexfar, galexnear, gb6, gb6 (4850mhz), gb6/pmn, geetee
gns, goods acis fb, goods acis hb, goods acis sb, goods acs b
goods acs i, goods acs v, goods acs z, goods herschel 100
goods herschel 160, goods herschel 250, goods herschel 350
goods herschel 500, goods irac 1, goods irac 2, goods irac 3
goods irac 3.6, goods irac 4, goods irac 4.5, goods irac 5.8
goods irac 8.0, goods isaac h, goods isaac j, goods isaac ks
goods mips, goods n vla, goods vimos r, goods vimos u
goods: chandra acis fb, goods: chandra acis hb, goods: chandra acis sb
goods: herschel 100, goods: herschel 160, goods: herschel 250
goods: herschel 350, goods: herschel 500, goods: hst acs b
goods: hst acs i, goods: hst acs v, goods: hst acs z
goods: hst nicmos, goods: spitzer irac 3.6, goods: spitzer irac 4.5
goods: spitzer irac 5.8, goods: spitzer irac 8.0, goods: spitzer mips
goods: spitzer mips 24, goods: vla north, goods: vlt isaac h
goods: vlt isaac j, goods: vlt isaac ks, goods: vlt vimos r
goods: vlt vimos u, goods_acs_b, goods_acs_i, goods_acs_v
goods_acs_z, goodsacisfb, goodsacishb, goodsacissb
goodsherschel1, goodsherschel2, goodsherschel3, goodsherschel4
goodsherschel5, goodsirac 1, goodsirac 2, goodsirac 3
goodsirac 4, goodsmips, goodsnicmos, goodsnvla, granat/sigma
granat/sigma flux, granat/sigma sig, granat_sigma_flux
granat_sigma_sig, gtee, gtee 35mhz, h-alpha, h-alpha comp
h-alpha composite, halpha, halpha/comp, hawaii hdf b
hawaii hdf i, hawaii hdf r, hawaii hdf u, hawaii hdf v0201
hawaii hdf v0401, hawaii hdf z, hawaii: hdf b, hawaii: hdf i
hawaii: hdf r, hawaii: hdf u, hawaii: hdf v0201, hawaii: hdf v0401
hawaii: hdf z, heao 1 a-2, heao1a, hi map, hi4pi, hi4pi(nhi)
hri, hriint, hudf: vlt isaac ks, hudfisaac, int gal 17-35 exp
int gal 17-35 flux, int gal 17-35 sig, int gal 17-60 exp
int gal 17-60 flux, int gal 17-60 sig, int gal 35-80 exp
int gal 35-80 flux, int gal 35-80 sig, integral/spi gc
integralspi_gc, intgal1735e, intgal1735f, intgal1735s
intgal1760e, intgal1760f, intgal1760s, intgal3580e
intgal3580f, intgal3580s, iras 100, iras 12, iras 25
iras 60, iras 100, iras 100 micron, iras 12, iras 12 micron
iras 25, iras 25 micron, iras 60, iras 60 micron, iras100
iras12, iras25, iras60, iris 100, iris 12, iris 25
iris 60, iris 100, iris 100 micron, iris 12, iris 12 micron
iris 25, iris 25 micron, iris 60, iris 60 micron, iris100
iris12, iris25, iris60, mell-b, mell-g, mell-r, mellinger blue
mellinger green, mellinger red, mellinger-b, mellinger-g
mellinger-r, n-vss, neat, neat/skymorph, nh, nvss
planck 030, planck 044, planck 070, planck 100, planck 143
planck 217, planck 353, planck 545, planck 857, planck-030
planck-044, planck-070, planck-100, planck-143, planck-217
planck-353, planck-545, planck-857, planck030, planck044
planck070, planck100, planck143, planck217, planck353
planck545, planck857, pmn, pspc 0.6 deg-cnt, pspc 0.6 deg-counts
pspc 0.6 deg-exp, pspc 0.6 deg-expos, pspc 0.6 deg-int
pspc 0.6 deg-inten, pspc 1.0 deg-cnt, pspc 1.0 deg-counts
pspc 1.0 deg-exp, pspc 1.0 deg-expos, pspc 1.0 deg-int
pspc 1.0 deg-inten, pspc 2.0 deg-cnt, pspc 2.0 deg-counts
pspc 2.0 deg-exp, pspc 2.0 deg-expos, pspc 2.0 deg-int
pspc 2.0 deg-inten, pspc0.6cnt, pspc0.6exp, pspc0.6int
pspc1cnt, pspc1exp, pspc1int, pspc2cnt, pspc2exp, pspc2int
rass, rass background 1, rass background 2, rass background 3
rass background 4, rass background 5, rass background 6
rass background 7, rass broad, rass hard, rass soft
rass-cnt broad, rass-cnt hard, rass-cnt soft, rass-int broad
rass-int hard, rass-int soft, rass3bb, rass3hb, rass3sb
rassback1, rassback2, rassback3, rassback4, rassback5
rassback6, rassback7, rassbb, rassbbc, rassbbi, rassbck1
rassbck2, rassbck3, rassbck4, rassbck5, rassbck6, rassbck7
rasscnt bb, rasscnt hb, rasscnt sb, rasshb, rasshbc
rasshbi, rassint bb, rassint hb, rassint sb, rasssb
rasssbc, rasssbi, rosat wfc f1, rosat wfc f2, rxte allsky 3-20kev
rxte allsky 3-20kev flux, rxte allsky 3-20kev sig
rxte allsky 3-8kev, rxte allsky 3-8kev flux, rxte allsky 3-8kev sig
rxte allsky 8-20kev, rxte allsky 8-20kev flux, rxte allsky 8-20kev sig
rxte3_20k_flux, rxte3_20k_sig, rxte3_8k_flux, rxte3_8k_sig
rxte8_20k_flux, rxte8_20k_sig, sdss g, sdss i, sdss r
sdss u, sdss z, sdssdr7 g, sdssdr7 i, sdssdr7 r, sdssdr7 u
sdssdr7 z, sdssdr7g, sdssdr7i, sdssdr7r, sdssdr7u
sdssdr7z, sdssg, sdssi, sdssr, sdssu, sdssz, sfd 100 micron
sfd 100m, sfd dust, sfd dust map, sfd100m, sfddust
shassa c, shassa cc, shassa h, shassa sm, shassa-c
shassa-cc, shassa-h, shassa-sm, shassa_c, shassa_cc
shassa_h, shassa_sm, stripe 82 vla, stripe82vla, sumss
sumss 843 mhz, tgss, tgss adr1, tgss_adr1, ukidss h
ukidss j, ukidss k, ukidss y, ukidss-h, ukidss-j, ukidss-k
ukidss-y, ukidssh, ukidssj, ukidssk, ukidssy, vla first (1.4 ghz)
vlss, vlssr, w-nss, wenss, wfcf1, wfcf2, wise 12, wise 22
wise 3.4, wise 4.6, wise w1, wise w2, wise w3, wise w4
wise12, wise22, wise3.4, wise4.6, wisew1, wisew2, wisew3
wisew4, wmap, wmap ilc, wmap k, wmap ka, wmap q, wmap v
wmap w, wmap-k, wmap-ka, wmap-q, wmap-v, wmap-w, wmapilc
wmapk, wmapka, wmapq, wmapv, wmapw

17 Dec 2016