Class SuperCosmos

java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func.SuperCosmos
public class SuperCosmos extends 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)

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    SSS_BASE_URL
    Base URL for SuperCOSMOS image cutout service.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static 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.

    Methods inherited from class Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

  • Field Details

    • SSS_BASE_URL

      public static final String SSS_BASE_URL
      Base URL for SuperCOSMOS image cutout service.
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • sssShowCutout

      public static 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, and pixels 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowCutout

      public 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. Sky coverage is complete.
      Parameters:
      ra - right ascension of image centre in degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowBlue

      public static 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowRed

      public 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. Sky coverage is complete.
      Parameters:
      ra - right ascension of image centre in degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowUkstB

      public 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. The displayed image is square, and pixels 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowUkstR

      public 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. The displayed image is square, and pixels 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowUkstI

      public 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. The displayed image is square, and pixels 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowEsoR

      public static 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, and pixels 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message

    • sssShowPossE

      public static 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, and pixels 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 degrees
      dec - declination of image centre in degrees
      pixels - dimension of the displayed image
      Returns:
      short log message