imstar1
Find stars in fits and iraf image files
Usage
imstar [options]
[FITS
or
IRAF
filename]
or
[@file
of
image
file
names]
Overview
Options
- <hh:mm:ss> <dd:mm:ss> [J2000, B1950]
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Coordinates for center (or reference pixel if -x is used).
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-a <angle> -
Image rotation angle in degrees (default 0). If multiple of 90, rotate image before search and set WCS angle to zero; if not, put in WCS.
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-b -
Output B1950 (FK4) coordinates (default=image equinox)
- -d <catalog name>
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Read this DAOFIND style catalog of X, Y, and magnitude instead of searching for stars in the image. The format is simply white-space-separated numbers on a line, with # at the beginning of comment lines.
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-e <num> -
Number of pixels to ignore around image edge
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-f -
Write a simple ASCII catalog file instead of tab table or DAOFIND format (number RA DEC mag ... per line, with two lines of header info)
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-h -
Print heading, else do not
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-i <num> -
Minimum peak value for star in image (<0=-sigma) Setting this to reject all but 10-15 stars is a good way to speed up the star-finding process. If num is less than zero, the minimum peak is -num image pixel standard deviations. Setting this number rejects faint stars early in the selection process for a significant saving in computing time.
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-j -
Output J2000 (FK5) coordinates (default=image equinox)
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-k -
Print each star as it is found for debugging
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-l -
Reflect the image left <-> right before rotating (-a) and searching for stars.
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-m <magnitude> -
Magnitude offset
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-n -
Number of brightest stars to print
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-o -
Output star list in DAOFIND format. The first three numbers on each line of the output file are X, Y, and magnitude, separated by one or more blanks or a tab. Lines beginning with # are ignored.
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-p <num> -
Plate scale in arcsec per pixel (default 0)
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-q <c|d|o|s|x|v|+> -
Output region file shape for SAOimage (default o) Characters mean: c>ross, d>iamond, s>quare, o>circle, x=X, v>ary with GSC type, +>cross.
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-r -
Maximum radius for star in pixels
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-s -
Sort by RA instead of flux
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-t -
Output in Starbase tab table format
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-v -
Verbose listing of processing intermediate results
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-w -
Write output to a file in addition to standard out. If DAO format (-o), create the name by adding .dao to the image file name. If Starbase format (-t), create the name by adding .tab to the image file name. If ASCII format (-f), create the name by adding .stars to the image file name.
- -x <X> <Y>
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X and Y coordinates of reference pixel (if not in header or image center)
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-z -
Use AIPS classic projection code (for "-SIN", "-TAN", "-ARC", "-NCP", "-GLS", "-MER", "-AIT" and "-STG" only) instead of WCSLIB proposed standard projection code.
Web Page
http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/wcstools/imstar/
Releases
7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.