astscript-ds9-region - Man Page

Create an SAO DS9 region file from a table

Synopsis

astscript-ds9-region [OPTION] FITS-files

Description

This script is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.23.

This script will take two column names (or numbers) and return a "region file" (with one region over each entry) for easy inspection of catalog entries in this SAO DS9.

For more information, please run any of the following commands. In particular the first contains a very comprehensive explanation of this script's invocation: expected input(s), output(s), and a full description of all the options.

Inputs/Outputs and options:: $ info astscript-ds9-region
Full Gnuastro manual/book:: $ info gnuastro

If you couldn't find your answer in the manual, you can get direct help from experienced Gnuastro users and developers. For more information, please run:

$ info help-gnuastro

astscript-ds9-region options

Input:

-h, --hdu=STR

HDU/extension of all input FITS files.

-c, --column=STR,STR

Columns to use as coordinates (name or number).

-m, --mode=wcs|img

Coordinates in WCS or image (default: wcs)

-n, --namecol=STR

ID of each region (name or number of a column)

Output:

-C, --color

Color for the regions (read by DS9).

-w, --width

Line thickness of the regions (in DS9).

-r, --radius

Radius of each region (arcseconds if in WCS mode).

-D, --dontdelete

Don't delete output if it exists.

-o, --output=STR

Name of output file.

--command="STR"

DS9 command to run after making region.

Operating mode:

Print this help list.

BibTeX citation for this program.

-V, --version

Print program version.

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

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Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to bug-gnuastro@gnu.org.

Copyright

Copyright © 2015-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU General public license version 3 or later.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written/developed by Mohammad Akhlaghi

See Also

The full documentation for astscript-ds9-region is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and astscript-ds9-region programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info astscript-ds9-region

should give you access to the complete manual.

Info

July 2024 GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.23