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GSC [RAmin RAmax DECmin DECmax] [/MAGNITUDE Mlim] [/EPOCH date]
[/OUTPUT File Ident] [/MERGE]
Search and plots all stars in the Guide Star Catalog with magnitude less
than Mlim (brighter than Mlim) in the (RA,DEC) box specified by RAmin
RAmax DECmin DECmax (if present, and in the current Greg box otherwise,
provided that the coordinate system is equatorial). Please note that the
very brightest stars (V<6) have only been added at version 1.1 and will
be missing if you are using GSC version 1.0. Most of them can be
obtained by using the ASTROM command. The current marker type is used
and the size depends on the current marker size and on the star
magnitude.
No proper motion is applied as this information is not available in
versions 1.x of the GSC catalog. The /EPOCH option is therefore not
used.
If option /EQUINOX is present, the stars are precessed to the equinox it
specifies. They are otherwise precessed to the equinox of the map, as
defined in variable G_EPOCH.
If option /OUTPUT is present, star positions and magnitudes with their
error estimates, are written in the specified file (which defaults to
user terminal), together with some ancillary Guide Star Catalog
information (original plate, multiplicity flag,...). The presence of the
second argument, Ident, will generate an identification number for each
star in the output file, and plot this number near the star's position
on the graphic display. Useful for identification purposes. The list of
information stored in the file is located under subtopic Format
If option /MERGE is present, multiple detections of objects on
overlapping plates are merged (by simple averaging). Individual entries
are otherwise plotted and listed.
NOTES:
- Palomar/SRC Survey Schmidt Plates (POSS#I) are squares of size 35.56
cm (14 inches) with a scale of 67.14 Arcsec. per mm.
- ESO Survey Plates are squares of size 30 cm with a scale of 67.6
Arcsec. per mm.
If you want to make overlays, do not forget the /EXACT option in command
HARDCOPY/PLOT ...
Gildas manager
1999-03-15