B.2.6 Sdss

Specialist display functions for use with the Sloan Digital Sky Server.

sdssShowCutout( label, ra, dec, pixels )
Displays a colour cutout image of a specified size from the SDSS around a given sky position. The displayed image is square, a given number of (0.4arcsec) pixels on each side.

sdssShowCutout( ra, dec, pixels, scale )
Displays a colour cutout image of a specified size from the SDSS around a given sky position with pixels of a given size. Pixels are square, and their size on the sky is specified by the scale argument. The displayed image has pixels pixels along each side.

sdssShowCutout( ra, dec )
Displays a colour cutout image of a default size from the SDSS around a given sky position. The displayed image is 128 pixels square - a pixel is 0.4arcsec.

SDSS_DR2_BASE_URL
Base URL for SkyServer JPEG retrieval service, DR2.

SDSS_BASE_URL
Base URL for SkyServer JPEG retrieval service.