SKYMAP: Exploring the Universe in Software, Douglas J. Mink (1993),
presented at the Second Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis
Software and Systems (ADASS 92) in Boston, Massachusetts November 1992,
published in Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems II,
A.S.P. Conference Series, Vol. 52, 1993, R.J. Hanisch, R.J.V.Brissenden,
and Jeannette Barnes, eds., p. 499.
SKYMAP:
Exploring the Universe in Software
Douglas J. Mink
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Abstract
SKYMAP is a computer program which produces maps of arbitrary portions of the
sky in a variety of projections and coordinate systems. Over the past 10
years it has been used to produce finder charts for occultations by planets,
display scan and image data from the Spacelab 2 Infrared Telescope, and make
maps of fields for astronomical observations at X-ray, optical, infrared,
and radio wavelengths. It can display multiple source catalogs, including
the HST Guide Star Catalog, as well as solar system objects with astrometric
accuracy. SKYMAP can be tuned to a specific task using an ASCII parameter
file which controls how information is displayed on any Tektronix-compatible
graphics display or hardcopy device. The program contains a variety of
interactive graphic and image processing features and has been ported to a
variety of computer systems.
[full text]