SKYMAP C. Dictionary of Parameters
Name Data type Description
AUTOGRID Logical Automatically set grid intervals (y or n)
BAND Integer Catalog bandpass to read
BINSIZE Real Size of image pixel in degrees
CADDPROP Logical Proper motion switch for catalog
CAPCOOR Logical Map coordinates in caption (y or n)
CBIN Logical Catalog binary rather than ASCII (y or n)
CCHAR Integer Stars plotted as 0=closed,1=open,2=constant circle,3=full,4=half cross
CCOL Integer Center column of displayed image
CDEC Real Center declination as dd.mmssss
CDNORTH Character*64 Directory where GSC Volume 1 is mounted
CDSOUTH Character*64 Directory where GSC Volume 2 is mounted
CFDIR Character*50 Directory for source catalog file
CFNAME Character*64 Input source catalog file
CGAP Integer Gap in display units for catalog sources if crosses
CLCAT Logical Print catalog name with number (y or n)
CLFILE Character*64 File in which to log plotted catalog objects (-+none)
CLFONT Character*1 Catalog label font (Simp Dup Comp Ital Term)
CLNAME Logical Label objects with name (y or n)
CLOBJ Logical Log object names (y or n)
CLSIZE Integer Catalog label size (0-4,-1=none)
CLX Integer Catalog label X (-1=centered, 4096)
CLY Integer Catalog label Y (-1=centered, 4096)
DISPINT Integer Value interval for contours
DISPLEV Integer Number of levels for halftone
DISPMAX Integer Maximum pixel value for image display
DISPMIN Integer Minimum pixel value for image display
DISPSCL Integer Type of scaling for AED or halftone
DISPVRES Integer Graphics vertical resolution (High=>3128)
DISTLAB Integer Distance scale character size (0-4,-1=none)
DPHI Real Vertical angular half-extents (degrees)
DRA Real RA half-width in hh.mmsss
DSTAR Real Date for proper motion if non-zero
DSTART Integer Start day of year for loop (with TSTART) (IRT)
DTHETA Real Horizontal angular half-extents (degrees)
EDITCOM Character*64 Text editing command
EOMDIR Character*64 Directory pathname for EOMFILE (IRT)
EOMFILE Character*20 File containing equation of motion fits (IRT)
EPHEMERIS Character*10 Planetary ephemeris name
FADDPROP Logical Add proper motion to background stars (y or n)
FBIN Logical Background catalog binary rather than ASCII
FCHAR Integer Background stars 0=closed,1=open 2=constant circles,3=full,4=half cross
FFDIR Character*64 Background catalog directory pathname
FFNAME Character*20 Background catalog name
FGAP Integer Background catalog gap in open cross
FJ2000 Logical Background catalog in J2000 (y or n)
FLCAT Logical Print background catalog name with number (y or n)
FLFILE Character*64 File in which to log plotted catalog objects (-+none)
FLFONT Character*1 Background star label font (Simp Dup Comp Ital Term)
FLNAME Logical Print names of objects (y or n)
FLOBJ Logical Log object names (y or n)
FLSIZE Integer Background star label size (0-4,-1=none)
FLX Integer Background star label X (-1=centered, all 0>star 3>nonstar
GSIZ Integer Size of Guide Star character in display units
GTITLE Character*64 Guide Star Catalog title
HCCOM Character*64 Hard copy command (to output file of Tektronix codes)
HELPDIR Character*64 Directory for on-line command help file
IDSTAR0 Integer Screen diameter for faintest sources
IDSTAR1 Integer Screen diameter for brightest sources
IMDIR Character*64 Directory for images
IMFILE Character*64 Image file name
IRTDIR Character*64 IRT data directory pathname
IRTFILE Character*20 IRT data file name (usually for 1 observing period)
IXCAP Integer Caption x coordinate
IXMAX Integer Maximum display X (0-4095)
IXMIN Integer Minimum display X (0-4095)
IYCAP Integer Caption y coordinate
IYMAX Integer Maximum display Y (0-3128)
IYMIN Integer Minimum display Y (0-3128)
KEEPFLAG Integer -1:all points, >=0 points with this flag (IRT)
LABAXIS Logical Internal use only
LABFONT Character*1 Cursor label font (simp ital dup comp)
LABLINE Integer Cursor label line thickness (1-5)
LABPLAN Integer Character size for planet label
LABSIZE Integer Cursor label size (0-4)
LINESIZE Integer Line thickness for labels (1-5)
LOGFILE Character*64 Log file for cursor responses
MAGFONT Character*1 Magnitude table font (simp ital dup comp)
MAGLAB Integer Character size for magnitude table (0-4,-1=none)
MAGMAX Real Magnitude scaling faint star limit
MAGMIN Real Magnitude scaling bright limit
MAGX Integer Magnitude table X display coordinate
MAGY Integer Magnitude table Y display coordinate
MAPCAP Integer Axis label size (0-4,-1=none)
MAPCOOR Character*64 Map coordinate system (equatorial, galactic,shuttle)
MAPEQ Character*10 Equinox and equator (B1950 or J2000)
MAPFONT Character*1 Map label font (simp ital dup comp, terminal)
MAPGRID Logical True if overlay grid to be plotted
MAPINT Real Vertical grid spacing in degrees
MAPVINT Real Vertical grid spacing in Dec dd.mmss
MAPHINT Real Horizontal grid spacing in degrees
MAPLINT Real Spacing in degrees for dotted grid
MAPPROJ Character*64 Map projection (aitoff, plate, mercator,gnomonic)
MAPRINT Integer Horizontal grid spacing in RA hh.mmss
MAPTICK Logical True if grid to be labelled
MAPTLEN Integer Length of axis tickmarks in display units
MAPTOUT Logical Tickmarks outside axes if true, else inside
MAPUNT Real Unzoomed vertical tick mark spacing in degrees
MAXCOL Integer Last column of image to display (at right by default)
MAXROW Integer Last row of image to display (at top by default)
MDIST Real Display units per millimeter for plate scale
MENU Logical Menu prompt before plotting (y or n)
MINBAND Integer Catalog bandpass to which to compare BAND
MINCOL Integer First column of image to display (at left by default)
MINROW Integer First row of image to display (at bottom by default)
NCFRST Integer First star catalog number to read
NCIRC Integer Number of computations in star circle
NCLAST Integer Last star catalog number to read
NCREAD Integer Number of catalog entries to read
NCSKIP Integer Number of catalog entries to skip
NDDEL Integer IRT minor frames skipped between reading (IRT)
NDREAD Integer Number of IRT minor frames to read (IRT)
NDSKIP Integer Number of IRT minor frames to skip (IRT)
NEWFILE Logical Internal use only
NFFRST Integer First background catalog number to read
NFLAST Integer Last background catalog number to read
NLOG Integer Logging interval for guide star access (=0 unless debugging)
ONCETHRU Logical Plot only first pass of planet through field
ORBDEC Real Declination of orbit pole
ORBRA Real Right ascension of orbit pole
PCIRC Integer Number of circle computations for planet
PCSCALE Logical Plot color bar (y or n)
PDATE Real Date of observation (yyyy.mmdd)
PDLENGTH Real Planet duration in days
PDLOOP Real Planet interval in days
PDSTART Real Planet start day of year (optional)
PFNAME Character Internal use only
PLAN001 Character*10 First planet name
PLANFONT Character*1 Planet label font (simp ital cup comp, terminal)
PLATESCALE Real Plate scale in arcsec/mm (ignore if 0)
PLDIR Character*64 Ephemeris directory pathname
PLOTFILE Character*64 Plot log file pathname
PLOTGRID Logical Plot grid if true, else axis tickmarks
PSBOX Real Planet search box size in arcsec (0=no boxes)
PTICK Real Size of planet position marker
PTIME Real Time for pole of orbit (U.T. hh.mmssssss)
PTLENGTH Real Planet duration in hh.mmssss
PTLOOP Real Planet interval in hh.mmssss
PTSTART Real Planet start UT time
PYSTART Integer Start day of year for planet (if DSTART=year)
RA1 Real GSC right ascension limit (internal use only)
RA2 Real GSC right ascension limit (internal use only)
REGTAB Real Pathname of GSC region.tbl file (hard disk=faster access)
REPLOT Logical Internal use only
SCALE Real Scale factor by which flux multiplied
SFBIN Logical Center catalog binary rather than ASCII (y or n)
SFDATE Logical Date from ASCII center catalog (Y or N)
SFDIR Character*64 Director pathname for center catalog
SFNAME Character*20 Catalog file name for center star
SFOBJ Logical Object name from ASCII catalog (Y or N)
SPLIT Logical True if separate graphics window, else false
STARMAX Real Bright magnitude limit for sources
STARMIN Real Faint magnitude limit for sources
TIMECAP Character*20 Caption for time stamp
TIMEFONT Character*1 Time stamp font (simp ital dup comp, terminal)
TIMELAB Integer Character size for time log (0-4, -1=none)
TITLE Character*64 Description of image
TLENGTH Real Length of loop (hh.mmssss) (IRT)
TSTART Real Start time for loop (hh.mmssss) (with DSTART) (IRT)
UCP Real Unzoomed center latitude in degrees
UCT Real Unzoomed center longitude in degrees
UDP Real Unzoomed half-height in degrees
UDT Real Unzoomed half-width in degrees
UHINT Real Unzoomed horizontal grid spacing in degrees
UNIXCOM Character*64 Unix command from menu
UVINT Real Unzoomed vertical grid spacing in degrees
XDIST Integer Display X for distance scale
XTIME Integer Display X for time stamp
YDIST Integer Display Y for distance scale
YTIME Integer Display Y for time stamp
