Use imtmc to File the 2MASS Point Sources in an Image

Find the 2MASS Point Sources in image test.fts and write them to a file sorted by right ascension.
imtmc -ws test.fts
produces the following in the file test.fts.tmc:
image	test.fts
catalog	2MASS PSC
rasort	T
radecsys	FK5
equinox	2000.00
epoch	1995.80
program	imtmc 3.4.0, 11 June 2003, Doug Mink (dmink@cfa.harvard.edu)
2mass_id   	ra      	dec           	magj   	magh   	magk   	x    	y    
-----------	-----------	------------	-------	-------	-------	------	------
1590.044937	09:54:13.897	+69:01:02.84	14.320 	13.831 	13.701 	988.67	471.45
1590.044939	09:54:14.403	+69:00:13.21	16.504 	15.813 	15.374 	985.38	401.45
1589.045937	09:54:15.014	+68:57:57.75	13.809 	13.608 	13.483 	982.24	210.41
1590.044940	09:54:15.190	+69:01:56.54	16.499 	15.764 	15.891 	978.29	547.09
1590.044941	09:54:18.804	+69:02:38.26	11.229 	10.754 	10.681 	950.49	605.71
 . . .

1591.044686	09:56:17.639	+69:06:05.13	14.160 	13.742 	13.686 	51.73	894.27
1590.045005	09:56:19.195	+69:02:42.05	14.548 	14.214 	13.994 	39.80	607.92
1590.045006	09:56:21.080	+69:02:01.65	16.715 	15.619 	16.031L	25.50	550.97
1591.044688	09:56:21.177	+69:06:30.07	15.915 	15.241 	14.969 	25.06	929.46
1589.045976	09:56:22.250	+68:56:18.27	15.873 	15.187 	14.534 	16.22	66.80

Last updated 18 June 2003 by Doug Mink dmink@cfa.harvard.edu

Telescope Data Center Ex. 1: List the 10 brightest 2MASS Point Source Catalog stars in a FITS image
Ex. 3: Plot 2MASS Point Source Catalog stars onto a FITS image
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