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9 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tr><td width=20><td><b>SCAT(1)</b><td align=right><b>SCAT(1)</b>
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12 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>NAME </b></font><br>
13 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
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15 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
16 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull scat &ndash; sky catalogue and Digitized Sky Survey<br>
17 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
18 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
19 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>SYNOPSIS </b></font><br>
20 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
21 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
22 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
23 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>scat<br>
24 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
25 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
26 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>DESCRIPTION </b></font><br>
27 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
28 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
29 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
30 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <i>Scat</i> looks up items in catalogues of objects outside the solar
31 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull system and implements database-like manipulations on sets of such
32 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull objects. It also provides an interface to <a href="../man1/astro.html"><i>astro</i>(1)</a> to plot the
33 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull locations of solar system objects. Finally, it displays images
34 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull from the Space Telescope Science Institute&#8217;s Digitized Sky Survey,
35 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull keyed to the catalogues.
36 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=5><td></table>
37 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
38 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Items are read, one per line, from the standard input and looked
39 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull up in the catalogs. Input is case-insensitive. The result of the
40 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull lookup becomes the set of objects available to the database commands.
41 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull After each lookup or command, if more than two objects are in
42 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the set, <i>scat</i> prints how many objects are in the set;
43 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull otherwise it prints the objects&#8217; descriptions or cross-index listings
44 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull (suitable for input to <i>scat</i>). An item is in one of the following
45 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull formats:<br>
46 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>ngc1234<br>
47 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
48 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
49 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
50 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Number 1234 in the New General Catalogue of Nonstellar Objects,
51 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull NGC2000.0. The output identifies the type (<tt><font size=+1>Gx</font></tt>=galaxy, <tt><font size=+1>Pl</font></tt>=planetary
52 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull nebula, <tt><font size=+1>OC</font></tt>=open cluster, <tt><font size=+1>Gb</font></tt>=globular cluster, <tt><font size=+1>Nb</font></tt>=bright nebula,
53 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>C+N</font></tt>=cluster associated with nebulosity, <tt><font size=+1>Ast</font></tt>=asterism, <tt><font size=+1>Kt</font></tt>=knot
54 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull or nebulous region in a galaxy,
55 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>***</font></tt>=triple star, <tt><font size=+1>D*</font></tt>=double star, <tt><font size=+1>?</font></tt>=uncertain, <tt><font size=+1>&#8722;</font></tt>=nonexistent, <tt><font size=+1>PD</font></tt>=plate
56 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull defect, and (blank)=unverified or unknown), its position in 2000.0
57 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull coordinates, its size in minutes of arc, a brief description,
58 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull and popular names.<br>
59 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
60 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
61 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>ic1234<br>
62 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
63 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
64 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
65 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Like NGC references, but from the Index Catalog.<br>
66 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
67 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
68 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>sao12345<br>
69 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
70 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
71 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
72 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Number 12345 in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Star Catalogue.
73 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Output identifies the visual and photographic magnitudes, 2000.0
74 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull coordinates, proper motion, spectral type, multiplicity and variability
75 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull class, and HD number.<br>
76 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
77 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
78 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>m4</font></tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Catalog number 4 in Messier&#8217;s catalog. The output is the NGC
79 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull number.<br>
80 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>abell1701<br>
81 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
82 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
83 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
84 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Catalog number 1701 in the Abell and Zwicky catalog of clusters
85 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull of galaxies. Output identifies the magnitude of the tenth brightest
86 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull member of the cluster, radius of the cluster in degrees, its distance
87 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull in megaparsecs, 2000.0 coordinates, galactic latitude and longitude,
88 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull magnitude range of the cluster (the
89 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull &#8216;distance group&#8217;), number of members (the &#8216;richness group&#8217;), population
90 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull per square degree, and popular names.<br>
91 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
92 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
93 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>planetarynebula<br>
94 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
95 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
96 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
97 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull The set of NGC objects of the specified type. The type may be
98 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull a compact NGC code or a full name, as above, with no blank.<br>
99 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
100 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
101 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>&quot;&#945; umi&quot;<br>
102 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
103 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
104 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
105 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Names are provided in double quotes. Known names are the Greek
106 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull letter designations, proper names such as Betelgeuse, bright variable
107 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull stars, and some proper names of stars, NGC objects, and Abell
108 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull clusters. Greek letters may be spelled out, e.g. <tt><font size=+1>alpha</font></tt>. Constellation
109 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull names must be the three-letter
110 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull abbreviations. The output is the SAO number. For non-Greek names,
111 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull catalog numbers and names are listed for all objects with names
112 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull for which the given name is a prefix.<br>
113 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
114 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
115 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>12h34m &#8722;16<br>
116 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
117 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
118 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
119 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Coordinates in the sky are translated to the nearest &#8216;patch&#8217;,
120 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull approximately one square degree of sky. The output is the coordinates
121 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull identifying the patch, the constellations touching the patch,
122 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull and the Abell, NGC, and SAO objects in the patch. The program
123 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull prints sky positions in several formats corresponding to
124 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull different precisions; any output format is understood as input.<br>
125 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
126 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
127 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>umi</font></tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All the patches in the named constellation.<br>
128 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>mars</font></tt>The planets are identified by their names. The names <tt><font size=+1>shadow</font></tt>
129 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull and <tt><font size=+1>comet</font></tt> refer to the earth&#8217;s penumbra at lunar distance and
130 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the comet installed in the current <a href="../man1/astro.html"><i>astro</i>(1)</a>. The output is the
131 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull planet&#8217;s name, right ascension and declination, azimuth and altitude,
132 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull and phase for the moon and sun, as shown by
133 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
134 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
135 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
136 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>astro</font></tt>. The positions are current at the start of <i>scat</i>&#8217;s execution;
137 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull see the <tt><font size=+1>astro</font></tt> command in the next section for more information.
138 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
139 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=5><td></table>
140 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
141 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
142 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
143 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull The commands are:<br>
144 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>add</font></tt> <i>item</i>Add the named item to the set.<br>
145 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>keep</font></tt> <i>class ...<br>
146 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </i>
147 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
148 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
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150 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
151 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
152 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Flatten the set and cull it, keeping only the specified classes.
153 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull The classes may be specific NGC types, all stars (<tt><font size=+1>sao</font></tt>), all NGC
154 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull objects (<tt><font size=+1>ngc</font></tt>), all M objects (<tt><font size=+1>m</font></tt>), all Abell clusters (<tt><font size=+1>abell</font></tt>),
155 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull or a specified brightness range. Brightness ranges are specified
156 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull by a leading <tt><font size=+1>&gt;</font></tt> or <tt><font size=+1>&lt;</font></tt> followed by a magnitude. Remember
157 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull that brighter objects have lesser magnitudes.<br>
158 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
159 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
160 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
161 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
162 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>drop</font></tt> <i>class ...<br>
163 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </i>
164 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
165 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
166 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
167 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
168 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
169 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Complement to <tt><font size=+1>keep</font></tt>.<br>
170 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
171 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
172 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
173 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
174 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>flat</font></tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Some items such as patches represents sets of items. <i>Flat</i>
175 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull flattens the set so <i>scat</i> holds all the information available for
176 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the objects in the set.<br>
177 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>print</font></tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print the contents of the set. If the information seems meager,
178 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull try flattening the set.<br>
179 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>expand</font></tt> <i>n<br>
180 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </i>
181 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
182 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
183 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
184 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
185 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
186 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Flatten the set, expand the area of the sky covered by the set
187 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull to be <i>n</i> degrees wider, and collect all the objects in that area.
188 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull If <i>n</i> is zero, <i>expand</i> collects all objects in the patches that
189 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull cover the current set.<br>
190 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
191 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
192 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
193 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
194 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>astro</font></tt> <i>option<br>
195 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </i>
196 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
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199 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
200 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
201 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Run <a href="../man1/astro.html"><i>astro</i>(1)</a> with the specified <i>options</i> (to which will be appended
202 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>&#8722;p</font></tt>), to discover the positions of the planets. <tt><font size=+1>Astro</font></tt>&#8217;s <tt><font size=+1>&#8722;d</font></tt> and
203 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>&#8722;l</font></tt> options can be used to set the time and place; by default,
204 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull it&#8217;s right now at the coordinates in <tt><font size=+1>/lib/sky/here</font></tt>. Running <tt><font size=+1>astro</font></tt>
205 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull does not change the positions of planets
206 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull already in the display set, so <tt><font size=+1>astro</font></tt> may be run multiple times,
207 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull executing e.g. <tt><font size=+1>add mars</font></tt> each time, to plot a series of planetary
208 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull positions.<br>
209 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
210 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
211 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
212 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
213 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>plot</font></tt> <i>option<br>
214 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </i>
215 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
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217 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
218 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
219 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
220 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Expand and plot the set in a new window on the screen. Symbols
221 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull for NGC objects are as in Sky Atlas 2000.0, except that open clusters
222 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull are shown as stippled disks rather than circles. Abell clusters
223 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull are plotted as a triangle of ellipses. The planets are drawn as
224 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull disks of representative color with the first letter
225 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull of the name in the disk (lower case for inferior planets; upper
226 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull case for superior); the sun, moon, and earth&#8217;s shadow are unlabeled
227 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull disks. Objects larger than a few pixels are plotted to scale;
228 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull however, <i>scat</i> does not have the information necessary to show
229 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the correct orientation for galaxies.
230 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull The option <tt><font size=+1>nogrid</font></tt> suppresses the lines of declination and right
231 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull ascension. By default, <i>scat</i> labels NGC objects, Abell clusters,
232 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull and bright stars; option <tt><font size=+1>nolabel</font></tt> suppresses these while <tt><font size=+1>alllabel</font></tt>
233 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull labels stars with their SAO number as well. The default size is
234 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull 512x512; options <tt><font size=+1>dx</font></tt> <i>n</i> and <tt><font size=+1>dy</font></tt> <i>n</i> set the <i>x</i> and
235 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <i>y</i> extent. The option <tt><font size=+1>zenithup</font></tt> orients the map so it appears as
236 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull it would in the sky at the time and location used by the <tt><font size=+1>astro</font></tt>
237 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull command (<i>q.v.</i>).<br>
238 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull The output is designed to look best on an LCD display. CRTs have
239 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull trouble with the thin, grey lines and dim stars. The option <tt><font size=+1>nogrey</font></tt>
240 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull uses white instead of grey for these details, improving visibility
241 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull at the cost of legibility when plotting on CRTs.<br>
242 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
243 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
244 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
245 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
246 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>plate</font></tt> [[<i>ra dec</i>] <i>rasize</i> [<i>decsize</i>]]<br>
247 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
248 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
249 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
250 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
251 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
252 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
253 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Display the section of the Digitized Sky Survey (plate scale approximately
254 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull 1.7 arcseconds per pixel) centered on the given right ascension
255 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull and declination or, if no position is specified, the current set
256 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull of objects. The maximum area that will be displayed is one degree
257 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull on a side. The horizontal and vertical sizes
258 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull may be specified in the usual notation for angles. If the second
259 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull size is omitted, a square region is displayed. If no size is specified,
260 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the size is sufficient to display the centers of all the objects
261 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull in the current set. If a single object is in the set, the 500x500
262 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull pixel block from the survey containing the center of
263 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the object is displayed. The survey is stored in the CD-ROM juke
264 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull box; run <tt><font size=+1>9fs juke</font></tt> before running <i>scat</i>.<br>
265 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
266 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
267 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
268 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
269 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>gamma</font></tt> <i>value<br>
270 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </i>
271 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
272 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
273 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
274 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
275 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
276 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Set the gamma for converting plates to images. Default is &ndash;1.0.
277 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Negative values display white stars, positive black. The images
278 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull look best on displays with depth 8 or greater. <i>Scat</i> does not change
279 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull the hardware color map, which should be set externally to a grey
280 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull scale; try the command <tt><font size=+1>getmap gamma</font></tt> (see
281 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <i>getmap</i>(9.1)) on an 8-bit color-mapped display.<br>
282 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
283 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
284 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
285 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
286 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
287 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
288 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>EXAMPLES </b></font><br>
289 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
290 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
291 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
292 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Plot the Messier objects and naked-eye stars in Orion.<br>
293 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
294 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
295 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
296 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>ori<br>
297 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull keep m &lt;6<br>
298 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull plot nogrid<br>
299 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
300 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=5><td></table>
301 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
302 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
303 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
304 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Draw a finder chart for Uranus:<br>
305 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
306 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
307 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
308 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>uranus<br>
309 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull expand 5<br>
310 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull plot<br>
311 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
312 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=5><td></table>
313 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
314 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
315 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
316 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Show a partial lunar eclipse:<br>
317 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
318 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
319 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
320 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>astro &#8722;d<br>
321 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull 2000 07 16 12 45<br>
322 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull moon<br>
323 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull add shadow<br>
324 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull expand 2<br>
325 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull plot<br>
326 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
327 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=5><td></table>
328 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
329 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
330 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
331 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Draw a map of the Pleiades.<br>
332 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
333 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
334 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
335 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>&quot;alcyone&quot;<br>
336 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull expand 1<br>
337 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull plot<br>
338 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
339 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
340 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
341 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
342 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>FILES </b></font><br>
343 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
344 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
345 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
346 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>/usr/local/plan9/sky/*.scat<br>
347 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
348 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
349 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>SOURCE </b></font><br>
350 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
351 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
352 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
353 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/scat<br>
354 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </font></tt>
355 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
356 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <p><font size=+1><b>SEE ALSO </b></font><br>
357 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
358 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=2><td><tr><td width=20><td>
359 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
360 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <a href="../man1/astro.html"><i>astro</i>(1)</a><br>
361 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tt><font size=+1>/usr/local/plan9/sky/constelnames </font></tt> the three-letter abbreviations
362 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull of the constellation names.
363 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr height=5><td></table>
364 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
365 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull The data was provided by the Astronomical Data Center at the NASA
366 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull Goddard Space Flight Center, except for NGC2000.0, which is Copyright
367 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull &copy; 1988, Sky Publishing Corporation, used (but not distributed)
368 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull by permission. The Digitized Sky Survey, 102 CD-ROMs, is not distributed
369 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull with the system.
370 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
371 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
372 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull
373 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <td width=20>
374 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <tr height=20><td>
375 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
376 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <!-- TRAILER -->
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381 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <a href="../../"><img src="../../dist/spaceglenda100.png" alt="Space Glenda" border=1></a>
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383 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull </table>
384 78e51a8c 2005-01-14 devnull <!-- TRAILER -->
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