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NAME

       skycat - A tool for displaying astronomical images and catalogs

SYNOPSIS

       skycat filename -option value ...

DESCRIPTION

       The  ESO Skycat tool combines the image display capabilities of the RTD (Real-Time Display) with a set of
       classes for accessing astronomical catalogs locally and over the network using HTTP. The tool allows  you
       to view FITS images from files or from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS).

OPTIONS

       -file filename
              Specify a FITS file to display. '-' means read the file from the standard input.  The '-file' part
              is optional, so you can also simply specify a file name. Image compression  and  decompression  is
              done  automatically, based on the file name suffix: .gzfits or .gfits for GZIP compression, .hfits
              for H-compress, and .cfits for UNIX compression.

       -cat bool
              If bool is 1, include 'Data-Servers' menu in the menubar (This is the default). The 'Data-Servers'
              menu  gives  you access to the ESO Archive extensions for browsing astronomical catalogs, plotting
              objects in the image window and getting images over the network from the image  servers,  such  as
              the Digitized Sky server.

       -rtd bool
              If  bool  is 1, include the Real-Time menu in the menubar (default is 0). The Real-Time menu gives
              you access to the VLT Real-Time Display features, such as camera control and rapid frames. To  use
              these  features,  the  rtdServer  daemon  must be running on the local host. A client application,
              linked with the Rtd image event library can then send images via shared memory to be displayed  in
              rapid succession.

       -float_panel bool
              If  the  option  value is 1, the skycat info panel is put in a separate popup window, leaving more
              space for the image window (The default is off).

       -panel_layout <saoimage | reverse | default>
              With this option you can change the order of the zoom and pan windows in the layout.  The  default
              layout  is:  zoom  window  on  the  left,  info  panel  in  the  center  and  pan window right. If
              "-panel_layout saoimage" is specified, a layout similar to  saoimage  is  used  (info  panel,  pan
              window,  zoom  window).  If  "-panel_layout reverse" is specified, the order of the windows is the
              reverse of the default.

       -remote bool
              If "-remote 1" is specified and a skycat process is already running, the existing  skycat  process
              is  sent  a  message  and asked to open a new window and the new skycat process exits immediately.
              This has the advantage of sharing the image colormap and using fewer system resources, however  it
              depends  on being able to use the Tcl send mechanism. For security reasons, Tcl send will not work
              if you are using "xhost" based X security. You need to use X-auth security. See the "Tcl/Tk Tools"
              book from O'Reilly for more on this topic.

       -min_scale n

       -max_scale n
              Specify  the  min  and  max  scale  values for the Magnification menu.  Negative values shrink the
              image, positive values zoom in closer. The default values are -10 and 20.

       -port portnum
              Specify a port number to use for the remote RTD socket interface. See the  Rtd  User's  Guide  for
              details  on  this  socket  based  interface. By default, a port number is chosen automatically and
              written to the file ~/.rtd-remote.

       -disp_image_icon bool
              If bool is 1 (default), display a miniature version of the image in the tool's icon window.

       -default_cmap <cmap>
              Specify the default colormap. This should be one of the names listed in the 'Colors' popup  window
              (default is 'real').

       -default_itt <itt>
              Specify  the  default  intensity  transfer  table.  This  should be one of the names listed in the
              'Colors' popup window (default is 'ramp').

       -colorramp_height <pixels>
              This option can be used to change the height of color bar (the widget at the bottom of the  screen
              displaying the image colors).

       -with_colorramp bool
              If bool is true, display the color bar (default).

       -with_zoom_window bool
              If bool is true, display the zoom window (default).

       -with_pan_window bool
              If bool is true, display the pan window (default).

       -dozoom bool
              If bool is true, turn the zoom window on automatically (default).

MENU ITEMS

   File menu
       Open...
              Open and display a (FITS) image file.

       Reopen...
              Reload the image display after the image has changed on disk.

       Save as...
              Save the current image to a file.

       Save region as...
              Save a section of the current image to a file.

       Print...
              Print the current image to a file or printer.

       Clear  Clear the image display.

       New Window
              Display up a new main window.

       Close  Close the main window and exit if there are no more windows.

       Exit   Exit the application.

   View menu
       Colors...
              Display a window for manipulating the image colormap.

       Cut Levels...
              Display a window for manipulating the image cut levels.

       Cuts...
              Display a graph of pixel values along a line drawn interactively over the image.

       Pick Object...
              Select an object or star in the image and display statistics.

       Fits Header...
              Display the FITS header for the current image.

       Pixel Table...
              Display a table of pixel values surrounding the mouse cursor.

       Magnification
              Set the magnification factor of the image display.

       Hide Control Panel
              Toggle the visibility of the upper control panel

       Hide Popup Windows
              Toggle the visibility of the popup windows.

   Graphics menu
       Toolbox
              Display the line graphics toolbox.

       Mode =>
              Select the drawing mode.

       Width =>
              Set the line width for drawing.

       Arrow =>
              Select the arrow mode for lines.

       ArrorShape =>
              Select the arrow shape for lines.

       Fill =>
              Select the fill color for drawing.

       Outline =>
              Select the outline color for drawing.

       Stipple =>
              Select the stipple pattern for filling objects.

       Font =>
              Select the font to use for labels.

       Smooth =>
              Set the smooth option for drawing polygons

       Clear =>
              Delete graphic objects.

       Delete =>
              Delete selected graphic objects.

       Hide Graphics
              Toggle the visibility of the image line graphics

   Data-Servers
       Catalogs =>
              Select a catalog from the menu.

       Image Servers =>
              Select an image server from the menu.

       Archives =>
              Select an archive from the menu.

       Local Catalogs =>
              Select a local catalog from the menu.

   Real-time menu (displayed when -rtd 1 is specified)
       Attach Camera
              Attach the real-time camera - start receiving images.

       Detach Camera
              Detach the real-time camera - stop receiving images.

       Set Camera...
              Set the real-time camera name.

       Rapid Frame
              Create a rapid frame by interactively drawing a rectangle on the image.

   Help menu
       About Skycat...
              Display a window with information about this Skycat version.

       Help...
              Display information about Skycat in netscape (if netscape is available).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       $SKYCAT_CONFIG
              If  set,  this is used as the URL to access the skycat configuration file, which contains the list
              of available catalogs and how to query them. By default, the configuration file is  also  searched
              for   in   $HOME/.skycat/skycat.cfg,   and  if  that  is  not  found,  in  the  ESO  default  URL:
              http://archive.eso.org/skycat/skycat2.0.cfg.

       $SKYCAT_PLUGIN
              If set, this variable should be a colon separated list of files or directories  containing  skycat
              plugins. A skycat plugin is a Tcl script that defines a Tcl proc to be called for each instance of
              the main window. The script is sourced before any windows are created and  can  also  load  shared
              libraries    dynamically    to    add    new    features.     See    the   Skycat   User's   Guide
              (ftp://ftp.archive.eso.org/pub/skycat/docs) for more information.

FILES

       http://archive.eso.org/skycat/skycat2.0.cfg - default configuration file.

SEE ALSO

       rtd(1)