On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Mike Read wrote:
>>> Hi Mark
>>>
>>> Any idea in GAIA if you can specify at opening or move around FITS
>>> extensions in local catalogue files.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Mike
>>
>> not sure I understand the question - do you mean if you've got an
>> MEF with a catalogue in the 3rd HDU you want to make sure GAIA uses that
>> one? If so probably appending "[3]" to the FITS filename
>> will do the trick.
>
> yep kind of, I fire up GAIA with my 4 extension RICE compressed FITS image, I
> select the last extension for display, then go to local catalogues and load
> teh corresponding 4 extension FITS catalogues but I can only access the first
> extension. I tries [4] etc but says there i sno file name
> /disk01/wsa/ingest/fits/20070913_v1/w20070913_02653_sf_st_cat.fits[4]
> tried putting quotes round it, just using
> /disk01/wsa/ingest/fits/20070913_v1/w20070913_02653_sf_st_cat.fits
> works but only uses the 1st extension.
beyond me then ... I'm bouncing this to the starlink list where
Peter Draper will no doubt be able to help.
Mark
--
Mark Taylor Astronomical Programmer Physics, Bristol University, UK
[log in to unmask] +44-117-928-8776 http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/
|