SAOimage WCS Example 2

Use sgsc to identify the closest HST Guide Star

Run SAOimage
saoimage -wcscom sgsc_-har_15_%s test.fit
Whenever you click w, sgsc will be called to find the closest star within 15 arcseconds of the current cursor location, giving the distance from the cursor in the last column:
sgsc 2.5, 29 October 1998, Doug Mink SAO  Find closest star
GSC number  RAJ2000       DecJ2000     Mag  Type  Arcsec
4383.0434 09:54:31.937 +69:01:26.94  12.00  0     0.90

sgsc 2.5, 29 October 1998, Doug Mink SAO  Find closest star
GSC number  RAJ2000       DecJ2000     Mag  Type  Arcsec
4383.0863 09:54:19.037 +69:02:38.62  12.34  0     1.62

sgsc 2.5, 29 October 1998, Doug Mink SAO  Find closest star
GSC number  RAJ2000       DecJ2000     Mag  Type  Arcsec
4383.0613 09:54:45.578 +68:56:59.46  11.93  0     1.28


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