WCStools is a program package designed for working with Images and the World Coordinate System. The aim of WCStools is to provide methods for relating pixels taken common astronomical images to sky coordinates.
Availability and Restrictions
The following versions of WCStools are available on OSC clusters:
| Version | Owens | Pitzer |
|---|---|---|
| 3.9.7 | X* | X* |
* Current default version
You can use module spider wcstools to view available modules for a given machine. Feel free to contact OSC Help if you need other versions for your work.
Access
WCStools is available to all OSC users. If you have any questions, please contact OSC Help.
Publisher/Vendor/Repository and License Type
Jessica Mink, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/ Open source
Usage
Usage on Owens
Set-up
To configure your environment for use of WCStools, run the following command:
module load wcstools. The default version will be loaded. To select a particular WCStools version, use module load wcstools/version . For example, use module load wcstools/3.9.7 to load WCStools 3.9.7.Usage on Pitzer
Set-up
To configure your environment for use of WCStools, run the following command:
module load wcstools. The default version will be loaded. To select a particular WCStools version, use module load wcstools/version . For example, use module load wcstools/3.9.7 to load WCStools 3.9.7.Further Reading
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