Astro::Catalog::IO::Northstar - NorthStar format catalogue parser
$cat = Astro::Catalog::IO::Northstar->_read_catalog( \@lines ); $arrref = Astro::Catalog::IO::Northstar->_write_catalog( $cat, %options ); $filename = Astro::Catalog::IO::Northstar->_default_file();
This class provides read and write methods for catalogues in the format used by the NorthStar proposal submission system. The methods are not public and should, in general, only be called from the Astro::Catalog write_catalog and read_catalog methods.
Astro::Catalog
write_catalog
read_catalog
Parses the catalogue lines and returns a new Astro::Catalog object containing the catalog entries.
$cat = Astro::Catalog::IO::Northstar->_read_catalog( \@lines, %options );
Supported options (with defaults) are:
telescope => Name of telescope to associate with each coordinate entry (defaults to JCMT). If the telescope option is specified but is undef or empty string, no telescope is used.
The NorthStar (http://proposal.astron.nl) catalogue format is:
TargetName hh:mm:ss dd:mm:ss system misc
TargetName can not include spaces. The "system" should be "J2000", "B1950", "Jxxxx", "Bxxxx" or "GALACTIC".
The misc field will be stored as a comment.
The following global variables can be modified to control the state of the module:
Controls debugging messages. Default state is false.
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Tim Jenness <tjenness@cpan.org>
To install Astro::Catalog, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Astro::Catalog
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Astro::Catalog
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.