User manual

Table of content
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 3
2 Installation ........................................................................................................................ 4
3 Getting started ................................................................................................................... 7
4 Available Aladin processing overview ............................................................................. 11
5 The graphical interface in details .................................................................................... 14
5.1 The main window ...................................................................................................... 14
5.1.1 The stack ............................................................................................................. 16
5.1.2 The view .............................................................................................................. 19
5.1.3 The tool bar ........................................................................................................ 27
5.1.4 The zoom panel .................................................................................................. 31
5.1.5 Locating band ..................................................................................................... 31
5.1.6 The measures ..................................................................................................... 33
5.2 The server selector .................................................................................................. 38
5.2.1 Servers list .......................................................................................................... 39
5.2.2 Specifying information ...................................................................................... 40
5.2.3 Data list and data tree ....................................................................................... 41
5.2.4 History of queries .............................................................................................. 41
5.2.5 The control band ................................................................................................ 42
5.2.6 The 4 forms linked to the top tabs .................................................................... 42
5.2.7 Aladin’s form characteristics ............................................................................ 44
5.2.8 Vizier’s form characteristics ............................................................................. 44
5.2.9 Characteristics of the SkyBot form .................................................................... 46
5.2.10 Adding a personal server ................................................................................ 47
5.3 Adjusting the pixels dynamic .................................................................................. 47
5.4 Contours generator ................................................................................................... 52
5.5 Dealing with catalogue filters .................................................................................. 53
5.6 catalogues cross-match ........................................................................................... 60
5.7 Column computer .................................................................................................... 63
5.8 Astronomical calibration window ........................................................................... 64
5.9 RGB colour image builder ....................................................................................... 69
5.10 Images associations: cubes and mosaics .............................................................. 71
5.11 Resampling images ................................................................................................. 72
5.12 Arithmetic operations on images ........................................................................... 73
5.13 Save, export and print ............................................................................................ 74
5.14 User preferences .................................................................................................... 75
5.15 The script console .................................................................................................. 76
6 Additional Tools .............................................................................................................. 77
6.1 Simbad Pointer ......................................................................................................... 78
6.2 The Macro Controller ............................................................................................... 79
6.3 Interaction with VO tools: SAMP ............................................................................. 79
6.4 Extraction of sources via SExtractor ....................................................................... 82
6.5 Generating 'thumbnail' images ................................................................................ 82
7 Aladin for experts ............................................................................................................ 84
7.1 Aladin script mode .................................................................................................... 84
7.2 Make your data visible in the Aladin applet ............................................................ 86
7.3 Aladin extensions: “plugins” ................................................................................... 87
7.4 Interactions IDL / Aladin ........................................................................................ 88
8 Using Aladin ................................................................................................................... 88
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