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NAME

makeregion - Make a region file for a image with POWplot.

USAGE

makeregion imagefile regfile ra de radius

DESCRIPTION

'makeregion' create a region file for a specified image through POWplot.

PARAMETERS

infile [filename]: File name of the FITS image file, followed by an optional extension name or number enclosed in square brackets.
regionfile [filename]: File name of the 'text' region file.
ra ="def" [string]: Right ascension (in h:m:s) of the center of the default selected area. If ra = "def", the ra is the same as that of the center of the image.
dec ="def" [string]: Declination (in degree:m:s) of the center of the default selected area. If dec = "def", the dec is the same as that of the center of the image.
radius ="def" [string]: The radius (arcmin) of the default selected area. If radius = "def", the radius is 1/8 of the height of the image.
(timeout =100) [double]: The time (in second) for access to POWplot. It will stop if time pass over "timeout" but it still cannot connect to POWplot.
(chatter = 1) [integer]: Controls the verbosity level of the output. Currently this parameter has no effect.

EXAMPLES

Note that when commands are issued on the Unix command line, strings containing special characters such as '[' or ']' must be enclosed in single or double quotes.

1. Update region file "pow.reg" for the image "img.fits".

      makeregion img.fits pow.reg def def def 100

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