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Re: convert to pixel to RA and DEC in degrees? [message #49689 is a reply to message #49586]

Mon, 07 August 2006 15:56

Randolf Klein
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Registered: August 2006

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On 08/02/2006 09:28 AM, adisn123@yahoo.com wrote:
> Does anyone know a procedure which does converting job from pixel
> coordinates to RA and DEC in degrees using the image's fits header?
>
> I know there is xyad procedure in IDL library, but I want my result
> goes up to double precision.
>
> Is there any better one than xyad?
>
> Thanks.
>
If I am not mistaken, if you parameters x and y are double precision,
then the calculation and the resulting parameters a and d are double
precision.

RK

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