DS9

SAOImageDS9 is a astronomical imaging and data visualization application. DS9 provides support for FITS images, binary tables, multiple frame buffers, region manipulation, and colormaps display options

Availability and Restrictions

The following versions of DS9 are available on OSC clusters:

Version Owens Pitzer
7.8.3 X* X*
* Current default version

You can use  module spider ds9to view available modules for a given machine. Feel free to contact OSC Help if you need other versions for your work.

Access

DS9 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 DS9, run the following command: module load ds9. The default version will be loaded. To select a particular DS9 version, use module load ds9/version . For example, use module load ds9/7.8.3to load DS9 7.8.3.

Usage on Pitzer

Set-up

To configure your environment for use of DS9, run the following command: module load ds9. The default version will be loaded. To select a particular DS9 version, use module load ds9/version . For example, use module load ds9/7.8.3to load DS9 7.8.3.

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