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Last Updated Jan 2001
Copyright © 2001 The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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To run ShowSky you need the JDK or JRE 1.2 or higher installed as well as JAI. See requirements.
The following table gives links to other files which you need and tells you where to install them.
A folder should be created to hold showsky.zip and some other essential files this is referred to below and in the documentation as the "ShowSky" Folder.
Putting jars in the jre/lib/ext folder is equivalent to adding them to your CLASSPATH - either is a valid approach. Be warned on windows when you install the JDK you will end up with two jre folders one under the JDK directory and one under c:/program Files/javasoft - install jars in both directories.
You need to have the following files for ShowSky and ShowFullSky
| File | Install in | Description |
| showsky.zip | Show Sky Folder | The Show Sky classes in executable jar file - this includes SLA WCSTOOLS from SEA , fits and HTM classes. |
You may like to have the following files
| File | Install in | Description |
| stsci.properties | Show Sky Folder | File containing properties for the tool |
| servers.lst | Show Sky Folder | File containing the list of available archives. |
| UserGuide.doc | Show Sky Folder | Word Document version of User Manual |
| showsky.bat | Show Sky Folder | Command line for running ShowSky with extra memory |
| showskysrc.zip | ShowSkyInstall | All source code for ShowSky |
| nomfits.jar | jre/lib/ext Folder | Tom McGlyns FITS IO routines |
| htmIndex.jar | jre/lib/ext Folder | JHU Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) routines. |
| showskyaux.zip | ShowSkyInstall | Contains nomfits htmIndex - these need to be in jre/lib/ext |
| showskydoc.zip | ShowSkyInstall | Java Doc docs for ShowSky classes. |
To try out ShowFullSky (HTM Map plotting) you may need
| File | Install in | Description |
| htm6.lst | Show Sky Folder | textfile of correct format for show fullsky just running number. |
| fullsky.properties | Show Sky Folder | properties called for by showfullsky.bat |
| showfullsky.bat | Show Sky Folder | file with the java command line in it |
| gsc.txt | Show Sky Folder | densities of objects per htm for GSC2. |
| sdss.txt | Show Sky Folder | densities of objects per htm for SDSS. |
Further installation instructions may be found in the User Guide.
For thoose unwilling to read the manual to run ShowSky assuming you have nomfits.jar and htmindex.jar in the class path just type:
java -mx128M -ms64M -jar showsky.zip
in the Show Sky folder.
Release History
| Date | Versions | Summary of changes |
| 29 Mar. 2002 |
ShowSky2.1.3 ShowFullSky 0.6 |
Encode plate url so it is not truncated so all plates returned properly |
| 28 Mar. 2002 |
ShowSky2.1.2 ShowFullSky 0.6 |
Added plate functionality and made it run as a web service so no binares neded on local machine. Added property GETPLATESURL which allows the url to be redefined. Added plate ploting functionality. Made show sky.zip contain dependencies for easier installation. |
| 28 Sep.2001 |
ShowSky2.0.9 ShowFullSky 0.6 |
Fixed conversion of Galactic HTM Numbers so mouse over and recenter works properly in FullSky. |
| 28 Sep.2001 |
ShowSky2.0.9 ShowFullSky 0.5 |
Small addition for GSC221 |
| 28 Sep.2001 |
ShowSky2.0.8 ShowFullSky 0.5 |
Added 2MASS support (could not contact server to test). Added "Outer Query" support. Added Text for SDSS type codes. FullSky: OrientationPanel - Galactic Projection. Changed to plot dec +90 on top. Put sdss.txt and GSC.txt in ShowSKy for download. Allow selection of HTM and BringUp ShowSky based on current HTM. Included WCSTOOLS in showsky.zip also in the documentation. |
| 21 Sep. 2001 |
ShowSky2.0.5 ShowFullSky0.2 |
Fixed Problem with sources not matching images around 0 dec. Added SDSS support. Added more fields to Selected Object Panel. FullSky loads partial HTM sets correctly. Small fix to HTMIndex. |