This is a webform which allows a user to retrieve GSC1 data
It is only necessary to enter ONE of the following input conditions
- GSC1 ID - the original GSC1 ID of an object if available
- Free form RA,DEC - text boxes to enter RA & DEC in either decimal degrees or sexagesimal
- Sexagesimal RA,DEC - text boxes to specify RA & DEC in sexagesimal format (deprecated)
If a position is entered one need to specify the size/type of the search area
Cone Search with radius in arcminutes
Box search with side length in arcminutes
When returning data to the user it is possible to select a number of different formats
- HTML - webpage format for browser viewing
- CSV - comma separated variables for analysis
- TSV - tab separated variables for analysis
- JSON - JavaScript Object Notation for data interchange
- VOTABLE - Virtual Observatory standard for data interchange
- TEXT - plain text format to support service calls (deprecated)
There are also optional parameters to specify bright/faint magnitude limits and the maximum number of objects to return (sorted by mag)