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Vizier catalogue overlay (for Herschel Galactic Plane data)
The Hi-Gal Consortium public database provides an incremental access to compact source catalogues through Vizier (http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-3?-source=J/A%2bA/591/A149&-out.max=50&-out.form=HTML%20Table&-out.add=_r&-out.add=_RAJ,_DEJ&-sort=_r&-oc.form=sexa) as well as through the Vialactea Project web-interface (http://tools.asdc.asi.it/HiGAL.jsp).
It would be a useful scientific tool and a great added value if EsaSky can provide a capability to overlay catalogues on background intensity maps. The interwoven structure of filaments Herschel resolves in large-scale images are well correlated with locations of starless and star forming cores. An overlay functionality could guide scientist to identify 'interesting' areas for follow-up studies. Filtering of overlaid sources based on catalogued observables (colours, photometry, size, shape parameters etc.) could further enhance the science use of such functionality.
Add the eROSITA largest ever Xray space survey!
https://www.mpe.mpg.de/eROSITA
eROSITA is the best xray space survey ever by more than an order of magnitude
You should include it for democratizing science progress :)
Dashboard in the External Data Centres
Hi all! I can't see the MAST data on the Dashboard in the External Data Centres.
Circle footprints via Javascript API
Currently, the Javascript API docs give an example of creating a polygon footprint. E.g:
{event: 'overlayFootprints', content:{'overlaySet': {'type': 'FootprintListOverlay', 'overlayName': 'test footprints', 'cooframe': 'J2000', 'color': 'red', 'lineWidth': 5, 'skyObjectList': [{'name': 'test footprint1', 'id': 1, 'stcs': 'Polygon J2000 187.33912535049 -62.6616054228651 187.343512531474 -62.7116786437002 187.235239903703 -62.7136263115712 187.231036216914 -62.6635488923945', 'ra_deg': '187.287228500645', 'dec_deg': '-62.6876148176328'}]}}}
Is it possible to create a circle (other than by defining it as a polygon)?
Are there any more docs for the stcs parameter?
Is the ESASky source code available somewhere?
Thanks.
Gaia propermotion direction
I have noted that some targets are observed with large proper motion from Gaia DR3. But I am not clear what's the direction of the proper motion. I notice that some are marked with arrows and some are not. So how can I know the direction of the proper motion for those targets.
Poor alignment betweeen HST outreach and Gaia FPR
I have noticed poor alignment between the Gaia Focus Product Release catalogue of Omega Cen and the HST Outreach image in the same region. Can this be fixed?
"Publications" not working/Sat shadows in ESAsky
Today I can't seem to get the "Publications" result to yield anything. Its hung up in an endless loading cycle. I've cleared cookies, caches, switched browsers. There also appear to be some strange shadows and tinting that look to be being caused by externals on a satellite.
GALJ2000GALJG223.5904988 -08.6562613FoV: 9.6° X 4.8°DSS2 color ; is one such example.
Identify an object by tapping on it
If just browsing the sky, I have found some interesting looking objects but cannot see an easy way to identify them within EsaSky
URL sharing not working correctly
Hello, trying to share some closeups of the new JWST image, and the URL does not work. For example
should return
but instead it returns
Milliquas
I have not yet found the display function in ESA Sky which allows us to display known and imaged Quasars, AGN and Candidates.
From the 1.5 Million or so in our database to date. Viz the Million Quasars (Milliquas) catalog, v7.10, 15 April 2023
https://quasars.org/milliquas.htm
How do we toggle/display all known, imaged, Quasars for viewing and exploring in ESA Sky?
Or Open Clusters, Globular Clusters, Dwarf Galaxies, Galaxies, etc.?
Thank you. I was not able to get any assistance from the SDSS for viewing the imaged Quasars in the Catalog
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