source-extractor

NAME

source-extractor - extract a source catalogue from an astronomical FITS image

SYNOPSIS

source-extractor image [-c configuration-file]

source-extractor image_detect image_measure [ -c configuration-file]

source-extractor -d

DESCRIPTION

SExtractor is a program that builds a catalogue of objects from an astronomical image. Although it is particularly oriented towards reduction of large scale galaxy-survey data, it performs rather well on moderately crowded star fields. See http://astromatic.net/software/sextractor for more details.

Operation modes:

-h, --help

print this help, then exit

-V, --version

print version number, then exit

-d, --dump

dump a default configuration file

MANUAL

The full documentation for SExtractor is maintained as a PDF manual available at http://astromatic.net/software/sextractor

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs to the SExtractor software forum at http://astromatic.net/forum.

SEE ALSO

missfits(1), psfex(1), scamp(1), sky(1), stiff(1), stuff(1), swarp (1), weightwatcher(1)

AUTHORS

Written by Emmanuel Bertin (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)

LICENSE

SExtractor is licensed under the terms of the General Public License (GPL), version 3.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.