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| 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. |
| Version installed |
Ubuntu 18.04:
2.19.5 (installed in May 2019).
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| Usage |
At the command prompt, type:
sextractor or just
sex |
| Upgrade Notes |
N/A |
Manuals and
Documentation |
Read the User's
Manual or the cookbook by Benne
Holwerda: Source
Extractor for Dummies. See also the SExtractor
Forum at AstrOmatic.net. |
| SIE contact |
Nicola Caon
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- tel: 5383 - office: 1.124 |
| Additional Info |
Configuration files are in
/opt/sextractor/sextractor-2.19.5/config/. |
