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SkyMaker   
Description SkyMaker is a program that simulates astronomical images. It accepts object lists in ASCII generated by the Stuff program to produce realistic astronomical fields.
Version installed Ubuntu 18.04: 4.2.0 (installed in April 2023).
Usage At the command prompt, type:
sky 
Upgrade Notes N/A
Manuals and
Documentation
There is no SkyMaker documentation yet, however see the "Lecture II: Image simulations" slides by T. Erben (AIfA, Bonn)
SIE contact Nicola Caon – – tel: 5383 – office: 1.124
Additional Info See the sample configuration file in /opt/sextractor/skymaker-4.2.0/config/sample.list.