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Last modified: 27 November 2012

How do I create a contour plot of an image?


Contour plots of FITS images can be created using either make_figure or add_contour:

make_figure("img.fits")
make_figure("img.fits", [1,2,3])
make_figure("img.fits", [1,2,3], ["color","red"])

add_contour("img.fits")
add_contour("img.fits", [1,2,3])
add_contour("img.fits", [1,2,3], ["color","red"])

These commands create a contour plot of the image img.fits using: a set of default contour levels calculated from the image, the contour levels 1,2,3, and the contour levels 1,2,3 along with using a red color to draw the contours.

The add_ds9_contour routine can be used to draw the contours saved by ds9.



Last modified: 27 November 2012
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