IRAF Help page for: HELIO_IMAGE


HELIO_IMAGE (Mar95)              suntrans              HELIO_IMAGE (Mar95)



IMAGE IN A HELIOGRAPHIC COORDINATE SYSTEM--
image registered on a heliographic coordinate system. Images in a
heliographic coordinate system are in one of the three arrangements
shown below.


entire-sphere images in a heliographic coordinate system
Images covering an entire sphere in latitude and longitude as
illustrated below. Points are equally spaced in latitude.

North
_________________________________________
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| X sun
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|<--equator
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|---------------------------------------|
South

unfolded images on a heliographic coordinate system
Images covering a hemisphere or less registered on a
heliographic coordinate system. Points may be equally spaced
in latitude or sin(latitude)
North
_________________________________________
|......XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX......|
|...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...|
|.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|<--equator
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| X sun
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| . zeros near the
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| limb returned
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| by interpolator
|.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.| or masked out
|...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...|
|......XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX......|
|---------------------------------------|
South

folded images on a heliographic coordinate system
Images covering a hemisphere or less registered on a
heliographic coordinate system. Points may be equally spaced
in latitude or sin(latitude) in the format required by the
spherical harmonic transform code.
North-South
_________________________________________
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| X sun
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| . zeros returned by
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| interpolator or
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| areas masked out
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| near the limb
|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
|.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.|
|.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.| etc.
|...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...| - angle 2 (South)
|...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...| + angle 2 (North)
|......XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX......| - angle 1 (South)
|......XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX......| + angle 1 (North)
|---------------------------------------|
Equator



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