Coordinate Systems


The topics below discuss how Mira works with the coordinate systems of images and plots.

Coordinate System Topics

World Coordinate System

Image Coordinate System

Pixel Coordinate Definition

Sub-pixel Coordinate Definition

Angle Measurement Definition

Plot Coordinate Systems

Plotting in World Coordinates

Image Display Orientation

FITS Image Orientation

Image Coordinate Display

Moving the Image Cursor to a Specified Coordinate

Go To Coordinate command

Coordinate Calibration Commands

The topics below discuss tools used for calibrating and working with world coordinate systems

Calibrate Linear Scale

Set Linear Scale

Set Arcsecond Scale

Set Equatorial Scale

Delete Calibration

Related Topics

Contents, Measuring Images