init_healpix
This IDL facility creates an IDL system variable (!HEALPIX) containing various
HEALPix related quantities
Location in HEALPix directory tree:
src/idl/misc/init_healpix.pro
FORMAT
IDL>
INIT_HEALPIX [,VERBOSE=]
KEYWORDS
-
VERBOSE =
- if set, turn on the verbose mode, giving a short
description of the variables just created.
DESCRIPTION
init_healpix defines the IDL system variable and structure !HEALPIX
containing several quantities and character string necessary to HEALPix , eg : allowed
resolution parameters Nside, full path to package directory, package version...
RELATED ROUTINES
This section lists the routines related to init_healpix
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idl
- version 5.0 or more is necessary to run init_healpix .
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!HEALPIX
- IDL system variable defined by init_healpix
EXAMPLE:
init_healpix will create the system variable !Healpix, and give a short
description of the tags available.
Eric Hivon
2005-08-31