Image Generator

V1.0

Static images of the sky map can be generated and used by Users on their websites.

A sample form to generate one such image is listed below

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Here's the form to produce image: full_map.html

Variable	Description	Size	Possible values	Default
Image Settings
type	Determines whether a full or a partial image of the sky-map is required. If partial view is required, then angel, ra, de and rotation must be specified.	4A	· FULL · PART	FULL
w	Width of the required image in pixels. Maximum Size is 2000 pixels	4N	Any numeric value between	900
h	Height of the required image in pixels. Maximum Size is 2000 pixels	4N	Any numeric value between	450
background_color	The image background color. If the value “TRANSPARENT” is used, then a transparent image is generated.	11A	Any hexadecimal color value (RRGGBB).	000000
output	The desired format of the image	3A	GIF PNG	GIF
borders	This option determine whether the Image Border must be displayed		0 - ON 1 - OFF <blank> - Default	<blank>
border_color	The color of the image border		Any hexadecimal color value RRGGBB format	400000
The following variables must be used only when a partial map (type=part) is required
angel	Angel	3N	0.01 - Minimum 180.00 – Maximum	5.0
ra	Right ascension	2N	00 – Minimum 24 – Maximum	12
de	Declination	2N	-90 degrees – Minimum + 90 degrees - Maximum	00
rotation	Rotation	3N	0.0 360.0	0.0
These variable determine the number of stars that will be displayed in the required image. Only ONE of these variables must be used
mag	Magnitude	2N	-26.7 – Minimum +20.0 - Maximum	7.5
max_stars	Maximum number of stars to be displayed in the image			100000
zoom			0.0	0.0
Grid Settings
show_grid	Display Grids in the image		0 - ON 1 - OFF	O
grid_color	The color of the Grid	6A	Any hexadecimal color value in RRGGBB format	404040
grid_color_zero	?????	6A	Any hexadecimal color value RRGGBB format	808080
grid_lines_width	The size of the Grid line in mm	??	??	1.0
grid_ra_step			0 24	1.0
grid_de_step			0 90	15.0
Constellation Line Settings
show_const_lines	Determines whether the constellation lines must be displayed	1N	0 1	0
constellation_lines_color	The color of the constellation lines	6A	Any hexadecimal color value	006000
constellation_lines_width	Width of the constellation lines in mm
Option to configure Constellation Name
language	Language of display. The name of the stars or constellation will be displayed in the selected language.	2A	· "NL" – Dutch · "EN" – English · "FR" - French · "DE" - German · “EL" - Greek · “HE" - Hebrew · “IT" - Italian · “JA" - Japanese · “PL" - Polish · "PT" - Portuguese · “RU" - Russian · “ES" - Spanish · “SV" - Swedish	EN
show_const_names	Determines whether the constellation Name must be displayed	1N	0 1	O
constellation_names_color	The color of the displayed constellation names	6A	Any hexadecimal color value	006000
const_name_font_type	The Font type of the displayed constellation name	11A	PLAIN, BOLD, ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC	PLAIN
const_name_font_name	The Font Type	2N	0 = Bitstream Charter 1 = Century Schoolbook L 2 = Courier 3 = Courier 10 Pitch 4 = Cursor 5 = Dialog 6 = DialogInput 7 = Dingbats 8 = Hershey 9 = Lucida Bright 10 = Lucida Sans 11 = Lucida Sans Typewriter 12 = Luxi Mono 13 = Luxi Sans 14 = Luxi Serif 15 = Monospaced 16 = Nimbus Mono L 17 = Nimbus Roman No9 L 18 = Nimbus Sans L 19 = SansSerif 20 = Serif 21 = Standard Symbols L 22 = URW Bookman L 23 = URW Chancery L 24 = URW Gothic L 25 = URW Palladio L 26 = Utopia	19
const_name_font_size	The Font size of the displayed constellation name	2N		15
Option to configure Constellation boundaries
show_const_boundaries	Determines whether the constellation Boundary must be displayed	1N	0 1	0
constellation_boundaries_color	The color of the displayed constellation boundary	6A	Any hexadecimal color value	000060
constellation_boundaries_width	Width of the constellation Boundary in mm			1.0