SMM IDL User Tools

You may download software from this page in order to perform operations and make measurements. The IDL processing system is required to run the software. Solarsoft may be required, specifically the following routines: readfits, headfits, fxpar, write_gif. Additionally, for LASCO use only: dte, get_cal_name.

Disclaimer: this software is no longer maintained.

FITS Movie Player

IDL> .r xinfts

IDL>  xinfts,'list_of_fits_images',/label

See the README file for more information.
You can download xinfts.

IDL Color Tables

IDL > lct,'file.lut'

See the README file for more information.
You can download color tables in zip or compressed tar format.

Position Measurements

Examples of usage:

IDL> fvp,'file.fts'


You can save your measurements in a gif image:

IDL> fvp,'file.fts',/gif


You can pre-load a color table and set min/max values::

IDL> fvp,'file.fts', /gif, cm='colormap.lut', wmin=1, wmax=240

See the README file for more information.
You can download the IDL procedures in zip or compressed tar format.

Brightness and Mass Measurements

Please consult the README file for information about how to make these measurements.
You can download the IDL procedures in zip or compressed tar format.

The Solar Maximum Mission Coronagraph/Polarimenter was designed & operated by the High Altitude Observatory (HAO), a division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The SMM Coronagraph/Polarimeter instrument was built by Ball Aerospace Systems Division (BASD).

The SMM Spacecraft was built by Goddard Space Flight Center ( GSFC), and the SMM project was funded & managed by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).