A suite of C-shell scripts
to rapidly extract astronomical data
without typing fields in a Web browser
getleda
(csh script for automatic extraction of galaxy information from LEDA) [version
1.4, October 2007]
getnedcoords
(csh script for automatic extraction of galaxy coordinates from NED) [version
2.1, January 2011
now uses wget]
getnedvels
(csh script for automatic extraction of galaxy velocities from NED) [version
1.9.5, Sept 2014
bug fixes]
getnedphotom
(csh script for automatic extraction of galaxy photometry from NED) [version
1.1, November 2005]
exploresdss
(csh script for automatic SDSS galaxy image and spectrum exploration) [version
2.4, Feb 2017 (queries DR13 by default, fixes older DR queries)]
]
To run these scripts (the first time), you must:
Save them onto your disk with your Web browser, in a directory that
lies in yourpath
Make them executable (chmod ugo+x filename)
Type rehash
For instructions on how to use each script, type filename -help
These scripts require that thelynxWeb browser be installed on your system, with version greater or equal to
2.5, except for getnedcoords, and getnedvels, which now use
the wget web
content retrieval command.