% % Identify.tex % % SatNOGS Optical Unofficial Guide % % Copyright (C) 2022, Jeff Moe % % This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 % International Public License (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Jeff Moe. % \section{Overview of Satellite Identification} \label{sec:overview-identify} \index{identification} \index{SIDLOC} The \gls{LSF} is developing a project called \gls{SIDLOC}, for \gls{satellite} identification and localization. With the addition of many more \glspl{satellite} in \gls{orbit} there is a growing need for \gls{SSA}. \section{\texttt{stvid}'s \texttt{process.py} for Identification} \label{sec:process-identify} The best tool for identifying \glspl{satellite} from \gls{FITS} files is the \texttt{process.py} script from \texttt{stvid}, available here: * \url{https://github.com/cbassa/stvid} My fork is here: * \url{https://spacecruft.org/spacecruft/stvid} \section{Identifying Satellites with \texttt{satid}} \index{satid}\index{sattools} The deprecated C application, \texttt{satid} from the \texttt{sattools} package can help identify \glspl{satellite}. See figure \ref{fig:satid-giza-3}, page \pageref{fig:satid-giza-3} for output from my Giza port of \texttt{satid}.% \footnote{\url{https://spacecruft.org/spacecruft/sattools/media/branch/spacecruft/img/satid-giza-3.png}} \index{Giza} * \url{https://github.com/cbassa/sattools} My fork is here: * \url{https://spacecruft.org/spacecruft/sattools} % https://spacecruft.org/spacecruft/sattools/media/branch/spacecruft/img/satid-giza-3.png \begin{figure}[h!] \begin{center} \includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,height=0.40\textheight,width=1.00\textwidth,angle=0]{satid-giza-3.png} \caption{\texttt{satid} example.} \index{satid}\index{sattools} \label{fig:satid-giza-3} \end{center} \end{figure} \section{AstroImageJ} \index{identify}\index{AstroImageJ}\index{FITS} Analyze data with applications, such as \gls{AstroImageJ}. \gls{FITS} files are commonly used in astronomy.% \footnote{\cite{Wiki22:fitswikipfreeencyc}} \gls{AstroImageJ} can read \gls{FITS} format files. See \ref{fig:astroimagej}, page \pageref{fig:astroimagej}, for a screenshot displaying a \gls{FITS} file generated by \texttt{\gls{stvid}}. \index{stvid} \begin{figure}[h!] \begin{center} \includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,height=0.40\textheight,width=1.00\textwidth,angle=0]{astroimagej.png} \caption{AstroImageJ screenshot viewing FITS file.} \index{AstroImageJ}\index{FITS} \label{fig:astroimagej} \end{center} \end{figure}