edu.pdx.starview.imaging
Class ImageGeneration

java.lang.Object
  edu.pdx.starview.imaging.ImageGeneration

public class ImageGeneration

extends java.lang.Object

Single point of entry interface for generating images.

Author:

Dave Camarillo

Constructor Summary

ImageGeneration()

Method Summary

static ImageMap

genImage(java.io.File SAO_Database, SVAngle lat, SVAngle longi, SVAngle azimuthCenter, SVAngle altitudeCenter, int imageWidth, int imageHeight, SVTime theTime, SVAngle arcWidthOfImage) Generates an image of the sky based on location, time and other specifications.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ImageGeneration

public ImageGeneration()

Method Detail

genImage

public static ImageMap genImage(java.io.File SAO_Database,
                                SVAngle lat,
                                SVAngle longi,
                                SVAngle azimuthCenter,
                                SVAngle altitudeCenter,
                                int imageWidth,
                                int imageHeight,
                                SVTime theTime,
                                SVAngle arcWidthOfImage)
                         throws java.lang.Exception

Generates an image of the sky based on location, time and other specifications.

Parameters:

SAO_Database - The location of the SAO database to use

lat - Latitude of observer

longi - Longitude of observer

azimuthCenter - Azimuth Center of image to be generated

altitudeCenter - Altitude center of image to be generated.

imageWidth - Number of pixils wide that the image will be

imageHeight - Number of pixils high that the image will be

theTime - The point in time of observation

arcWidthOfImage - The number of degrees of angular width the image will be

Returns:

The image map of the night sky.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception