Index

Source

A source name from the source catalog.

Input Format:

A sequence of printable ASCII characters.

Example:
The following example tells the control system to track the planet mercury.
  track mercury

Context:
Astronomical sources are indexed by unique names in the CBI source catalog. Sources can be sidereal objects, moving objects with associated ephemeris files, or fixed fiducial points in azimuth, elevation and deck angle.

Martin Shepherd (9-Oct-1997)