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SAOImageDS9 is an astronomical imaging and data visualization
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application. DS9 supports FITS images and binary tables, multiple
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frame buffers, region manipulation, and many scale algorithms and
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colormaps. All versions and platforms support a consistent set of GUI
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and functional capabilities. DS9 supports advanced features such as
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2-D, 3-D and RGB frame buffers, mosaic images, tiling, blinking,
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geometric markers, colormap manipulation, scaling, arbitrary zoom,
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cropping, rotation, pan, and a variety of coordinate systems.
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Furthermore, the application is stand-alone and requires no
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installation or support files. The GUI for DS9 is user configurable.
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GUI elements such as the coordinate display, panner, magnifier,
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horizontal and vertical graphs, button bar, and color bar can be
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configured via menus or the command line.
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