read_healpix_map

This routine reads a full sky HEALPix map from a FITS file

Location in HEALPix directory tree: src/C/subs/chealpix.c 

FORMAT

float *read_healpix_map(char *infile, long *nside, char *coordsys, char *ordering)

ARGUMENTS

name&dimensionality	kind	in/out	description
read_healpix_map	float	OUT	array containing the map read from the file
infile	char	IN	FITS file containing a full sky to be read
nside	long	OUT	HEALPix resolution parameter of the map
coordsys	char	OUT	astronomical coordinate system of pixelation (either 'C', 'E' or 'G' standing respectively for Celestial=equatorial, Ecliptic or Galactic)
ordering	char	OUT	HEALPix pixel ordering (either 'RING' or 'NESTED')

RELATED ROUTINES

This section lists the routines related to read_healpix_map

anafast

executable that reads a HEALPix map and analyses it.

synfast

executable that generate full sky HEALPix maps

write_healpix_map

subroutine to write HEALPix maps

get_fits_size

subroutine to determine the size of a map