tools for querying various online astronomical databases
The cdsclient package provides a set of tools for querying various online astronomical databases. Two generic query tools are provided: vizquery and find_cats. Various other programs and scripts are provided for easy access to specific catalogs or databases.
The cdsclient package provides a set of tools for querying various online astronomical databases. Two generic query tools are provided: vizquery and find_cats. Various other programs and scripts are provided for easy access to specific catalogs or databases.
To install cdsclient, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install cdsclient
To see what files were installed by cdsclient, run:
port contents cdsclient
To later upgrade cdsclient, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade cdsclient
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