Coordinate Grids

DS9 can create and display coordinate grids as an overlay on an image. The Display Coordinate Grid Menu is used to display grids. A coordinate grid is composed of Grid Lines, Axes, Border, and Title. Axes include tickmarks, title, and numbers.

Coordinate Grid Parameters

The appearance of the coordinate grid is specified by parameters. These parameters may be configured via the Coordinate Grid Parameters dialog box. In addition to the axes titles and the grid title, the following menus are available.

File

Load and Save Coordinate Grid configurations.

Coordinate

Select the Coordinate system to be displayed.

View

Toggle the display of Grid lines, Title, Axes, Axes Numbers, and Border. Also specify Interior or Exterior Axes.

Color

Select the color of Grid lines, Title, Axes, Axes Title, Axes Numbers, Tickmarks, and Border.

Line

Select the line width and style (solid or dash) for the Grid lines, Axes, Tickmarks, and Border.

Font

Select the font family, font style, and font size for the grid Title, Axes Titles, and Axes Numbers.