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Spectral Coordinate Systems (SpecFrames)   

The SpecFrame is a Frame which is specialised for representing coordinate systems which describe a position within an electro-magnetic spectrum. In this section we examine the additional properties and behaviour of a SpecFrame that distinguish it from a basic Frame ([*]).



 

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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 210
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
30th April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

Copyright (C) 2003 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils