NAME

live - takes continuous pictures from CCD and displays the images

SYNOPSIS

live fits_file [bin=] [span=] [zero=] [zoom=1] [sleep=]

DESCRIPTION

This program is like tv program but it watches the file and only shows it after it changes. Looping as needed. update, when the file updates (like tail -f). You can use the span,zoom and zero options if you wish, but not the others.

OPTIONS

span=m sets the tv span manually (def: auto)

zero=m sets the tv zero manually (def: auto)

zoom=m sets the zoom display factor (def: 1.0)

sleep= sets the sleep time between exposures (def: 0 sec)

verbose - minimal printout.

debug - lots of printout; can be repeated for more.

BUGS

The program crashes when using the watch option if the file size or binning changes. Also you cannot stop the program by hitting the X button on the window, you must use Cntrl^C.
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