3.9.5 FIND_LIMB


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3.9.5 FIND_LIMB

FIND_LIMB also finds the location of the center of the optical sun and it's radius. A sample calling sequence is:
IDL> find_limb, img, x0, y0, r0
  where img contains the input image and x0,y0,r0 receive the output center location and diameter of the disk. FIND_LIMB only works on whole images. Also see FIT_LIMB.


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