AstroZoomLevel

AstroZoomLevel

is an option of AstroGraphics and AstroStyling that specifies the level of resolution at which to render images.

Details

  • AstroZoomLevel provides a base-2 logarithmic specification of map scale. An increase by 1 in astro zoom level corresponds to an increase in angular resolution by a factor of 2. An AstroZoomLevel value of 1 corresponds to data for the whole sky.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Show the area of the center of the galaxy with default zoom:

Decrease the zoom level to decrease the resolution of the background image:

Scope  (2)

Use different zoom levels for the same region of the sky, increasing resolution of the background image:

Increase zoom around M8, with automatic computation of ranges and preserving image resolution:

Wolfram Research (2022), AstroZoomLevel, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroZoomLevel.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2022), AstroZoomLevel, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroZoomLevel.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2022. "AstroZoomLevel." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroZoomLevel.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2022). AstroZoomLevel. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroZoomLevel.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_astrozoomlevel, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AstroZoomLevel}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroZoomLevel.html}", note=[Accessed: 26-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_astrozoomlevel, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AstroZoomLevel}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AstroZoomLevel.html}, note=[Accessed: 26-April-2025 ]}