Creation of a radial brightness profile

The program ds9 can be used to create a radial brightness profile.

1. Open the Fits file
2. Change projection tool in Region > Shape > Projection
3. Mark the line at which the radial profile shall be created
4. In the popup window projection save the profile, either as data table: File > Save Data as *.dat file; alternative export from the diagram window as PostScript image: File > Postscript Print.
5. Use gnuplot, tikz, pgfplots, WRplot or alike (Excel would work, too) to create the profile

1. Open the fits file
2. Change line in Region > Shape
3. Mark the line at which the radial profile shall be created
4. Double-click the line
5. In the popup window create the profile in Analysis > 2D Plot
6. In the popup window projection save the profile, either as data table: File > Save Data as *.dat file; alternative export from the diagram window as PostScript image: File > Postscript Print.
7. Use gnuplot, tikz, pgfplots, WRplot or alike (Excel would work, too) to create the profile