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Web Socket Procedures

WEBGETUse the IDL SOCKET procedure to get data from http servers
QUERYGSCQuery the Guide Star Catalog (GSC V2.3.2) at STScI by position
QUERYDSSQuery the digital sky survey (DSS) online at the ESO or STSCI servers
QUERYSIMBADQuery the SIMBAD or NED name resolver to obtain J2000 coordinates
QUERYVIZIERPositional query of any catalog in the VIZIER database.