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Submit a query to Image List (Open in new window)

1. Replace the default query in the textbox with your own query. IMPORTANT: the SELECT block of the query must take the form:

   SELECT name, ra, dec

   The name can be any piece of data you want, but the RA and Dec must be the ra and dec fields from the database (note: SQL is not case-sensitive). For example, this query returns object IDs and positions of 40 galaxies:

   SELECT top 40 objid, ra, dec

   FROM photoObj

   WHERE type = 3

   The Image List tool is limited to returning 1,000 objects from search results. If you request more than 1,000 objects, the list will only display the first 1,000.

2. Click Submit to send the query to the database. A list of results will come up in a new frame in the same window.

3. Click Send to List to send the results to the Image List tool. You will now see a frame of thumbnail images of your search results.

Next: View your search results

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