Mock Galaxy Factory | Load Survey or Telescope Preset
There are a number of large galaxy surveys that we expect will be popular amongst users. To make generating custom mocks for such surveys easy, TAO stores the base information for each as a "Survey Preset" which the user can select from the Start tab when building a New Catalogue. Once selected, the preset will be loaded by populating a number of key parameters in the New Catalogue wizard. These include the cone's RA and DEC window on the sky, and its redshift depth. The user can then customise the mock by making additional refinements before submitting it to be built by the TAO system.