For an Astronomy assignment I need to download the SAOImage DS9 software onto my Macbook. I've downloaded the appropriate program from the website's download page(MacOSX 10.7 (Lion), but the file downloads as a .TAR file. When I extract the file, a .zip file and a Unix Executable File opens in a new folder, and when I unzip the .zip file another folder opens that contains a bunch of different directories that I have no idea what they're for. Nowhere is the SAOImage application. This is what the directories look like:
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I've even googled how to install the DS9 program onto Mac, but the information that comes up has nothing about the .TAR/.TAR.GZ extensions, neither do they say anything about the directories. They assume that once you download the program, then the program app should be inside the download (but as you can see, it's not).
I've already downloaded the latest version of X11 and have even restarted by Macbook, but the problem still persists. Please help asap--I have a 2-week time limit and I really need the program.
Thanks!
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