docs: def _query_sdss(
              self):
          """* query sdss*
          """
          self.log.info('starting the ``_query_sdss`` method')
  
          raDeg = float(self.raDeg)
          decDeg = float(self.decDeg)
  
          raUpper = raDeg + 0.02
          raLower = raDeg - 0.02
          declUpper = decDeg + 0.02
          declLower = decDeg - 0.02
  
          ################ >ACTION(S) ################
          sqlQuery = "SELECT TOP 1 rerun, camcol, field FROM PhotoObj WHERE ra BETWEEN %s and %s AND dec BETWEEN %s and %s" % (
              raLower, raUpper, declLower, declUpper,)
          self.log.debug('sqlQuery: %s' % (sqlQuery,))
          try:
              self.log.debug(
                  "attempting to determine whether object is in SDSS DR12 footprint")
              result = self._query(
                  sql=sqlQuery,
                  url=self.url,
                  fmt="html",
                  log=self.log)
          except Exception, e:
              self.log.error(
                  "could not determine whether object is in SDSS DR12 footprint - failed with this error %s: " %
                  (str(e),))
              return -1
  
          self.log.debug('result: %s' % (result,))
  
          if "No objects have been found" in result or "No entries have been found" in result:
              match = False
              print "This location %(raDeg)s, %(decDeg)s is NOT in the SDSS footprint" % locals()
          elif "cornsilk" in result or "Your query output" in result:
              match = True
              print "This location %(raDeg)s, %(decDeg)s IS in the SDSS footprint" % locals()
          elif "minute" in result:
              match = 999
              print "Not sure if location %(raDeg)s, %(decDeg)s in SDSS, try again shortly" % locals()
              print result
          else:
              match = 999
              print "Not sure if location %(raDeg)s, %(decDeg)s in SDSS, here's the resulting HTML:" % locals()
              print result
  
          print "  See for yourself: http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr12/en/tools/chart/image.aspx?ra=%(raDeg)s&dec=%(decDeg)s&scale=0.8&opt=G&PhotoObjs=off&width=500&height=500" % locals()
  
          time.sleep(1)
  
          self.log.debug('sdss match: %s' % (match,))
  
          self.log.info('completed the ``_query_sdss`` method')
          return match