def get(self):
        """
        *get the cone_search object*

        **Return:**
            - ``results`` -- the results of the conesearch

        """
        self.log.info('starting the ``get`` method')

        # sort results by angular separation
        from operator import itemgetter
        results = list(self.squareResults)
        results = sorted(
            results, key=itemgetter('separation_arcsec'), reverse=True)

        # order of results
        headers = ["sdss_name", "type", "ra", "dec", "specz", "specz_err", "photoz",
                   "photoz_err", "separation_arcsec", "separation_north_arcsec", "separation_east_arcsec"]

        import collections
        orderDict = collections.OrderedDict(sorted({}.items()))

        # filter out results greater than the search radius
        filteredResults = []
        for row in results:
            if float(row["separation_arcsec"]) < self.searchRadius:
                orderDict = collections.OrderedDict(sorted({}.items()))
                for h in headers:
                    if h in row.keys():
                        orderDict[h] = row[h]
                filteredResults.append(orderDict)
            else:
                pass

        if self.nearest and len(filteredResults):
            orderDict = collections.OrderedDict(sorted({}.items()))
            for h in headers:
                if h in filteredResults[0].keys():
                    orderDict[h] = row[h]
            filteredResults = [orderDict]
            # filteredResults = [filteredResults[0]]

        if not len(filteredResults):
            orderDict = collections.OrderedDict(sorted({}.items()))
            for h in headers:
                if self.galaxyType == "all" or self.galaxyType == False or (self.galaxyType == "specz" and h not in ["photoz_err", "photoz"]) or (self.galaxyType == "photoz" and h not in ["specz", "specz_err"]):
                    orderDict[h] = ""
            filteredResults = [orderDict]

        # pretty format print
        dataSet = list_of_dictionaries(
            log=self.log,
            listOfDictionaries=list(reversed(filteredResults))
        )
        if self.outputFormat == "csv":
            results = dataSet.csv()
        else:
            results = dataSet.table()

        # sdss only allows 60 hits per minute
        sleep(1)

        self.log.info('completed the ``get`` method')
        return results
*get the cone_search object*

        **Return:**
            - ``results`` -- the results of the conesearch