A whiz-bang Python package for all-sky cone searches with tunable constraints.
Requirements:
- numpy
- astropy
- matplotlib
- ephem
- astroquery
Install via PYPI with
pip install cone_search_plus
or via Github with
git clone https://github.com/hover2pi/cone_search_plus.git
python cone_search_plus/setup.py install
To run cone_search_plus as a Web application, do
python App/csp_app/app_csp.py
And then navigate to http://0.0.0.0:5000/ in your browser.
Full documentation for the latest build can be found on ReadTheDocs.
The package also contains detailed Jupyter notebooks highlighting the core functionality of its primary classes, including
Here is a demo of the software:
# Imports
from cone_search_plus import csp
import astropy.units as q
# Coordinates of Trappist-1
ra = 346.6223683553692
dec = -05.0413976917903
# Make the SourceList object
sl = csp.SourceList([ra,dec], 2*q.arcmin)
_r USNO-A2.0 RAJ2000 DEJ2000 ACTflag Mflag Bmag Rmag Epoch
arcm deg deg mag mag yr
------ ------------- ---------- ---------- ------- ----- ---- ---- --------
1.7118 0825-19856975 346.595528 -5.031456 18.3 17.2 1953.680
0.8099 0825-19857185 346.610139 -5.035592 17.4 15.5 1953.680
0.1138 0825-19857340 346.621587 -5.039667 18.8 18.2 1953.680
1.9556 0825-19857424 346.627275 -5.073620 18.7 17.7 1953.680
1.1837 0825-19857643 346.641906 -5.044656 17.9 17.0 1953.680
1.6607 0825-19857776 346.650070 -5.039175 15.2 14.7 1953.680
6 sources found within 2.0 arcmin
And plot it:
sl.proximity_plot()
Nice!
This project is Copyright (c) Joe Filippazzo and licensed under the terms of the BSD 3-Clause license. See LICENSE for more information.