eso-download 0.1.dev8

CLI to download ESO raw and Phase3 archive data and metadata

TODO - real readme

""" ESO archive downloader CLI.

This script provides a command-line interface to query and download ESO raw and Phase3 archive data.

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

• astroquery >= 0.4.12 (currently pre-release)

  $ python -m pip install -U --pre astroquery --no-cache-dir
  

Recommendation

To use the script as a command, make it executable and
add it to some deirectory in your $PATH, e.g., /us/local/bin:

    $ chmod +x eso-download.py
    $ mv eso-download.py /usr/local/bin/

Now you can run it from anywhere as in the examples below.

Usage examples

Raw archive::

eso-download raw --help

eso-download raw --user <user> \
    --run-id "090.C-0733(A)" \
    --instrument FORS2

eso-download raw --user <user> \
    --ra 129.0629 --dec -26.4093 \
    --max-rows 20

eso-download raw --run-id '090.C-0733(A)' \
    --instrument FORS2 \
    --start-date 2013-01-01 --end-date 2013-04-01 \
    --file-cat SCIENCE \
    --max-rows 30 --metadata-only

Phase3 archive::

eso-download phase3 --help

eso-download phase3 --user <user> \
    --proposal-id "094.B-0345(A)" \
    --collection MUSE

eso-download phase3 --user <user> \
    --target-name "NGC 253"

eso-download phase3 --proposal-id '275.A-5060(A)' \
    --instrument FORS2 \
    --target-name 'GDS J033223' \
    --ra 53.1 --dec -27.73\
    --publication-date-start 2014-07-11 --publication-date-end 2014-07-12 \
    --facility ESO-VLT-U1 \
    --max-rows 30 --metadata-only

General options::

eso-download raw --count-only
eso-download phase3 --metadata-only

Authenticate / Deauthenticate:

eso-download [raw|phase3] --user <username>
# Downloads data and metadata available to user <username>
# Prompts password if not yet unauthenticated.

eso-download [raw|phase3] --user <username> --deauthenticate
# Deletes password from keyring;
# Password for <username> will need to be re-entered next time.

"""