f2-probe-detector 0.1.12

Flamingos 2 - Probe Detector

Flamingos 2 Probe Detector

Requirements

Before you install this package, make sure your Python environment has all the required dependencies:

• Python 3
• astropy
• matplotlib
• numpy
• scipy

The best way of having all of them at once is installing Anaconda and AstroConda.

Install

Once you are inside a conda environment, you can install this package by simply typing:

   # Make sure you activate your virtual environment
   $ source activate $MYENV  
   
   # Install using pip
   $ pip install f2_probe_detector

It is highly recommended that you install this package inside a Anaconda virtual environment. If possible, install is inside your "astroconda" venv.

Running

To get information about how to run this script, you can type:

   $ get_f2_probe_position --help 

   $ get_f2_probe_position file_1.fits file_2.fits ... file_n.fits
   
   filename                                 x          y         
--------------------------------------------------------------
...est_get_f2_probe_position/file_1.fits 1091.43815  583.93075
...est_get_f2_probe_position/file_2.fits 1091.43815  583.93075
...est_get_f2_probe_position/file_3.fits 1091.43815  583.93075
..._get_f2_probe_position/test_data.fits 1091.43815  583.93075

or

   $ get_f2_probe_position file_*.fits
   
   filename                                 x          y         
--------------------------------------------------------------
...est_get_f2_probe_position/file_1.fits 1091.43815  583.93075
...est_get_f2_probe_position/file_2.fits 1091.43815  583.93075
...est_get_f2_probe_position/file_3.fits 1091.43815  583.93075
..._get_f2_probe_position/test_data.fits 1091.43815  583.93075 

Known Issues

1. get_f2_probe_position will not fail if cannot find a probe. If you get a very weird value, check the image.
2. get_f2_probe_position will not work if the probe shadow touches the edge.