SofiaModeInfo

class sofia_redux.scan.custom.sofia.info.mode.SofiaModeInfo[source]

Bases: InfoBase

Initialize the SOFIA mode information.

Contains information on the SOFIA mode parameters. These include whether the observation involves chopping, nodding, dithering, mapping, and scanning.

Attributes Summary

log_id

Return the string log ID for the info.

Methods Summary

apply_configuration()

Update mapping information with FITS header information.

edit_header(header)

Edit an image header with available information.

get_table_entry(name)

Return a parameter value for the given name.

Attributes Documentation

log_id

Return the string log ID for the info.

The log ID is used to extract certain information from table data.

Returns:
str

Methods Documentation

apply_configuration()[source]

Update mapping information with FITS header information.

Updates the mode information by taking the following keywords from the FITS header:

CHOPPING - Whether chopper was in use (bool)
NODDING - Whether nodding was used (bool)
DITHER - Whether dithering was in use (bool)
MAPPING - Whether mapping was performed (bool)
SCANNING - Whether scanning was performed (bool)
Returns:
None
edit_header(header)[source]

Edit an image header with available information.

Parameters:
headerastropy.fits.Header

The FITS header to apply.

Returns:
None
get_table_entry(name)[source]

Return a parameter value for the given name.

Parameters:
namestr

The name of the parameter to retrieve.

Returns:
value