SofiaScanningInfo¶

class sofia_redux.scan.custom.sofia.info.scanning.SofiaScanningInfo[source]¶

Bases: InfoBase

Initialize the SOFIA scanning information.

Contains information on the SOFIA scanning parameters such as range of coordinate values, the speed, and type of scan.

Attributes Summary

log_id

Return the string log ID for the info.

Methods Summary

`apply_configuration`()	Update scanning 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 scanning information with FITS header information.

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

SCANNING - Whether scanning was enabled for the scan (bool)
SCNRA0 - The initial scan RA (str or hourangle)
SCNRAF - The final scan RA (str or hourangle)
SCNDEC0 - The initial scan DEC (str or degrees)
SCNDECF - The final scan DEC (str or degrees)
SCNRATE - The commanded slew rate on sky (arcseconds/second)
SCNDIR - The scan direction on sky (degrees)
SCANTYPE - The scan type (str)

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

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