get_dms_angle

sofia_redux.scan.utilities.utils.get_dms_angle(value, default=nan)

Return a degree angle quantity from a given value.

The provided value may be a Quantity, float, int, or string value. If a string value is provided, it will be parsed according to parse_angle().

Parameters:

valueint or float or str or units.Quantity

defaultint or float or units.Quantity, optional

The default angle to return in cases where the value cannot be parsed correctly

Returns:

angleunits.Quantity

The resolved angle in degrees.