API#

Image processing#

Core objects to deal with astronomical image representation and processing. See the fits manager or quickstart tutorials.

Telescope

Save and store FITS header keywords definition for a given telescope

FitsManager

Object to parse and retrieve FITS files from folder and sub-folders

Image

Image object containing image data and metadata

FITSImage

Create an image from a FITS file

Block

Single unit of processing acting on the Image object

Sequence

A sequence of Block objects to sequentially process images

Sources#

Objects to represent sources in astronomical images. See the sources tutorial.

PointSource

Point source (star)

ExtendedSource

Extended source (comet, galaxy or lensed source)

TraceSource

Trace source (diffracted spectrum, satellite streak or cosmic ray)

Other#

Fluxes

Photometric fluxes, from single to multiple stars and apertures.

Buffer

Object to load and access adjacent items in a list