prose.core.source.ExtendedSource.elliptical_aperture

ExtendedSource.elliptical_aperture(r, scale=True)

photutils.aperture.EllipticalAperture centered on the source

Parameters:

• r (float) – semi-major axis of the aperture. Semi minor will be r*Source.b/Source.a

• scale (bool, optional) – whether to scale r to Source.a, by default True

Return type:

photutils.aperture.CircularAperture