check_coverage (class) ∞
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class
check_coverage
(log, ra, dec, url='http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr12/en/tools/search/x_sql.aspx')[source] ∞ Bases:
object
The worker class for the check_coverage module
Key Arguments
log
– python loggerraDeg
– ra in decimal degreesdecDeg
– dec in decimal degreesurl
– the SDSS URL to ping (DR12 is the default)
Usage
To test whether or not a location in the sky has been covered by the SDSS survey:
from sloancone import check_coverage # covered = True | False | 999 (i.e. not sure) covered = check_coverage( log=log, ra=122.3343, dec=45.34343 ).get() print(covered) # OUTPUT: True
Coordinates can also be given in sexegesimal format:
from sloancone import check_coverage covered = check_coverage( log=log, ra="12:45:4.45466", dec="-25:22:34.3434" ).get() print(covered) # OUTPUT: False
Methods
get
()get the check_coverage object