SDSSMuNu

class pydl.pydlutils.coord.SDSSMuNu(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: astropy.coordinates.BaseCoordinateFrame

SDSS Great Circle Coordinates

Parameters:

mu : Angle

Angle corresponding to longitude measured along a stripe.

nu : Angle

Angle corresponding to latitude measured perpendicular to a stripe.

Notes

http://www.sdss.org/dr12/algorithms/surveycoords/

Attributes

stripe SDSS Stripe Number .
node Node of the great circle with respect to the celestial equator. In SDSS, this is almost always RA = 95.0 degrees.
incl Inclination of the great circle with respect to the celestial equator.
phi Counter-clockwise position angle w.r.t. north for an arc in the +nu direction.
 

Attributes Summary

default_differential
default_representation
frame_attributes
frame_specific_representation_info
incl
name
node
stripe

Attributes Documentation

default_differential
default_representation
frame_attributes = OrderedDict([('stripe', <astropy.coordinates.attributes.Attribute object>), ('node', <astropy.coordinates.attributes.QuantityAttribute object>)])
frame_specific_representation_info
incl
name = 'sdssmunu'
node = <Quantity 95.0 deg>
stripe = 0