center_on_path

astrocut.center_on_path(path, size, cutout_fles, target=None, img_wcs=None, target_pixel_file=None, output_path='.', verbose=True)

Given a moving target path that crosses through one or more cutout files (as produced by cube_cut/tesscut) and size, create a target pixel file containint a cutout of the requested size centered on the moving target given in the providedpath.

Note: No resampling is done so there will be some jitter in the moving target placement.

Parameters:

pathTable

Table (or similar) object with columns “time,” containing Time objects and “position,” containing Skycoord objects.

sizearray

Size in pixels of the cutout rectangle centered on the path locations ther will be returned. Formatted as [ny,nx]

cutout_fleslist

List of strings, Target Pixel File paths that the path crosses.

targetstr

Optional. The name or ID of the moving target represented by the path.

img_wcsWCS

Optional WCS object that is the WCS from the original image (TESS FFI usually) all the cutouts came from.

target_pixel_filestr

Optional. The name for the output target pixel file. If no name is supplied, the file will be named: <target/path>_<cutout_size>_<time range>_astrocut.fits

output_pathstr

Optional. The path where the output file is saved. The current directory is default.

verbosebool

Optional. If true intermediate information is printed.

Returns:

responsestr

The file path for the output target pixel file.