get_star_catalog

ctapipe.utils.astro.get_star_catalog(catalog: str | StarCatalog, magnitude_cutoff: float = 8.0, row_limit: int = 1000000) → Table

Utility function to download a star catalog for the get_bright_stars function.

Parameters:

catalogstr or ctapipe.utils.astro.StarCatalog

Name of the catalog to be used. Usable names are found in the Enum StarCatalog. Default: Yale.

magnitude_cutofffloat, optional

Maximum value for magnitude used in lookup. Default is 8.0.

row_limitint, optional

Maximum number of rows for the star catalog lookup. Default is 1000000.

Returns:

astropy.table.Table

List of all stars after cuts with catalog numbers, magnitudes, and coordinates as SkyCoord objects including proper motion.