altaz_to_righthanded_cartesian

ctapipe.coordinates.altaz_to_righthanded_cartesian(alt, az)

Turns an alt/az coordinate into a 3d direction in a right-handed coordinate system. This is because azimuths are in a left-handed system.

See e.g: https://github.com/astropy/astropy/issues/5300

Parameters

alt: u.Quantity

altitude

az: u.Quantity

azimuth