scopesim_templates.stellar.star_field

scopesim_templates.stellar.star_field(n, mmin, mmax, width, height=None, filter_name='V', ra=0, dec=0, **kwargs)

Create a super basic field of stars with random positions and brightnesses.

Parameters:

nint

number of stars

mmin, mmaxastropy.Quantity, float

[mag, Jy] minimum and maximum flux amplitudes of the population in u.mag (u.ABmag) or u.Janksy where u is for astropy.units. If mmin and mmax are floats, Vega magnitudes are assumed

width, heightfloat

[arcsec] width of region to put stars in. if height=None, height=width

filter_namestr

For scaling the stars. Use either common names or Spanish-VO identifiers.

rafloat or str

RA of the center of the field (not used at the moment).

decfloat or str

DEC of the center of the field (not used at the moment).

Returns:

starsscopesim.Source object

A Source object with a field of stars that can be fed into the method: <OpticalTrain>.observe()