catalog_area¶

grizli.utils.catalog_area(ra=[], dec=[], make_plot=True, NMAX=5000, buff=0.8, verbose=True)[source]¶

Compute the surface area of a list of RA/DEC coordinates

Parameters

ra, decndarray: RA and Dec. coordinates in decimal degrees
make_plotbool: Make a figure.
NMAXint: If the catalog has more then NMAX entries, draw NMAX random samples.
bufffloat: Buffer in arcmin to add around each catalog point.

Returns

areafloat: Computed catalog area in square arcminutes
figFigure: Figure object returned if make_plot==True.