astrors

A package for astronomical image processing and analysis. We aim to provide a simple interface for common tasks like opening fits files, including images and tables.

To Do list

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• Read/Writing modifying header.
• Read/Writing modifying image data.
• [-] Documentation
• Read/Writing bin table data.
• Keep CARD comment
• Support of multiple HDU, fits extensions (in progress, only the header is parsed)
• Read / Write compressed images
• WCS operations
• General astronomy operations

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Astrors Library Guide

Introduction

This guide provides an overview of the astrors library, a Rust-based tool for handling FITS files used in astronomical data. With astrors, you can read, write, and manipulate FITS files, enabling efficient processing and analysis of astronomical datasets. This guide covers common use cases, including reading FITS files, writing data back to FITS format, and manipulating image and table data within FITS files.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure you have Rust installed on your machine. You'll also need the astrors. This guide assumes basic familiarity with Rust programming.

Setup

To use astrors in your project, add it to your Cargo.toml file:

[dependencies]
astrors = ""

Reading FITS Files

Basic Reading of a FITS File

To read a FITS file and access its HDUs (Header/Data Units), you can use the following approach:

use astrors::fits;

let mut hdu_list = fits::fromfile("your_file.fits").unwrap();

println!("HDU List Length: {:?}", hdu_list.hdus.len());

This code snippet opens a FITS file, reads its contents into an HDUList structure, and prints the number of HDUs found in the file.

Writing FITS Files

Writing Modified HDUs Back to a FITS File

After reading and optionally modifying HDUs, you can write them back to a new FITS file:

hdu_list.write_to("modified_file.fits").unwrap();

Manipulating HDU Data

Reading and Modifying Primary HDU

To read the primary HDU, modify its data, and write it back to a file:

use astrors::io::hdus::primaryhdu::PrimaryHDU;
use std::fs::File;
use ndarray::ArrayD;
use astrors::io::hdulist::HDUList;
use astrors::io::hdus::image::ImageData;
use ndarray::IxDyn;

let testfile = common::get_testdata_path("your_primary_hdu_file.fits");
let mut f: File = File::open(testfile)?;
let mut primary_hdu = PrimaryHDU::read_from_file(&mut f)?;

// Modify the primary HDU's data
primary_hdu.data = ImageData::F32(ArrayD::from_elem(IxDyn(&[100, 100]), 1.0));

// Write the modified primary HDU to a new file
let outfile = common::get_outtestdata_path("modified_primary_hdu.fits");
let mut f_out: File = File::create(outfile)?;
let mut hdus = HDUList::new();
hdus.add_hdu(HDU::Primary(primary_hdu));
hdus.write_to(outfile.to_str().unwrap())?;

Integrating with Polars for Tabular Data

To create a binary table HDU from a DataFrame and add it to an HDUList:

use polars::prelude::*;
use astrors::io::hdus::bintable::bintablehdu::BinTableHDU;

let df = DataFrame::new(vec![
    Series::new("RA", vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
    Series::new("DEC", vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
    Series::new("MAG", vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
]).unwrap();

let mut bintable = BinTableHDU::new_data(df);
hdus.add_hdu(HDU::BinTable(bintable));

This snippet creates a DataFrame with astronomical data, converts it to a binary table HDU, and adds it to an HDUList for writing to a FITS file.

Contributing to Development

We welcome contributions from the community to help further develop and improve this library. Whether you're fixing bugs, adding new features, or improving documentation, your help is invaluable. Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues on our GitHub repository. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Sponsorship

If you find this library useful and would like to support its development, consider sponsoring the project. Your sponsorship can help with the maintenance of the project, the development of new features, and the improvement of the existing ones. For more information on how to sponsor, please visit our GitHub repository or contact us directly.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License - see the LICENSE file for details. The BSD 3-Clause License is a permissive license that allows for redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, under certain conditions. This license is business-friendly and compatible with open source and commercial projects.