solve_astrometry_hdu

astropop.astrometry.solve_astrometry_hdu(hdu, options=None, command=None, **kwargs)

Solve astrometry from a ImageHDU using astrometry.net.

Parameters:

hdu: `astropy.fits.ImageHDU`

FITS hdu containing the image to solve.

options: dict

Dictionary of solve-field options. See print_options_help for all available options. The most useful are: - center or ra and dec: field center - radius: maximum search radius - scale: pixel scale in arcsec/pixel - tweak-order: SIP order to fit - index-dir: path to index files

command: str

Full path of astrometry.net solve-field command.

Returns:

AstrometricSolution

Astrometric solution ot the field.