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"---\n",
"title: \"Coordinate Transformations\"\n",
"teaching: 3000\n",
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"questions:\n",
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"- \"How do we transform celestial coordinates from one frame to another and save results in files?\"\n",
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"- \"Use Python string formatting to compose more complex ADQL queries.\"\n",
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"- \"For measurements with units, use `Quantity` objects that represent units explicitly and check for errors.\"\n",
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"- \"Use the `format` function to compose queries; it is often faster and less error-prone.\"\n",
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"- \"Develop queries incrementally: start with something simple, test it, and add a little bit at a time.\"\n",
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"- \"Once you have a query working, save the data in a local file. If you shut down the notebook and come back to it later, you can reload the file; you don't have to run the query again.\"\n",
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"---\n",
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"# Coordinates and units\n",
"\n",
"This is the second in a series of notebooks related to astronomy data.\n",
"\n",
"As a running example, we are replicating parts of the analysis in a recent paper, \"[Off the beaten path: Gaia reveals GD-1 stars outside of the main stream](https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.00425)\" by Adrian M. Price-Whelan and Ana Bonaca.\n",
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"In the first notebook, we wrote ADQL queries and used them to select and download data from the Gaia server.\n",
"\n",
"In this notebook, we'll pick up where we left off and write a query to select stars from the region of the sky where we expect GD-1 to be."
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"## Outline\n",
"\n",
"We'll start with an example that does a \"cone search\"; that is, it selects stars that appear in a circular region of the sky.\n",
"\n",
"Then, to select stars in the vicinity of GD-1, we'll:\n",
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"* Use `Quantity` objects to represent measurements with units.\n",
"\n",
"* Use Astropy to convert coordinates from one frame to another.\n",
"\n",
"* Use the ADQL keywords `POLYGON`, `CONTAINS`, and `POINT` to select stars that fall within a polygonal region.\n",
"\n",
"* Submit a query and download the results.\n",
"\n",
"* Store the results in a FITS file.\n",
"\n",
"After completing this lesson, you should be able to\n",
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"* Use Python string formatting to compose more complex ADQL queries.\n",
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"* Work with coordinates and other quantities that have units.\n",
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"* Download the results of a query and store them in a file."
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"## Installing libraries\n",
"\n",
"If you are running this notebook on Colab, you can run the following cell to install the libraries we'll use.\n",
"\n",
"If you are running this notebook on your own computer, you might have to install these libraries yourself. See the instructions in the preface."
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"# If we're running on Colab, install libraries\n",
"\n",
"import sys\n",
"IN_COLAB = 'google.colab' in sys.modules\n",
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"if IN_COLAB:\n",
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"## Selecting a region\n",
"\n",
"One of the most common ways to restrict a query is to select stars in a particular region of the sky.\n",
"\n",
"For example, here's a query from the [Gaia archive documentation](https://gea.esac.esa.int/archive-help/adql/examples/index.html) that selects \"all the objects ... in a circular region centered at (266.41683, -29.00781) with a search radius of 5 arcmin (0.08333 deg).\""
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"query = \"\"\"\n",
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"This query uses three keywords that are specific to ADQL (not SQL):\n",
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"* `POINT`: a location in [ICRS coordinates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Celestial_Reference_System), specified in degrees of right ascension and declination.\n",
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"* `CIRCLE`: a circle where the first two values are the coordinates of the center and the third is the radius in degrees.\n",
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"* `CONTAINS`: a function that returns `1` if a `POINT` is contained in a shape and `0` otherwise.\n",
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"Here is the [documentation of `CONTAINS`](http://www.ivoa.net/documents/ADQL/20180112/PR-ADQL-2.1-20180112.html#tth_sEc4.2.12).\n",
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"A query like this is called a cone search because it selects stars in a cone.\n",
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"Here's how we run it."
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"### Exercise\n",
"\n",
"When you are debugging queries like this, you can use `TOP` to limit the size of the results, but then you still don't know how big the results will be.\n",
"\n",
"An alternative is to use `COUNT`, which asks for the number of rows that would be selected, but it does not return them.\n",
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"# Solution\n",
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"## Getting GD-1 Data\n",
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"From the Price-Whelan and Bonaca paper, we will try to reproduce Figure 1, which includes this representation of stars likely to belong to GD-1:\n",
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"The axes of this figure are defined so the x-axis is aligned with the stars in GD-1, and the y-axis is perpendicular.\n",
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"* Along the x-axis ($\\phi_1$) the figure extends from -100 to 20 degrees.\n",
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"* Along the y-axis ($\\phi_2$) the figure extends from about -8 to 4 degrees.\n",
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"Ideally, we would select all stars from this rectangle, but there are more than 10 million of them, so\n",
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"* That would be difficult to work with,\n",
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"* As anonymous Gaia users, we are limited to 3 million rows in a single query, and\n",
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"* While we are developing and testing code, it will be faster to work with a smaller dataset.\n",
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"So we'll start by selecting stars in a smaller rectangle near the center of GD-1, from -55 to -45 degrees $\\phi_1$ and -8 to 4 degrees $\\phi_2$.\n",
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"But first we let's see how to represent quantities with units like degrees."
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"## Working with coordinates\n",
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"For example, the coordinate $30^{\\circ}$ has value 30 and its units are degrees.\n",
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"Until recently, most scientific computation was done with values only; units were left out of the program altogether, [often with catastrophic results](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Cause_of_failure).\n",
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"To use Astropy units, we import them like this:"
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"metadata": {},
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}
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"source": [
"dir(u)"
]
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"To create a quantity, we multiply a value by a unit."
]
},
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"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 8,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"astropy.units.quantity.Quantity"
]
},
"execution_count": 8,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"quantity = 30 * u.degree\n",
"type(quantity)"
]
},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"The result is a `Quantity` object.\n",
"\n",
"Jupyter knows how to display `Quantities` like this:"
]
},
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"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 9,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/latex": [
"$30 \\; \\mathrm{{}^{\\circ}}$"
],
"text/plain": [
"<Quantity 30. deg>"
]
},
"execution_count": 9,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"quantity"
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Transforming coordinates\n",
"\n",
"Astropy provides a `SkyCoord` object that represents sky coordinates relative to a specified frame.\n",
"\n",
"The following example creates a `SkyCoord` object that represents the approximate coordinates of [Betelgeuse](http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Betelgeuse) (alf Ori) in the ICRS frame."
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"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 10,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<SkyCoord (ICRS): (ra, dec) in deg\n",
" (88.8, 7.4)>"
]
},
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"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
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],
"source": [
"from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord\n",
"\n",
"ra = 88.8 * u.degree\n",
"dec = 7.4 * u.degree\n",
"coord_icrs = SkyCoord(ra=ra, dec=dec, frame='icrs')\n",
"\n",
"coord_icrs"
]
},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"`SkyCoord` provides a function that transforms to other frames.\n",
"For example, we can transform `coords_icrs` to Galactic coordinates like this:"
]
},
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"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 11,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<SkyCoord (Galactic): (l, b) in deg\n",
" (199.79693102, -8.95591653)>"
]
},
"execution_count": 11,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"coord_galactic = coord_icrs.transform_to('galactic')\n",
"coord_galactic"
]
},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"To transform to and from GD-1 coordinates, we'll use a frame defined by [Gala](https://gala-astro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), which is an Astropy-affiliated library that provides tools for galactic dynamics.\n",
"\n",
"Gala provides `GD1Koposov10`, which is \"[a Heliocentric spherical coordinate system defined by the orbit of the GD-1 stream](https://gala-astro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_modules/gala/coordinates/gd1.html)\""
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 12,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<GD1Koposov10 Frame>"
]
},
"execution_count": 12,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"from gala.coordinates import GD1Koposov10\n",
"\n",
"gd1_frame = GD1Koposov10()\n",
"gd1_frame"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"We can use it to find the coordinates of Betelgeuse in the GD-1 frame, like this:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 13,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<SkyCoord (GD1Koposov10): (phi1, phi2) in deg\n",
" (-94.97222038, 34.5813813)>"
]
},
"execution_count": 13,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"coord_gd1 = coord_icrs.transform_to(gd1_frame)\n",
"coord_gd1"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Exercise\n",
"\n",
"Let's find the location of GD-1 in ICRS coordinates.\n",
"\n",
"1. Create a `SkyCoord` object at 0°, 0° in the GD-1 frame.\n",
"\n",
"2. Transform it to the ICRS frame.\n",
"\n",
"Hint: Because ICRS is built into Astropy, you can specify it by name, `icrs` (as we did with `galactic`). "
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 14,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<SkyCoord (ICRS): (ra, dec) in deg\n",
" (200., 59.4504341)>"
]
},
"execution_count": 14,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"# Solution\n",
"\n",
"coord_gd1 = SkyCoord(0*u.degree, 0*u.degree, frame=gd1_frame)\n",
"\n",
"# Note: because ICRS is built into Astropy, \n",
"# we can identify it by name\n",
"coord_gd1.transform_to('icrs')\n",
"\n",
"# More formally, we could instantiate it\n",
"from astropy.coordinates import ICRS\n",
"icrs_frame = ICRS()\n",
"coord_gd1.transform_to(icrs_frame)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Selecting a rectangle\n",
"\n",
"Now we'll use these coordinate transformations to define a rectangle in the GD-1 frame and transform it to ICRS. \n",
"\n",
"The following variables define the boundaries of the rectangle in $\\phi_1$ and $\\phi_2$."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 15,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"phi1_min = -55 * u.degree\n",
"phi1_max = -45 * u.degree\n",
"phi2_min = -8 * u.degree\n",
"phi2_max = 4 * u.degree"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"To represent a rectangle, we'll use two lists of coordinates and multiply by their units."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 16,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"def make_rectangle(x1, x2, y1, y2):\n",
" \"\"\"Return the corners of a rectangle.\"\"\"\n",
" xs = [x1, x1, x2, x2, x1]\n",
" ys = [y1, y2, y2, y1, y1]\n",
" return xs, ys"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 17,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"phi1_rect, phi2_rect = make_rectangle(\n",
" phi1_min, phi1_max, phi2_min, phi2_max)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"`phi1_rect` and `phi2_rect` represent the coordinates of the corners of a rectangle in the GD-1 frame.\n",
"\n",
"In order to use them in a Gaia query, we have to convert them to ICRS."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 18,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
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"<SkyCoord (GD1Koposov10): (phi1, phi2) in deg\n",
" [(-55., -8.), (-55., 4.), (-45., 4.), (-45., -8.), (-55., -8.)]>"
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},
"execution_count": 18,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
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"import gala.coordinates as gc\n",
"\n",
"corners = SkyCoord(phi1=phi1_rect, phi2=phi2_rect, frame=gd1_frame)\n",
"corners"
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Now we can use `transform_to` to convert to ICRS coordinates."
]
},
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"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 19,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
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"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<SkyCoord (ICRS): (ra, dec) in deg\n",
" [(146.27533314, 19.26190982), (135.42163944, 25.87738723),\n",
" (141.60264825, 34.3048303 ), (152.81671045, 27.13611254),\n",
" (146.27533314, 19.26190982)]>"
]
},
"execution_count": 19,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"import astropy.coordinates as coord\n",
"\n",
"corners_icrs = corners.transform_to('icrs')\n",
"corners_icrs"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Notice that a rectangle in one coordinate system is not necessarily a rectangle in another. In this example, the result is a polygon."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Selecting a polygon\n",
"\n",
"In order to use this polygon as part of an ADQL query, we have to convert it to a string with a comma-separated list of coordinates, as in this example:\n",
"\n",
"```\n",
"\"\"\"\n",
"POLYGON(143.65, 20.98, \n",
" 134.46, 26.39, \n",
" 140.58, 34.85, \n",
" 150.16, 29.01)\n",
"\"\"\"\n",
"```\n",
"\n",
"The following function does the job:"
]
},
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"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 58,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"def skycoord_to_string(skycoord):\n",
" \"\"\"Convert SkyCoord to string.\"\"\"\n",
" t = skycoord.to_string()\n",
" s = ' '.join(t)\n",
" return s.replace(' ', ', ')"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"`SkyCoord` provides `to_string`, which returns a list of strings.\n",
"\n",
"We use `join` to make a single string with spaces between the coordinates.\n",
"\n",
"Then we use `replace` to add commas between the coordinates. "
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 59,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"'146.275, 19.2619, 135.422, 25.8774, 141.603, 34.3048, 152.817, 27.1361, 146.275, 19.2619'"
]
},
"execution_count": 59,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"point_list = skycoord_to_string(corners_icrs)\n",
"point_list"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Before we can assemble the query, we need `columns` again (as we saw in the previous notebook)."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 60,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"columns = 'source_id, ra, dec, pmra, pmdec, parallax, parallax_error, radial_velocity'"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Here's the base for the query, with format specifiers for `columns` and `point_list`."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 61,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"query_base = \"\"\"SELECT {columns}\n",
"FROM gaiadr2.gaia_source\n",
"WHERE parallax < 1\n",
" AND bp_rp BETWEEN -0.75 AND 2 \n",
" AND 1 = CONTAINS(POINT(ra, dec), \n",
" POLYGON({point_list}))\n",
"\"\"\""
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"And here's the result:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 52,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"SELECT source_id, ra, dec, pmra, pmdec, parallax, parallax_error, radial_velocity\n",
"FROM gaiadr2.gaia_source\n",
"WHERE parallax < 1\n",
" AND bp_rp BETWEEN -0.75 AND 2 \n",
" AND 1 = CONTAINS(POINT(ra, dec), \n",
" POLYGON(146.275, 19.2619, 135.422, 25.8774, 141.603, 34.3048, 152.817, 27.1361, 146.275, 19.2619))\n",
"\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"query = query_base.format(columns=columns, \n",
" point_list=point_list)\n",
"print(query)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"As always, we should take a minute to proof-read the query before we launch it.\n",
"\n",
"The result will be bigger than our previous queries, so it will take a little longer."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 53,
"metadata": {
"scrolled": true
},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"INFO: Query finished. [astroquery.utils.tap.core]\n",
"<Table length=140339>\n",
" name dtype unit description n_bad \n",
"--------------- ------- -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------\n",
" source_id int64 Unique source identifier (unique within a particular Data Release) 0\n",
" ra float64 deg Right ascension 0\n",
" dec float64 deg Declination 0\n",
" pmra float64 mas / yr Proper motion in right ascension direction 0\n",
" pmdec float64 mas / yr Proper motion in declination direction 0\n",
" parallax float64 mas Parallax 0\n",
" parallax_error float64 mas Standard error of parallax 0\n",
"radial_velocity float64 km / s Radial velocity 139373\n",
"Jobid: 1609277169233O\n",
"Phase: COMPLETED\n",
"Owner: None\n",
"Output file: async_20201229162609.vot\n",
"Results: None\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"job = Gaia.launch_job_async(query)\n",
"print(job)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Here are the results."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 62,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"140339"
]
},
"execution_count": 62,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"results = job.get_results()\n",
"len(results)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"There are more than 100,000 stars in this polygon, but that's a manageable size to work with."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Saving results\n",
"\n",
"This is the set of stars we'll work with in the next step. But since we have a substantial dataset now, this is a good time to save it.\n",
"\n",
"Storing the data in a file means we can shut down this notebook and pick up where we left off without running the previous query again.\n",
"\n",
"Astropy `Table` objects provide `write`, which writes the table to disk."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 30,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"filename = 'gd1_results.fits'\n",
"results.write(filename, overwrite=True)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Because the filename ends with `fits`, the table is written in the [FITS format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FITS), which preserves the metadata associated with the table.\n",
"\n",
"If the file already exists, the `overwrite` argument causes it to be overwritten.\n",
"\n",
"To see how big the file is, we can use `ls` with the `-lh` option, which prints information about the file including its size in human-readable form."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 31,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"-rw-rw-r-- 1 downey downey 8.6M Dec 29 11:47 gd1_results.fits\r\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"!ls -lh gd1_results.fits"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"The file is about 8.6 MB. If you are using Windows, `ls` might not work; in that case, try:\n",
"\n",
"```\n",
"!dir gd1_results.fits\n",
"```"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Summary\n",
"\n",
"In this notebook, we composed more complex queries to select stars within a polygonal region of the sky. Then we downloaded the results and saved them in a FITS file.\n",
"\n",
"In the next notebook, we'll reload the data from this file and replicate the next step in the analysis, using proper motion to identify stars likely to be in GD-1."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Best practices\n",
"\n",
"* For measurements with units, use `Quantity` objects that represent units explicitly and check for errors.\n",
"\n",
"* Use the `format` function to compose queries; it is often faster and less error-prone.\n",
"\n",
"* Develop queries incrementally: start with something simple, test it, and add a little bit at a time.\n",
"\n",
"* Once you have a query working, save the data in a local file. If you shut down the notebook and come back to it later, you can reload the file; you don't have to run the query again."
]
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