imfits

imfits is a python module to read, handle, analyze and draw maps from fits files for astronomy easily. The python class Imfits contains header and image information in variables, making it easy to call. The module has been developed for fits images/cubes at (sub)millimeter wavelengths (and particularly for ALMA data). Not guaranteed but could be applied to other fits data at other wavelengths (optical, infrared, and so on).

Imfits can also read fits files of position-velocity (PV) diagrams. The script is well tested for fits files exported from CASA.

Installation

The pip install is now available! For an easy installation, just type on your terminal

pip install imfits

To update it, type

pip install -U imfits

You can also get it using git clone.

git clone https://github.com/jinshisai/imfits

Run git pull in the imfits directory to make it up-to-date. Adding path in .bashrc (or .zshrc) is useful to call the module.

Tutorials

API References

Known Issues