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object --+ | _Verbose --+ | threading.Thread --+ | tracker
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__init__(self,
tele,
tgt,
dt,
low,
high,
port,
stop,
lockedOn,
logger,
logData=False)
Arguments: tele: A rotator.telescope object describing the observatory at which the instrument is situated. |
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run(self)
Don't call this directly, use start(). |
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calcRotPos(self,
utc)
Based on the currently set target and telescope calculates the required rotator position for the UTC given as a datetime.datetime object. |
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limit_time(self)
Calculates the time (UTC) at which the rotator will reach the limits of its range of movement for the set telescope and target. |
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TargetPA(self)
Print the Target PA useage: dazle.rotator_1.TargetPA() |
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Inherited from Inherited from Inherited from Inherited from |
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Arguments: tele: A rotator.telescope object describing the observatory at which the instrument is situated. tgt: A rotator.target object representing the target field dt: The interval at which tracking adjustments should be made, in seconds. low: The lower limit of allowed motion, a rotator.angle object. high: The upper limit of allowed motion, a rotator.angle object. port: A serial.Serial object for communication with the hardware. stop: A threading.Event object used to terminate the tracking loop. lockedOn: A threading.Event object used to indicate tracking within tolerances. logger: A logging.Logger instance used to output information. logData: Boolean to indicate whether tracking status information should be logged to the file 'dicstrack.log'. Default False.
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Based on the currently set target and telescope calculates the required rotator position for the UTC given as a datetime.datetime object. DAzLE will mount on VLT UT3 Nasmyth platform 'A', which is on the LEFT hand side when looking in the direction in which the telescope if pointing. For the left hand Nasmyth platform the position angle of the sky image on the detector with the rotator at zero degrees is equal to parallactic angle + zenith distance + 180 degrees. The required rotator position is therefore requested PA - parallactic angle - zenith distance - 180degrees, appropriately normalised into -180 to +180. |
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