Starspot modeling
Project description
Python wrapper module for macula starspot code: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~dkipping/macula.html.
% git clone https://github.com/timothydmorton/pymacula.git
% cd pymacula
% python setup.py installIf you come across an error in the installation regarding something like undefined reference to main, then you may have to install with
% FFLAGS=-fPIC LDFLAGS=-shared python setup.py installUsage
You can generate a random starspot model:
>>> from pymacula import MaculaModel >>> model = MaculaModel() #default is 3 random spots; use nspots keyword for different number
You can call the model at random times, e.g., for plotting:
>>> import numpy as np >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt >>> ts = np.arange(0,100,0.1) >>> plt.plot(ts, model(ts))
You can also make a model with non-default star parameters:
>>> model = MaculaModel(star={'Peq':15}) #rotation period of 15 days instead of default 30
