LCOGT Util Package
LCOGT Util is a Python package of two LCOGT APIs. It contains two Classes - LCOGT for scheduling and managing observation requests and LCOGT_archive for archive search and data download.
The definitions for class method are listed below
LCOGT class
This class is for putting us observation request and managing requests
Initializing class
from lcogt_util import LCOGT
LCOGT(apikey)Scheduling observation
LCOGT.Request(name, ra, dec, tstart, tend, cadence=None, jitter=None, Filt='B,V,g,r,i', Exp='90,60',
request_title=None, tel_class='1m0', ipp_value=1.05, max_airmass=1.6, min_lunar_distance=30, PropID=None)Querying active/old requests
#This returns request IDs
LCOGT.GetRequestIdsByNames(names=None, state=None, user=None, proposal=None)Canceling existing requests
LCOGT.CancelRequests(ids)LCOGT_archive class
This class is for querying LCOGT archive and download data. Note that the API keys for LCOGT and LCOGT_archive are different.
Get API key
This function has to be executed in an interactive console, and is for one time usage only, to retrieve LCOGT archive API key. It will ask for LCOGT portal's login username and password.
>>> from lcogt_util import LCOGT_archive
>>> LCOGT_archive.GetApiKey()
Enter Username: [email protected]
Password:
{u'token': u'8ec9d4c53bc7390a548bc8585167064ffea48462'}Initializing class
from lcogt_util import LCOGT_archive
LCOGT_archive(apikey)Query observation in data archive
LCOGT_archive.GetFrameList(ra=None, dec=None, period=None, name=None, rlevel='reduced', proposal=None, obstype='EXPOSE', telclass=None, limit=None, public=True):Download the data
LCOGT_archive.DownloadFrames(savepath, unpack=False, threads=3, dryrun=False)