# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst """Accuracy tests for AltAz to ICRS coordinate transformations. We use "known good" examples computed with other coordinate libraries. Note that we use very low precision asserts because some people run tests on 32-bit machines and we want the tests to pass there. TODO: check if these tests pass on 32-bit machines and implement higher-precision checks on 64-bit machines. """ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals) from ....tests.helper import pytest, catch_warnings from .... import units as u from ....time import Time from ...builtin_frames import AltAz from ... import EarthLocation from ... import Angle, SkyCoord def test_against_hor2eq(): """Check that Astropy gives consistent results with an IDL hor2eq example. See : http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/pro/astro/hor2eq.pro Test is against these run outputs, run at 2000-01-01T12:00:00: # NORMAL ATMOSPHERE CASE IDL> hor2eq, ten(37,54,41), ten(264,55,06), 2451545.0d, ra, dec, /verb, obs='kpno', pres=781.0, temp=273.0 Latitude = +31 57 48.0 Longitude = *** 36 00.0 Julian Date = 2451545.000000 Az, El = 17 39 40.4 +37 54 41 (Observer Coords) Az, El = 17 39 40.4 +37 53 40 (Apparent Coords) LMST = +11 15 26.5 LAST = +11 15 25.7 Hour Angle = +03 38 30.1 (hh:mm:ss) Ra, Dec: 07 36 55.6 +15 25 02 (Apparent Coords) Ra, Dec: 07 36 55.2 +15 25 08 (J2000.0000) Ra, Dec: 07 36 55.2 +15 25 08 (J2000) IDL> print, ra, dec 114.23004 15.418818 # NO PRESSURE CASE IDL> hor2eq, ten(37,54,41), ten(264,55,06), 2451545.0d, ra, dec, /verb, obs='kpno', pres=0.0, temp=273.0 Latitude = +31 57 48.0 Longitude = *** 36 00.0 Julian Date = 2451545.000000 Az, El = 17 39 40.4 +37 54 41 (Observer Coords) Az, El = 17 39 40.4 +37 54 41 (Apparent Coords) LMST = +11 15 26.5 LAST = +11 15 25.7 Hour Angle = +03 38 26.4 (hh:mm:ss) Ra, Dec: 07 36 59.3 +15 25 31 (Apparent Coords) Ra, Dec: 07 36 58.9 +15 25 37 (J2000.0000) Ra, Dec: 07 36 58.9 +15 25 37 (J2000) IDL> print, ra, dec 114.24554 15.427022 """ # Observatory position for `kpno` from here: # http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/pro/astro/observatory.pro location = EarthLocation(lon=Angle('-111d36.0m'), lat=Angle('31d57.8m'), height=2120. * u.m) obstime = Time(2451545.0, format='jd', scale='ut1') altaz_frame = AltAz(obstime=obstime, location=location, temperature=0 * u.deg_C, pressure=0.781 * u.bar) altaz_frame_noatm = AltAz(obstime=obstime, location=location, temperature=0 * u.deg_C, pressure=0.0 * u.bar) altaz = SkyCoord('264d55m06s 37d54m41s', frame=altaz_frame) altaz_noatm = SkyCoord('264d55m06s 37d54m41s', frame=altaz_frame_noatm) radec_frame = 'icrs' radec_actual = altaz.transform_to(radec_frame) radec_actual_noatm = altaz_noatm.transform_to(radec_frame) radec_expected = SkyCoord('07h36m55.2s +15d25m08s', frame=radec_frame) distance = radec_actual.separation(radec_expected).to('arcsec') # this comes from running the example hor2eq but with the pressure set to 0 radec_expected_noatm = SkyCoord('07h36m58.9s +15d25m37s', frame=radec_frame) distance_noatm = radec_actual_noatm.separation(radec_expected_noatm).to('arcsec') # The baseline difference is ~2.3 arcsec with one atm of pressure. The # difference is mainly due to the somewhat different atmospheric model that # hor2eq assumes. This is confirmed by the second test which has the # atmosphere "off" - the residual difference is small enough to be embedded # in the assumptions about "J2000" or rounding errors. assert distance < 5 * u.arcsec assert distance_noatm < 0.4 * u.arcsec def test_against_pyephem(): """Check that Astropy gives consistent results with one PyEphem example. PyEphem: http://rhodesmill.org/pyephem/ See example input and output here: https://gist.github.com/zonca/1672906 https://github.com/phn/pytpm/issues/2#issuecomment-3698679 """ obstime = Time('2011-09-18 08:50:00') location = EarthLocation(lon=Angle('-109d24m53.1s'), lat=Angle('33d41m46.0s'), height=30000. * u.m) # We are using the default pressure and temperature in PyEphem # relative_humidity = ? # obswl = ? altaz_frame = AltAz(obstime=obstime, location=location, temperature=15 * u.deg_C, pressure=1.010 * u.bar) altaz = SkyCoord('6.8927d -60.7665d', frame=altaz_frame) radec_actual = altaz.transform_to('icrs') radec_expected = SkyCoord('196.497518d -4.569323d', frame='icrs') # EPHEM # radec_expected = SkyCoord('196.496220d -4.569390d', frame='icrs') # HORIZON distance = radec_actual.separation(radec_expected).to('arcsec') # TODO: why is this difference so large? # It currently is: 31.45187984720655 arcsec assert distance < 1e3 * u.arcsec # Add assert on current Astropy result so that we notice if something changes radec_expected = SkyCoord('196.495372d -4.560694d', frame='icrs') distance = radec_actual.separation(radec_expected).to('arcsec') # Current value: 0.0031402822944751997 arcsec assert distance < 1 * u.arcsec def test_against_jpl_horizons(): """Check that Astropy gives consistent results with the JPL Horizons example. The input parameters and reference results are taken from this page: (from the first row of the Results table at the bottom of that page) http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons_tutorial """ obstime = Time('1998-07-28 03:00') location = EarthLocation(lon=Angle('248.405300d'), lat=Angle('31.9585d'), height=2.06 * u.km) # No atmosphere altaz_frame = AltAz(obstime=obstime, location=location) altaz = SkyCoord('143.2970d 2.6223d', frame=altaz_frame) radec_actual = altaz.transform_to('icrs') radec_expected = SkyCoord('19h24m55.01s -40d56m28.9s', frame='icrs') distance = radec_actual.separation(radec_expected).to('arcsec') # Current value: 0.238111 arcsec assert distance < 1 * u.arcsec @pytest.mark.xfail def test_fk5_equinox_and_epoch_j2000_0_to_topocentric_observed(): """ http://phn.github.io/pytpm/conversions.html#fk5-equinox-and-epoch-j2000-0-to-topocentric-observed """ # Observatory position for `kpno` from here: # http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/pro/astro/observatory.pro location = EarthLocation(lon=Angle('-111.598333d'), lat=Angle('31.956389d'), height=2093.093 * u.m) # TODO: height correct? obstime = Time('2010-01-01 12:00:00', scale='utc') # relative_humidity = ? # obswl = ? altaz_frame = AltAz(obstime=obstime, location=location, temperature=0 * u.deg_C, pressure=0.781 * u.bar) radec = SkyCoord('12h22m54.899s 15d49m20.57s', frame='fk5') altaz_actual = radec.transform_to(altaz_frame) altaz_expected = SkyCoord('264d55m06s 37d54m41s', frame='altaz') # altaz_expected = SkyCoord('343.586827647d 15.7683070508d', frame='altaz') # altaz_expected = SkyCoord('133.498195532d 22.0162383595d', frame='altaz') distance = altaz_actual.separation(altaz_expected) # print(altaz_actual) # print(altaz_expected) # print(distance) """TODO: Current output is completely incorrect ... xfailing this test for now. 68d02m45.732s """ assert distance < 1 * u.arcsec