multicolorfits.make_simple_header#

multicolorfits.make_simple_header(headerin, naxis=2, radesys=None, equinox=None, pywcsdirect=False)[source]#

Function to make a new ‘simple header’ from the WCS information in the input header.

Parameters:

  • headerin (astropy.io.fits.header) – Header object

  • naxis (int) – Specifies how many axes the final header should have. Default=2

  • radesys (str) – RA/DEC system to use (valid SkyCoord frame system, e.g. ‘icrs’)

  • equinox (str) – Equinox to use for the output header

  • pywcsdirect (bool) – True to create the header directly with astropy.wcs.WCS

Returns:

astropy.io.fits.header – Output header