`query`#

Query Simbad & Astropy to get information about celestial objects, using an ImageSettings object to filter the data.

Constants#

`SOLARSYSTEM_BODIES`	Dictionary of bodies (planets) and base magnitudes (used in `get_planet_magnitude`)
`BASIC_TABLE`	Basic table structure used for celestial objects.
`FALLBACK_SPECTRAL_TYPE`	The spectral type to assign to an object that doesn't have one.

Functions#

High-Level Functions#

`get_body_locations`(observation_times, ...)	Get ephemeris for the sun/earth/planets.
`get_planet_table`(body_locations)	Get the planetary information at each observing time.
`get_star_table`(observation_radec, ...[, ...])	Query Simbad to get celestial objects.

Low-Level Functions#

`get_spectral_types`(object_colours)	Convert the user-input object colours dictionary to a list of valid spectral types.
`run_simbad_query`(query_type[, extra_columns])	Query SIMBAD with either a region or TAP request.
`get_planet_magnitude`(base_magnitude, ...)	Calculate the magnitude for a planet.
`get_star_name_column`(star_table)	Create human-readable `name` column.
`get_child_stars`(parent_stars, maximum_magnitude)	Query SIMBAD for any child objects of `parent_stars`.
`remove_child_stars`(star_table, maximum_magnitude)	Check the given table for parent-child pairs, and remove the children if they exist.
`get_single_spectral_type`(spectral_type, ...)	Process a SIMBAD spectral type into one of `acceptable_types` or `FALLBACK_SPECTRAL_TYPE`.
`simplify_spectral_types`(star_table, ...)	Replaces the `spectral_type` column of a table with simplified versions via `get_single_spectral_type`.
`clean_simbad_table_columns`(table)	Remove and rename some SIMBAD columns - does not fail if the columns do not exist (happens if the table was actually generated from `BASIC_TABLE` and not by an actual query).