approximateWcs¶
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lsst.meas.astrom.approximateWcs(wcs, bbox, order=3, nx=20, ny=20, iterations=3, skyTolerance=Angle(2.7777777777777781e-07, degrees), pixelTolerance=0.02, useTanWcs=False)¶
- Approximate an existing WCS as a TAN-SIP WCS - The fit is performed by evaluating the WCS at a uniform grid of points within a bounding box. - Parameters: - wcs : lsst.afw.geom.SkyWcs
- wcs to approximate 
- bbox : lsst.geom.Box2I
- the region over which the WCS will be fit 
- order : int
- order of SIP fit 
- nx : int
- number of grid points along x 
- ny : int
- number of grid points along y 
- iterations : int
- number of times to iterate over fitting 
- skyTolerance : lsst.geom.Angle
- maximum allowed difference in world coordinates between input wcs and approximate wcs (default is 0.001 arcsec) 
- pixelTolerance : float
- maximum allowed difference in pixel coordinates between input wcs and approximate wcs (default is 0.02 pixels) 
- useTanWcs : bool
- send a TAN version of wcs to the fitter? It is documented to require that, but I don’t think the fitter actually cares 
 - Returns: - fitWcs : lsst.afw.geom.SkyWcs
- the fit TAN-SIP WCS 
 
- wcs :