maglimit

[1]:

!pip install maglimit

Requirement already satisfied: maglimit in /Users/pratik/Github/maglimit (0.0.2)

[2]:

import maglimit.limiting_mag as ml

[3]:

telescope = ml.Telescope(aperture = 100, fstop = 4.5)

[4]:

focal_length = telescope.focal_length()
focal_length

[4]:

$450 \; \mathrm{mm}$

[5]:

limiting_magnitude = telescope.lim_mag()
limiting_magnitude

[5]:

12.0

[14]:

magnification = telescope.magnification(f_eyepiece=25)
magnification

[14]:

[6]:

ml.is_object_observable(obj = 'M31', lm = limiting_magnitude)

Limiting magnitude of scope is 12.0 and magnitude of M31 is 4.36

[6]:

True

[7]:

ml.is_object_observable(obj = 'NGC 244', lm = limiting_magnitude)

Limiting magnitude of scope is 12.0 and magnitude of NGC 244 is 13.83

[7]:

False

[8]:

ml.smallest_scope("NGC 244", fs = 4.5)
#fs is the desired f stop ratio
# Returns a tuple (object magnitude, minimum aperture in mm, minimum focal length in mm)

[8]:

(13.83, 232.27, 1045.22)