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dokeeffe/convert ra dec to alt az with astropy.py

Created February 8, 2017 09:01
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convert ra dec to alt az with astropy.py
from astropy.coordinates import EarthLocation,SkyCoord
from astropy.time import Time
from astropy import units as u
from astropy.coordinates import AltAz
observing_location = EarthLocation(lat='52.2532', lon='351.63910339111703', height=100*u.m)
observing_time = Time('2017-02-05 20:12:18')
aa = AltAz(location=observing_location, obstime=observing_time)
coord = SkyCoord('4h42m', '-38d6m50.8s')
coord.transform_to(aa)
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