open_fits¶

lcps.lcps_io.open_fits(filename)[source]¶

Open a light curve file in the usual Kepler FITS format and extract the PDCSAP light curve.

Parameters:

filename : str

file name of the FITS file containing the light curve data

Returns:

EPICno : int

EPIC number (‘KEPLERID’ in the hdu header)

photometry : Astropy table

Columns are time in BJD - 2454833, PDCSAP flux, PDCSAP flux error