astropy / astropy/photutils

Add "inellip" parameter to Isophote.Ellipse fit_image() method

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Description

Hi,

Sometimes I would like to extract surface brightness profiles using the pre-defined ellipses, just like iraf.ellipse(inellip='XXX.tab') does. Could this inellip parameter be added to fit_image method?

Thanks!

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Research direction

Locate the Isophote.Ellipse fit_image() method and inspect how it currently obtains ellipse definitions. Compare the requested behavior with IRAF ellipse(inellip='XXX.tab'), then add coverage showing that predefined ellipses can produce a surface-brightness profile. Done means fit_image() accepts the requested input and the relevant tests pass.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
40/100

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