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pymap3d/aer.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def ecef2aer(x: float, y: float, z: float,
              lat0: float, lon0: float, h0: float,
              ell=None, deg: bool = True) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
     """
-    `ecef2aer` gives azimuth, elevation and slant range from an Observer to a Point with ECEF coordinates.
+    gives azimuth, elevation and slant range from an Observer to a Point with ECEF coordinates.
 
     ECEF input location is with units of meters
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def geodetic2aer(lat: float, lon: float, h: float,
                  lat0: float, lon0: float, h0: float,
                  ell=None, deg: bool = True) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
     """
-    `geodetic2aer` gives azimuth, elevation and slant range from an Observer to a Point with geodetic coordinates.
+    gives azimuth, elevation and slant range from an Observer to a Point with geodetic coordinates.
 
 
     Parameters
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def aer2geodetic(az: float, el: float, srange: float,
                  ell=None,
                  deg: bool = True) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
     """
-    `aer2geodetic` gives geodetic coordinates of a point with az, el, range
+    gives geodetic coordinates of a point with az, el, range
     from an observer at lat0, lon0, h0
 
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def eci2aer(eci: Tuple[float, float, float],
             t: datetime,
             useastropy: bool = True) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
     """
-    `eci2aer` takes ECI coordinates of point and gives az, el, slant range from Observer
+    takes ECI coordinates of point and gives az, el, slant range from Observer
 
     ## Inputs
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def aer2eci(az: float, el: float, srange: float,
             ell=None, deg: bool = True,
             useastropy: bool = True) -> np.ndarray:
     """
-    `aer2eci` gives ECI of a point from an observer at az, el, slant range
+    gives ECI of a point from an observer at az, el, slant range
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def aer2ecef(az: float, el: float, srange: float,
              lat0: float, lon0: float, alt0: float,
              ell=None, deg: bool = True) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
     """
-    `aer2ecef` converts target azimuth, elevation, range from observer at lat0,lon0,alt0 to ECEF coordinates.
+    converts target azimuth, elevation, range from observer at lat0,lon0,alt0 to ECEF coordinates.
 
     Parameters
     ----------

pymap3d/azelradec.py

@@ -20,16 +20,27 @@ def azel2radec(az_deg: float, el_deg: float,
     """
     viewing angle (az, el) to sky coordinates (ra, dec)
 
-    inputs
-    ------
-    azimuth: degrees clockwize from North
-    elevation: degrees above horizon (neglecting aberration)
-    observer latitude [-90, 90], longitude [-180, 180] (degrees)
-    time: datetime of observation
-
-    Outputs
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    az_deg : float
+         azimuth [degrees clockwize from North]
+    el_deg : float
+             elevation [degrees above horizon (neglecting aberration)]
+    lat_deg : float
+              observer latitude [-90, 90]
+    lon_deg : float
+              observer longitude [-180, 180] (degrees)
+    time : datetime.datetime
+           time of observation
+    usevallado : bool, optional
+                 default use astropy. If true, use Vallado algorithm
+
+    Returns
     -------
-    ecliptic right ascension, declination (degrees)
+    ra_deg : float
+         ecliptic right ascension (degress)
+    dec_deg : float
+         ecliptic declination (degrees)
     """
 
     if usevallado or Time is None:  # non-AstroPy method, less accurate
@@ -51,16 +62,27 @@ def radec2azel(ra_deg: float, dec_deg: float,
     """
     sky coordinates (ra, dec) to viewing angle (az, el)
 
-    inputs
-    ------
-    ecliptic right ascension, declination (degrees)
-    observer latitude [-90, 90], longitude [-180, 180] (degrees)
-    time: datetime of observation
-
-    Outputs
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    ra_deg : float
+         ecliptic right ascension (degress)
+    dec_deg : float
+         ecliptic declination (degrees)
+    lat_deg : float
+              observer latitude [-90, 90]
+    lon_deg : float
+              observer longitude [-180, 180] (degrees)
+    time : datetime.datetime
+           time of observation
+    usevallado : bool, optional
+                 default use astropy. If true, use Vallado algorithm
+
+    Returns
     -------
-    azimuth: degrees clockwize from North
-    elevation: degrees above horizon (neglecting aberration)
+    az_deg : float
+             azimuth [degrees clockwize from North]
+    el_deg : float
+             elevation [degrees above horizon (neglecting aberration)]
     """
 
     if usevallado or Time is None:

setup.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pymap3d
-version = 1.7.13
+version = 1.7.14
 author = Michael Hirsch, Ph.D.
 author_email = [email protected]
 description = pure Python coordinate conversions, following convention of several popular Matlab routines.