healpy.pixelfunc.max_pixrad¶
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healpy.pixelfunc.
max_pixrad
(nside, degrees=False)¶ Maximum angular distance between any pixel center and its corners
Parameters: - nside : int
the nside to work with
- degrees : bool
if True, returns pixel radius in degrees, in radians otherwise
Returns: - rads: double
angular distance (in radians or degrees)
Examples
>>> '%.14f' % max_pixrad(1) '0.84106867056793' >>> '%.14f' % max_pixrad(16) '0.06601476143251'