Example #1
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def center_of_flux(LF, x, y, R):
    """This function finds the center of flux for all desired stellar object"""
    # Packages:
    from numpy import zeros, max, sum, round, meshgrid, argmax
    # Extract data:
    r, r_max = R[0], R[2]
    x, y     = x.astype(int), y.astype(int)
    # Outer: loops over all stars:
    center_x = zeros(len(x))
    center_y = zeros(len(y))
    for i in range(len(x)):
        x_grid, y_grid = meshgrid(range(x[i]-r_max,x[i]+r_max), range(y[i]-r_max,y[i]+r_max))
        square = LF[y_grid, x_grid]      # Square frame of each image
        # Test:
        FITS(square,'linear'); plt.plot(x_grid-x[i]+r_max, y_grid-y[i]+r_max, 'b*'); plt.show()
        # Inner: loops over all pixels: 
        for j in range(2*r):
            x_max_i = max(square)                       # Row and value of max pixel
            pixel_i = square.index(x_max_i)             # Index of max value pixel
            _, y_max_i       = max(square[x_max_i, :])   # Column for max pixel                   
            x_max[j]         = x_max_i                   # Rows gathers in a list
            y_max[j]         = y_max_i                   # Columns gathers in a list  
            pixel[j]         = pixel_i                   # Max pixels gathers in a list
            square[x_max_i, y_max_i] = 0                 # Max pixel is set to zero to find the nextr
        # Flux center is found:
        flux      = sum(pixel)                           # Total flux from pixels
        center_x  = 1/flux*dot(pixel,x_max)              # Flux-center in x
        center_y  = 1/flux*dot(pixel,y_max)              # Flux-center in y
    # Center of fluc for all stars:
    cen = [center_x-r, center_y-r]
    return cen
Example #2
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    def aperture(LF, x, y, R, plot):
        """------------------------------------------- FUNCTION ------------------------------------------------:
        This function find stellar flux with a circular aperture.
        ----------INPUT:
        LF             : Light Frame (LF)
        x, y           : Stellar coordinate
        R              : [r, r_min, r_max]: aperture, inner and outer radius for background
        plot           : Plot if you like. 
        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- aperture """
        # Packages:
        from numpy import meshgrid, ogrid, sqrt, mean, median, argmax, sum, cos, sin, nonzero
        # Split varibles:
        r, r_min, r_max = R[0], R[1], R[2]
        x, y = int(x), int(y)
        # Make meshgrid maks:
        x_grid, y_grid = meshgrid(range(x - r_max, x + r_max),
                                  range(y - r_max, y + r_max))
        square = LF[y_grid, x_grid]  # Square frame of each image
        c = sqrt((x_grid - x)**2 + (y_grid - y)**2)  # Equation of a circle
        # Background:
        c_sky = ((c >= r_min) *
                 (c <= r_max)) * square  # r_max^2 dimensional array
        sky_mean = mean(c_sky[nonzero(c_sky)])  # Mean sky flux
        sky_medi = median(c_sky[nonzero(c_sky)])  # Median sky flux
        flux_sky = 3 * sky_medi - 2 * sky_mean  # Sky flux
        # Star:
        c_star = (c <= r) * square
        star = c_star[nonzero(c_star)] - flux_sky  # Stellar corrected pixels
        n_pix_star = sum(c <= r)  # Number of used star pixels
        flux_star = sum(star)  # Flux from star

        # Plot zoom-in on star with aperture:
        if plot == 3:
            FITS(square, 'linear')
            t = linspace(0, 2 * pi)
            x_off = (2 * r_max + 1) / 2
            y_off = (2 * r_max + 1) / 2
            plt.plot(x_off, y_off, '+r')
            plt.plot(r * cos(t) + x_off, r * sin(t) + y_off, 'g-')
            plt.plot(r_min * cos(t) + x_off, r_min * sin(t) + y_off, 'b-')
            plt.plot(r_max * cos(t) + x_off, r_max * sin(t) + y_off, 'b-')
            plt.show()  # Shows only figure ones in loop
            sys.exit()

        return flux_sky, n_pix_star, flux_star
Example #3
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def image_reduction(path, LF_name, FF_name=None, DF_name=None, BF_name=None, plot=None, save=None):
    """
    This function takes all loaded flat-frames, dark-frames, bias-frames and combine them to one 
    master-flat-field image.
    ----------INPUT:
    imagetype      : Format of images (fits, jpg etc.).
    LF_name        : Name of Light Frames (LF) except end number.
    FF_name        : Name of Flat  Frames (FF) except end number.
    DF_name        : Name of Dark  Frames (DF) except end number.
    BF_name        : Name of Bias  Frames (BF) except end number.
    N              : Number of [LF, FF, DF, BF] frames.
    plot           : If plot=1: plots all relevant frames..
    save           : If save=1: saves all corrected light frames in seperate files.
    ---------OUTPUT:
    CF_i           : Corrected Frames (CF)."""
    start_time = time.time()  # Take time

    #---------------------
    # Load data available:
    #---------------------
    print('1/3 (%.3f s): Load correction frames' %(time.time()-start_time))

    LF_files = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, LF_name)))
    if FF_name is not None: # Flats
        FF_files = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, FF_name)))
        FF_i = np.array([fits.getdata(str(files)) for files in FF_files])
    if DF_name is not None: # Darks
        DF_files = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, DF_name)))
        DF_i = np.array([fits.getdata(str(files)) for files in DF_files])
    if BF_name is not None: # Bias'
        BF_files = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, BF_name)))
        BF_i = np.array([fits.getdata(str(files)) for files in BF_files])

    #--------------------
    # Use data available:
    #--------------------
    print('2/3 (%.3f s): Making master correction frames' %(time.time()-start_time))
    
    # Bias, Darks, and Flats:
    if all(x is not None for x in [FF_name, DF_name, BF_name]):
        # Make master bias:
        BF = np.median(BF_i, axis=0)
        # Make master dark:
        hdulist0 = fits.open('{}'.format(str(LF_files[0])))
        hdulist1 = fits.open('{}'.format(str(DF_files[0])))
        t_exp_LF = hdulist0[0].header['EXPTIME']  # Exposure time (CHANGE NAME IF NEEDED!)
        t_exp_DF = hdulist1[0].header['EXPTIME']  # Exposure time (CHANGE NAME IF NEEDED!)
        DF       = (t_exp_LF/t_exp_LF) * np.median(DF_i - BF, axis=0)
        DF[DF<=0] = np.median(np.median(DF, axis=1)) # Avoid negative flux
        # Make master flat:
        FF = np.median(FF_i - BF - DF, axis=0)
        FF = FF/np.max(FF)
        FF[FF<=0] = np.median(np.median(FF, axis=1)) # Avoid negative flux

    # Darks and Flats:
    if all(x is not None for x in [DF_name, FF_name]) and BF_name is None:
        # Make master dark:
        hdulist0 = fits.open('{}'.format(str(LF_files[0])))
        hdulist1 = fits.open('{}'.format(str(DF_files[0])))
        t_exp_LF = hdulist0[0].header['EXPTIME']  # Exposure time (CHANGE NAME IF NEEDED!)
        t_exp_DF = hdulist1[0].header['EXPTIME']  # Exposure time (CHANGE NAME IF NEEDED!)
        DF       = (t_exp_LF/t_exp_LF) * np.median(DF_i, axis=0)
        DF[DF<0] = 0 # Avoid negative flux
        # Make master flat:
        FF = np.median(FF_i - DF, axis=0)
        FF = FF/np.max(FF)     

    # Bias and Flats:
    if all(x is not None for x in [BF_name, FF_name]) and DF_name is None:
        # Make master bias:
        BF = np.median(BF_i, axis=0)
        # Make master flat:
        FF = np.median(FF_i - BF, axis=0)
        FF = FF/np.max(FF)
        FF[FF<0] = 0

    # Bias:
    if BF_name is not None and DF_name is None and FF_name is None:
        BF = np.median(BF_i, axis=0) 
        
    # Darks:
    if DF_name is not None and BF_name is None and FF_name is None:
        DF = np.median(DF_i, axis=0)
    
    # Flats:
    if FF_name is not None and BF_name is None and DF_name is None:
        FF = np.median(FF_i, axis=0)    

    print '----------------------------------------'
    print 'Bias -- std: {:.7}, mean: {:.7}'.format(np.std(BF), np.mean(BF))
    print 'Dark -- std: {:.7}, mean: {:.7}'.format(np.std(DF), np.mean(DF))
    print 'Flat -- std: {:.7}, mean: {:.7}'.format(np.std(FF), np.mean(FF))
    print '----------------------------------------'
        
    #------------------------
    # Correct science frames:
    #------------------------
    print('3/3 (%.3f s): Performs image correction on science frames and save images' \
          %(time.time()-start_time))
    
    # Construct 3D cube of light-frames and flat-frames with dim(number, x-dim, y-dim):
    for i in range(len(LF_files)):
        LF_i = fits.getdata(str(LF_files[i]))
        #plt.imshow(LF_i, vmin=200, vmax=10000); plt.show(); sys.exit()
        if all(x is not None for x in [FF_name, DF_name, BF_name]):
            LF = (LF_i - BF - DF)/FF
        if all(x is not None for x in [DF_name, FF_name]) and BF_name is None:
            LF = (LF_i - DF)/FF
        if all(x is not None for x in [BF_name, FF_name]) and DF_name is None:
            LF = (LF_i - BF)/FF
        if BF_name is not None and DF_name is None and FF_name is None:
            LF =  LF_i - BF
        if DF_name is not None and BF_name is None and FF_name is None:
            LF =  LF_i - DF
        if FF_name is not None and BF_name is None and DF_name is None:
            LF =  LF_i/FF
        # Save:
        if save==1: fits.writeto(('{}{}_reduce_%03d.fits'.format(path, LF_name) %i), LF)
    # Take time:
    print('Filter done in time: %.5f s' %(time.time() - start_time))
    
    # Plot:
    if plot==1:
        if FF_name!=None: FITS(FF, 'linear', 5); plt.show() 
        if DF_name!=None: FITS(DF, 'linear');    plt.show()  
        if BF_name!=None: FITS(BF, 'linear', 5); plt.show()
        FITS(LF_i[0], 'linear', 2); plt.show()
        FITS(LF[0],   'linear', 2); plt.show()
    
    return
Example #4
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def aperture_photometry(path, LF_name, coor_name, coor_target, R, dm_int=None, plot=None, save=None):
    
    #start_time = time.time()
    #from Photometry import aperture, SNR, center_of_flux
 
    #--- DATA ---#
    LF_files0 = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, LF_name[0])))
    LF_files1 = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, LF_name[1])))
    LF0       = fits.getdata(str(LF_files0[0]))
    LF1       = fits.getdata(str(LF_files1[0]))
    
    coor_stars = loadtxt('{}{}.txt'.format(path, coor_name))
    x, y   = coor_stars[:,1], coor_stars[:,0] # Stellar coordinates
    xs, ys = coor_target[0],  coor_target[1]  # Target  coordinates
    n = len(LF_files1)                        # Number of images

    #--- CONSTANTS ---#
    gain  = 0.73          # Gain of camera: electrons pr ADU (ADU = counts from object)- ajust to camera!
    ron   = 3.3           # Read out noise - ajust to camera!
    con   = 25            # Magnitude constant
    r     = R[0]          # Aperture radius = R[1]          # Minimum aperture radius to measure sky flux
    r_max = R[2]          # Maximum aperture radius to measure sky flux
    N     = len(x)        # Number of stars (start)
    h, w  = shape(LF1)     # Image dimentions (height, width)
    
    #--- STELLAR COORDINATES ---#
    # Make target star the first star:
    d = zeros(N)
    for i in range(N): d[i] = sqrt((xs-x[i])**2+(ys-y[i])**2) # Simple pythagorean geometry
    index_min = argmin(d)    # Find target star by geometry
    x = roll(x, -index_min)  # Shift data to target star index
    y = roll(y, -index_min)
    # Check if stellar coordinates are closer than r_max:
    i_x1 = where(x<r_max)[0]; i_x2 = where(x>w-r_max)[0]
    i_y1 = where(y<r_max)[0]; i_y2 = where(y>h-r_max)[0]
    i_xy = hstack([i_x1, i_x2, i_y1, i_y2])
    # Discard these coordinates:
    X = delete(x, i_xy)
    Y = delete(y, i_xy)
    N = len(X)               # New number of stars
    # Plot if you like:
    if plot==2:
        FITS(LF1,'linear'); plt.plot(x,y,'ro',mfc='none'); plt.plot(x[0],y[0],'b+');\
        plt.plot(x[i_xy], y[i_xy],'y*'); plt.show()

    #--- FIND OPTIMAL APERTURE RADIUS ---#
    if plot==3:
        SNR_r = optimal_aperture(LF1, X[0], Y[0], R, gain, ron, plot)
    
    #--- PHOTOMETRY ---#
    # Find fluxes:
    flux_star = zeros((n,N))
    SNR_i     = zeros((n,N))
    time      = zeros(n) 
    for i in range(n): # Loop over all images:
        hdulist = fits.open(str(LF_files0[i]))
        time[i] = Time(hdulist[0].header['DATE'], scale='utc').jd  # Scaling to utc time and Julian Date
        LF      = fits.getdata(str(LF_files1[i]))
        for j in range(N): # Loop over all stars and find flux (using same radius):
            flux_sky, n_pix_star, flux_star[i][j] = aperture(LF, X[j], Y[j], R, plot)
            SNR_i[i][j] = SNR(flux_sky, n_pix_star, flux_star[i][j], gain, ron)

    
    #--- SEEING CORRECTION ---#:
    mag_star = -2.5*log10(flux_star[:,0])+con          # From flux to magnitude for target star
    mag_ref  = -2.5*log10(flux_star[:,range(1,N)])+con # From flux to magnitude for reference stars
    # Find all delta-mag (dm):
    #print mag_star; sys.exit()
    dm  = zeros((n,N-1))                             
    for i in range(n):
        dm[i] = mag_ref[0,:]-mag_ref[i,:]              # dm from 0th frame to every other
    # Make trumpet plot:
    dm_med = median(dm,axis=0)
    # Using all stars:
    mag_all = mag_star + median(dm, axis=1)            # Using all stars

    # Which stars should be used to correct with:
    if dm_int==None:
        dm_int = [-0.01, 0.01, 3, 10]
    
    # Using interval:
    im_x = where((mag_ref[0,:]>dm_int[0])*(mag_ref[0,:]<dm_int[1]))[0]
    im_y = where((dm_med>dm_int[2])*(dm_med<dm_int[3]))[0]
    im_xy = list(set(im_x).intersection(im_y))
    mag_int = mag_star + median(dm[:,im_xy], axis=1)

    # Plot results:
    if plot==1 or plot==2:
        plot_trumpet(mag_ref, dm_med, dm_int, im_xy, '$m_i$', '$m_0\, -\, m_i$', 'Trumpet - Seeing Corretion')
        plt.show()
        MAG(time, [mag_star, mag_all, mag_int], ['.', 'r.', 'g*'], '$t$ (hours) - UTC JD', '$m$')
        plt.show()
        
    return
Example #5
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def star_finder(path, LF_name, sigma=2, plot=None, save=None): 
    """
    This function finds all stellar object that is more lumious than TOL. 
    ----------INPUT:
    path           : Directory path to data
    N              : Number of frames
    LF_name        : Filename of Light Frame (LF)
    method         : Method to be used: Centroids='cen', PSF='psf'
    sigma          : Number of standard deviations used for flux criterion
    plot           : Plot==1 display found stars
    save           : save==1 saves a corrdinates [x, y]
    ---------OUTPUT:
    x_cen, y_cen   : x and y coordinates of found stars.
    """

    # Packages:
    import time, sys, glob
    import numpy as np
    from astropy.io import fits
    import scipy.ndimage as snd
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from Plot_Tools import FITS

    #-----------
    # Load data:
    #-----------
    
    LF_files = np.sort(glob.glob('{}{}*'.format(path, LF_name)))
    LF0      = fits.getdata(str(LF_files[0]))
    h, w     = np.shape(LF0) # Heigh and width
    n        = len(LF_files) # Number of images
    
    # Use same number of stars in all frames from statistic:
    threshold = mean(LF0) + sigma*std(LF0)
    labels, m = snd.label(LF0>threshold, ones((3,3)))
    print 'Using %i stars to shift images' %m
    
    #------------------
    # Align image data:
    #------------------

    LF_align = np.zeros((n, h, w))
    for i in range(n):
        LF_i    = fits.getdata(str(LF_files[i])) 
        cen     = snd.center_of_mass(LF_i, labels, range(m))
        x_cen_i = np.array(cen)[:,0]
        y_cen_i = np.array(cen)[:,1]

        if i==0: 
            # Initial mean values:
            x_ini = np.median(x_cen_i, axis=0)
            y_ini = np.median(y_cen_i, axis=0)
            
        # Frames are shifted using and interpolation of the frames:
        x_shift = np.median(x_cen_i, axis=0)
        y_shift = np.median(y_cen_i, axis=0)
        x_diff = np.diff([x_ini, x_shift])
        y_diff = np.diff([y_ini, y_shift])
        LF_align[i] = snd.interpolation.shift(LF_i, [x_diff, y_diff])

        # Save images if you like:
        if save==1:
            fits.writeto(('{}{}_align_%03d.fits'.format(path, LF_name) %i), LF_align[i], overwrite=True)

    #-------------
    # Coordinates:
    #-------------

    LF    = np.median(LF_align, axis=0)
    cen   = snd.center_of_mass(LF, labels, range(m))
    x_cen = np.array(cen)[:,0]
    y_cen = np.array(cen)[:,1]

    if plot==1: FITS(LF, 'linear', 2); plt.plot(y_cen, x_cen, 'r+'); plt.show()
    if save==1: np.savetxt('{}{}'.format(path, 'star_coor.txt'), np.vstack([x_cen, y_cen]).T)
Example #6
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    def aperture_photometry(self,
                            coor_name,
                            coor_target,
                            R,
                            dm_int=None,
                            plot=None,
                            save=None):
        """------------------------------------------- MAIN FUNCTION --------------------------------------
        This function 
        ----------INPUT:
        images         : 
        ---------OUTPUT:
        master_flat    : """
        print '--------------------------------------------------------------------- aperture_photometry'
        #start_time = time.time()
        from Photometry import aperture, SNR, center_of_flux

        #--- CONSTANTS ---#
        gain = 0.73  # Gain of camera: electrons pr ADU (ADU = counts from object)- ajust to camera!
        ron = 3.3  # Read out noise - ajust to camera!
        con = 25  # Magnitude constant
        r = R[
            0]  # Aperture radius = R[1]          # Minimum aperture radius to measure sky flux
        rmin = R[1]
        rmax = R[2]  # Maximum aperture radius to measure sky flux

        #--- STELLAR COORDINATES ---#

        # Load stellar coordinates:
        if type(coor_name) == str:
            coor_stars = np.loadtxt('{}{}.txt'.format(self.path, coor_name))
        if type(coor_name) == list: coor_stars = coor_stars
        else: print('ERROR: STELLAR COORDINATES HAS A WRONG FORMAT')
        x, y = coor_stars[:, 1], coor_stars[:, 0]  # Stellar coordinates
        xt, yt = coor_target[0], coor_target[1]  # Target  coordinates
        N = len(x)  # Number of stars used

        # Make target star the first star:
        d = np.zeros(N)
        for i in range(N):
            d[i] = np.sqrt(
                (xt - x[i])**2 + (yt - y[i])**2)  # Simple pythagorean geometry
        index_min = np.argmin(d)  # Find target star by geometry
        x = np.roll(x, -index_min)  # Shift data to target star index
        y = np.roll(y, -index_min)
        # Check if stellar coordinates are closer than r_max:
        i_x1 = np.where(x < rmax)[0]
        i_x2 = np.where(x > self.w - rmax)[0]
        i_y1 = np.where(y < rmax)[0]
        i_y2 = np.where(y > self.h - rmax)[0]
        i_xy = np.hstack([i_x1, i_x2, i_y1, i_y2])
        # Discard these coordinates:
        X = np.delete(x, i_xy)
        Y = np.delete(y, i_xy)
        N = len(X)  # New number of stars
        # Check coordinates if you like:
        if plot == 2:
            LF = pyfits.getdata(str(self.LF_files[0]))
            fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1)
            FITS(LF, 'linear')
            plt.plot(x, y, 'ro', mfc='none')
            plt.plot(x[0], y[0], 'b+')
            plt.plot(x[i_xy], y[i_xy], 'y*')
            plot_settings(fig, ax)
            plt.show()

        #--- FIND OPTIMAL APERTURE RADIUS ---#
        if plot == 3:
            LF = pyfits.getdata(str(self.LF_files[0]))
            SNR_r = optimal_aperture(LF, X[0], Y[0], R, gain, ron, plot)

        #--- PHOTOMETRY ---#
        # Find fluxes:
        flux_star = np.zeros((n, N))
        SNR_i = np.zeros((n, N))
        time = np.zeros(n)
        for i in range(n):  # Loop over all images:
            hdulist = fits.open('{}{}_%03d.fits'.format(path, LF_name) % i)
            LF = fits.getdata('{}{}_%03d.fits'.format(path, LF_name) % i)
            time[i] = Time(
                hdulist[0].header['date'],
                scale='utc').jd  # Scaling to utc time and Julian Date
            for j in range(
                    N
            ):  # Loop over all stars and find flux (using same radius):
                flux_sky, n_pix_star, flux_star[i][j] = aperture(
                    LF, X[j], Y[j], R, plot)
                SNR_i[i][j] = SNR(flux_sky, n_pix_star, flux_star[i][j], gain,
                                  ron)

        #--- SEEING CORRECTION ---#:
        mag_star = -2.5 * log10(
            flux_star[:, 0]) + con  # From flux to magnitude for target star
        mag_ref = -2.5 * log10(flux_star[:, range(
            1, N)]) + con  # From flux to magnitude for reference stars
        # Find all delta-mag (dm):
        dm = zeros((n, N - 1))
        for i in range(n):
            dm[i] = mag_ref[0, :] - mag_ref[
                i, :]  # dm from 0th frame to every other
        # Make trumpet plot:
        dm_med = median(dm, axis=0)
        # Using all stars:
        mag_all = mag_star + median(dm, axis=1)  # Using all stars

        # Which stars should be used to correct with:
        if dm_int == None:
            dm_int = [-0.01, 0.01, 3, 10]

        # Using interval:
        im_x = where(
            (mag_ref[0, :] > dm_int[0]) * (mag_ref[0, :] < dm_int[1]))[0]
        im_y = where((dm_med > dm_int[2]) * (dm_med < dm_int[3]))[0]
        im_xy = list(set(im_x).intersection(im_y))
        mag_int = mag_star + median(dm[:, im_xy], axis=1)
        # Plot trumpet:
        if plot == 1 or plot == 2:
            plot_trumpet(mag_ref, dm_med, dm_int, im_xy, '$m_i$', '$m_0\, -\, m_i$', \
                         'Trumpet - Seeing Corretion')
            plt.show()
            MAG(time, [mag_star, mag_all, mag_int], ['.', 'r.', 'g*'],
                '$t$ (days) - UTC JD', '$m$')
            plt.show()

        return
Example #7
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    def aperture(self, LF, x, y, aperture, background):
        """
        This function calculate the stellar and sky background flux either using a highly elliptical aperture
        or a aperture that traces the the Center Of Flux (COF) to fit the startrails. The routine returns 
        stellar flux 'flux_star', the sky background flux 'flux_sky', and the number of stellar pixels
        'n_pix_star'.
        """
        # Aperture only handle integers:
        x, y = int(x), int(y)

        # Grid for aperture:
        x_grid, y_grid = meshgrid(range(self.w), range(self.h))
        grid = LF[y_grid, x_grid]  # Grid
        xx = x_grid - x  # Displacement for stellar x coor
        yy = y_grid - y  # Displacement for stellar y coor

        # The aperture:
        a = aperture[1]  # Star radius/semi-minor axis
        b = aperture[2]  # Star semi-major axis (circle if a = b)
        r_min = aperture[3]  # min radius
        r_max = aperture[4]  #
        phi = math.radians(aperture[5])  # Tilt angle: [0:180] deg

        # Global background:
        if background == 'global':
            flux_sky = self.global_sky_background(LF)

        #--- CIRCULAR OR ELLIPTIC APERTURE ---#
        if aperture[0] == 'ellipse':

            # Parametrasation and rotation of the ellipse (1 = x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2)
            phi = phi - pi / 2  # The ellipse have an offset from unity circle
            EE_star = (xx * cos(phi) + yy * sin(phi))**2 / a**2 + (
                xx * sin(phi) - yy * cos(phi))**2 / b**2
            EE_sky_min = (xx * cos(phi) + yy * sin(phi))**2 / (
                a + r_min)**2 + (xx * sin(phi) - yy * cos(phi))**2 / (b +
                                                                      r_min)**2
            EE_sky_max = (xx * cos(phi) + yy * sin(phi))**2 / (
                a + r_max)**2 + (xx * sin(phi) - yy * cos(phi))**2 / (b +
                                                                      r_max)**2

            # Local background:
            if background == 'local':
                sky_grid = ((EE_sky_min > 1) * (EE_sky_max < 1)
                            ) * grid  # Sky background determined by width q
                sky_pixs = sky_grid[nonzero(sky_grid)]  # Sky pixel values
                flux_sky = 3 * median(sky_pixs) - 2 * mean(
                    sky_pixs)  # Robust sky background flux

            # Star:
            star_grid = (EE_star <= 1) * grid
            star_pixs = star_grid[nonzero(
                star_grid)] - flux_sky  # Stellar corrected pixels
            n_pix_star = sum(EE_star <= 1)  # Number of used star pixels
            flux_star = sum(star_pixs)  # Flux from star

        #--- TRACE APERTURE ---#
        if aperture[0] == 'trace':

            # Star initial:
            CC_star = sqrt(xx**2 +
                           yy**2) - a  # Start frame used to trace from:
            star_grid = (CC_star <= 1) * grid  # Star images
            star_pixs = star_grid[nonzero(star_grid)]  # Stellar pixels
            n_pix_star = len(star_pixs)  # Number of pixels in circle

            # Loop-step in x or y depends on phi:
            # Step in x and finds y centroid for each step:
            if 0 <= phi <= pi / 4 or pi * 3 / 4 <= phi <= pi:
                step = 'x step'
                x_step = range(b)
                y_step = zeros(b)
            # Step in y and finds x centroid for each step:
            if pi / 4 < phi < pi * 3 / 4:
                step = 'y step'
                x_step = zeros(b)
                y_step = range(b)

            # Loop over trace step:
            x_cen = zeros(b)
            y_cen = zeros(b)
            star_true = zeros((b, self.h, self.w))
            sky_true = zeros((b, self.h, self.w))
            for i in range(b):
                # Find Center Of Flux (COF):
                y_cen[i], x_cen[i] = self.center_of_flux(star_img, n_pix_star)
                if step == 'x step':
                    XX = x + x_step[i]
                    YY = y_cen[i] + y_step[i]
                if step == 'y step':
                    YY = y + y_step[i]
                    XX = x_cen[i] + x_step[i]
                # A circular aperture is used to trace with:
                CC_star = sqrt((x_grid - XX)**2 + (y_grid - YY)**2) - a
                star_true[i] = (CC_star <= 1
                                )  # Array of true and false statement: star
                star_img = star_true[i] * grid  # Image: star
                n_pix_star = len(
                    star_img[nonzero(star_img)])  # Number of pixels: star
                # If local background:
                if background == 'local':
                    CC_sky = sqrt((x_grid - XX)**2 + (y_grid - YY)**2) - a_sky
                    sky_true[i] = (
                        (CC_star > 1) * (CC_sky < 1)
                    ) * grid  # Array of true and false statement: sky

            # Local sky flux:
            if background == 'local':
                star_false = np.logical_not(np.sum(
                    star_true, axis=0))  # Invert to get rid of star
                sky_true_x = np.sum(sky_true, axis=0) > 0
                sky_img = sky_true_x.astype(
                    np.int) * star_false * LF  # Here bol: True*False = False
                sky = sky_img[nonzero(sky_img)]
                flux_sky = 3 * median(sky) - 2 * mean(sky)  # Robust sky flux

            # Stellar flux:
            star_true_x = np.sum(star_true,
                                 axis=0) > 0  # Bool array of stellar pixels
            star_img = star_true_x.astype(np.int) * LF  # Stellar image
            star = star_img[nonzero(
                star_img)] - flux_sky  # Stellar corrected pixels
            n_star_pix = len(star)
            flux_star = sum(star_img)

        # PLOT IF YOU LIKE:
        if self.plot == 1:
            # Elliptic aperture with local background:
            if aperture[0] == 'ellipse':
                from plot_tools import plot_ellipse
                FITS(LF, 'linear', 2)
                plot_ellipse(a, b, math.degrees(phi), x, y,
                             'g')  # Stellar aperture
                plot_ellipse(a_sky, b_sky, math.degrees(phi), x, y,
                             'm')  # Background aperture
                plt.show()
            # Box aperture with local background:
            if aperture[0] == 'trace':
                t = linspace(0, 2 * pi)
                FITS(LF, 'linear', 2)
                [
                    plt.plot(a_sky * cos(t) + (x + x_step[i]),
                             a_sky * sin(t) + y_cen[i], 'b-') for i in range(b)
                ]
                [
                    plt.plot(a * cos(t) + (x + x_step[i]),
                             a * sin(t) + y_cen[i], 'g-') for i in range(b)
                ]
                plt.show()

        return flux_sky, n_pix_star, flux_star