def makeSkyMap(samples, lmax, nside=16, psrs=None, cmap='YlOrBr'):
# number of pixels total
npix = hp.nside2npix(nside)
# initialize theta and phi map coordinantes
skypos=[]
for ii in range(npix):
skypos.append(np.array(hp.pix2ang(nside,ii)))
skypos = np.array(skypos)
harmvals = PALutils.SetupSkymapPlottingGrid(lmax,skypos)
pwr = []
for ii in range(len(samples)):
samples_tot = np.append(2.*np.sqrt(np.pi), samples[ii])
gwp = PALutils.GWpower(samples_tot, harmvals)
pwr.append(gwp)
pwr = np.array(pwr)
pwr = np.mean(pwr, axis=0)
ax = plt.subplot(111, projection='astro mollweide')
ax.grid()
plot.outline_text(ax)
plot.healpix_heatmap(pwr, cmap=cmap)
plt.colorbar(orientation='horizontal')
# add pulsars locations
if np.all(psrs):
ax.plot(psrs[:,0], psrs[:,1], '*', color='w', markersize=6, mew=1, mec='w')
return pwr
