Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: imcascade
Version: 1.1
Summary: imcascade: Fitting astronomical images using a 'cascade' of Gaussians
Home-page: https://github.com/tbmiller-astro/imcascade
Author: Tim Miller
Author-email: tim.miller@yale.edu
License: MIT
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics
Description-Content-Type: text/x-rst
License-File: LICENSE

imcascade
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``imcascade`` is a code designed for fitting objects in astronomical images using a "cascade" of Gaussians. It uses multi-guassian expansion (MGE) to model galaxies as a mixture of Gaussians in a Bayesian Framework. It was designed to study the morphology of faint, semi-resolved galaxies. If you are planning on using ``imcascade`` we suggest reading our paper describing the method `here <https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.13262>`__  and the documentation `here <https://imcascade.readthedocs.io>`__.

Citation
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``imcascade`` is open source software made available under the MIT license, written by Tim Miller and Pieter van Dokkum. If you use this package in your work please cite `Miller & van Dokkum (2021) <https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.13262>`__

Help and Issues
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``imcacscade`` is maintained on Github. If you find a bug in the code or have a feature you would like to request, please open an `issue on Github <https://github.com/tbmiller-astro/imcascade/issues>`__. Additionally you can reach out to me directly if you are having issues using the code or have suggestions.

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