perwin
/ asteroid_luminosity_calcs.py
Last active
June 21, 2021 12:09
Python code supplementing astronomy.stackexchange answer
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
| # Python code supplementing an answer to a question on the Astronomy Stackexchange site | |
| # https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/44453/when-thermal-infrared-space-telescopes-spot-asteroids-are-they-seeing-the-body/44456#44456 | |
| # We want to compute the relative luminosities produced by an asteroid orbiting the Sun, comparing the monochromatic | |
| # luminosity from reflected sunlight to that from the asteroid's own thermal emission. | |
| # Requires: Numpy, Astropy | |
| import math |