acdc.database.calculate_dark.parse_solar_files

parse_solar_files(files)[source]

Parse solar data text files and return date and flux. (Taken from the STScI COS team”s dark monitor, dark_monitor.py, and modified. Original authors include Justin Ely, Mees Fix, Dzhuliya Dashtamirova.)

Parameters:

files (str or array-like) – If a string, a check is done to see if string is a file or a directory to be globbed. If not a string, array-like is assumed.

Returns:

date (numpy.ndarray) – MJD of each solar flux measurement.
flux (numpy.ndarray) – Solar flux measurements.