imagecube2map

sunkit_instruments.rhessi.imagecube2map(rhessi_imagecube_file)

Extracts single map images from a RHESSI flare image datacube. Currently assumes input to be 4D.

This function is analogous to the hsi_fits2map.pro functionality available in SSW.

Parameters

rhessi_imagecube_file (str) – Path or URL to image datacube .fits

Returns

Each energy band has a list of maps where the index of the lists represent the time step

Return type

dict of sunpy.map.MapSequence