image_clipping

irispy.utils.image_clipping(image, cutoff=0.0015, gamma=1.0)[source]

Computes and returns the min and max values of the input (image), clipping brightest and darkest pixels.

Parameters:

  • image (numpy.ndarray) – The input image.

  • cutoff (float, optional) – The cutoff value for the histogram. Defaults to 1.5e-3

  • gamma (float, optional) – The gamma value for the histogram. Defaults to 1.0

References

Based on original IDL routine by P.Suetterlin (06 Jul 1993) Ported by V.Hansteen (15 Apr 2020)