TODO.md

Double Stars TODO List

Version 0.1 - Pre-Release

• Add argparse handling of input files and columns, outputs
• Get default license headers ready and in place
• Add license headers to double star code
• Finish output of modified table in HTML and fits
• Add SAO number to parsing
• Create main github project
• Create README.md
• Write README.md section on getting your own list working
• Fix default formatting of table columns
• Fix coordinate formatting issues (SimbadIdent & astroquery)
• Make SimbadIdent consistent with astroquery
• Refactor out SimbadIdent
• Implement SimbadStarQuery class and get it working
• Better handling of corner cases, e.g. "psi Psc"
• Check it works on other examples, get correct names for other examples
• Move general utilities into separate file
• Fix remaining issues with whitespace and \n in star names
• Have SimbadStarQuery store and output original user's ID.
• Have input/output column names, hardwired for now.
• Make star name aliases user-configurable and input to SimbadStarQuery
• Add alternate txt file input possible, add input file type detection
• Fix identifier handling for two-word star names, e.g Barnard's Star
• Check input column name handling works, handles errors well
• Add Fe_H Teff columns as its available

Version 0.2 - WDS Handling

• Script to download WDS data table directly from CDS.
• Python script to edit "bad" fits header keywords, e.g. in WDS.
• Python script to process output of star_query.py to get clean WDS IDs
• process_wds_ids to preserve user 'star' ID
• wds algorithm for selecting components
• Python script to parse WDS data to get simbad-acceptable multiple star IDs
• Modify SimbadStarQuery and star_query to allow alternate query ID.
• When using alternate query ID rationalize multiple WDS to match query
• When using alternate query ID log query id's that fail & target names
• Move common command line options to DavesAstropyUtils
• Implement ABC filter
• Create generalized table writer in DavesAstropyUtils
• Use generalized writer in star_query
• Add examples in docs
• Resolve which existing TODOs are OBE.
• BUG: B_wds.fits.gz corrupt. CAN"T FIX DIRECTLY. EMAILED CDS.
• Write conversion tool to convert text wds data to fits.

Version 0.3 - Inferred Physical Properties

• Document methods that will be used.

Future Versions

• Ability to run all processing stages from one script.
• Ability to get secondary component RA/DEC from WDS primary pos + offset/PA.
• Environment variable for path to inputs like darkTable.css
• Clean up existing python related to Prieto et al data.
• Have configurable input/output column names, formats, descriptions
• Make votable fields used configurable as part of input/output column name config
• Better PEP8 compliance
• Full docstring and/or Sphinx documentation
• Unit tests!
• Possibly handle multiple distinct inputs, e.g. '42-45 Ori'
• Ability to output open astronomy log format for use with kstars
• Investigate GAIA coverage of targets.
• Use GAIA data instead of Hipparcos, IF GAIA covers bright stars.