Make pixel index correspond to center of pixel in viewer

astropy · Jul 28, 2021 · dc63626 · dc63626
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commit dc63626
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/astrowidgets/bqplot.py b/astrowidgets/bqplot.py
@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ def set_data(self, image_data, reset_view=True):
 
         # Set the image data and map it to the bqplot figure so that
         # cursor location corresponds to the underlying array index.
+        # The offset follows the convention that the index corresponds
+        # to the center of the pixel.
         self._image.image = image_data
-        self._image.x = [0, self._image_shape[1]]
-        self._image.y = [0, self._image_shape[0]]
+        self._image.x = [-0.5, self._image_shape[1] - 0.5]
+        self._image.y = [-0.5, self._image_shape[0] - 0.5]
 
     @property
     def center(self):