Added possibility to use hours as stepsize

zodipy/_coordinates.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 @functools.lru_cache
 def get_target_coordinates(
-    target: str, start: datetime, stop:datetime = None, step: int = 1 
+    target: str, start: datetime, stop:datetime = None, step: str = '1d'
 ) -> np.ndarray:
     """Returns the heliocentric cartesian coordinates of the target.
     
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def get_target_coordinates(
     else:
         stop_ = stop
 
-    epochs = dict(start=str(start), stop=str(stop_), step=f'{step}d')
+    epochs = dict(start=str(start), stop=str(stop_), step=f'{step}')
     query = Horizons(id=target, id_type='majorbody', location='c@sun', epochs=epochs)
     ephemerides = query.ephemerides()
 

zodipy/simulation.py

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def simulate(self, nside: int, freq: float, mask: float) -> np.ndarray:
             pixels = self.get_observed_pixels(X_observer, X_unit, ang=mask)
 
         components = self.model.components
+        emissivities = self.model.emissivities
 
         # The emission is initialized as NANs representing unobserved pixels
         emission = np.zeros((n_observations, len(components), npix)) + np.NAN
@@ -144,9 +145,7 @@ def simulate(self, nside: int, freq: float, mask: float) -> np.ndarray:
                     comp_emission, R, dx=integration_config.dR, axis=0
                 )
 
-                comp_emissivity = self.model.emissivities.get_emissivity(
-                    comp_name, freq
-                )
+                comp_emissivity = emissivities.get_emissivity(comp_name, freq)
                 integrated_comp_emission *= comp_emissivity
 
                 emission[observation_idx, comp_idx, observed_pixels] = integrated_comp_emission

zodipy/zodi.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def __init__(
         observer: Optional[str] = 'L2',
         start: Optional[datetime] = datetime.now().date(),
         stop: Optional[datetime] = None,
-        step: Optional[int] = 1,
+        step: Optional[str] = '1d',
         model: Optional[str] = 'planck 2018',
         integration_config: Optional[str] = 'default'
     ) -> None:
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ def __init__(
             Datetime object represetning the time when the observation ended.
             If None, the observation is assumed to only occur on the start 
             date. Defaults to None.
-        step : int
-            Step size in number of days from start to stop. Defaults to 1.
+        step : str
+            Step size from the start to stop dates in days denoted by 'd' 
+            or hours 'h'. Defaults to 1 day ('1d').
         model : str, optional
             String representing the Interplanteary dust model used in the 
             simulation. Available options are 'planck 2013', 'planck 2015',