pint.fits_utils.read_fits_event_mjds_tuples

pint.fits_utils.read_fits_event_mjds_tuples(event_hdu, timecolumn='TIME')

Read a set of MJDs from a FITS HDU, with proper conversion of times to MJD

The FITS time format is defined here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/journal/timing3.html

Returns:

mjds – astropy Time() objects.

Return type:

MJDs returned are tuples of two doubles (jd1, jd2), as use by