sep.mask_ellipse

sep.mask_ellipse(arr, x, y, a, b, theta, r=1.0)

Mask ellipse(s) in an array.

Set array elements to True (or 1) if they fall within the given ellipse. The r keyword can be used to scale the ellipse. Equivalently, after converting a, b, theta to a coefficient ellipse representation (cxx, cyy, cxy), pixels that fulfill the condition

\[cxx(x_i - x)^2 + cyy(y_i - y)^2 + cxx(x_i - x)(y_i - y) < r^2\]

will be masked.

Parameters:

arrndarray

Input array to be masked. Array is updated in-place.

x, yarray_like

Center of ellipse(s).

a, b, thetaarray_like, optional

Parameters defining the extent of the ellipe(s).

cxx, cyy, cxyarray_like, optional

Alternative ellipse representation. Can be used as mask_ellipse(arr, x, y, cxx=..., cyy=..., cxy=...).

rarray_like, optional

Scale factor of ellipse(s). Default is 1.