nside_to_pixel_resolution¶

astropy_healpix.nside_to_pixel_resolution(nside)[source]¶

Find the resolution of HEALPix pixels given the pixel dimensions of one of the 12 ‘top-level’ HEALPix tiles.

Parameters:

nside : int

The number of pixels on the side of one of the 12 ‘top-level’ HEALPix tiles.

Returns:

resolution : Quantity

The resolution of the HEALPix pixels