nside_to_pixel_area¶
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astropy_healpix.
nside_to_pixel_area
(nside)[source]¶ Find the area 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: pixel_area :
Quantity
The area of the HEALPix pixels