download_stars_cloud_hyg

download_stars_cloud_hyg(load: bool = True) → PolyData | str

Download a point cloud of stars as computed by the HYG Database.

See HYG-Database for more details.

This data set is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. For more details, read the Creative Commons page

See the README.md for more details for how the star colors were computed.

Distances are in parsecs from Earth.

Parameters:

loadbool, default: True

Load the dataset after downloading it when True. Set this to False and only the filename will be returned.

Returns:

outputpyvista.PolyData | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

Download Python source code | Download Jupyter notebook

Download and plot a point cloud of stars within 3,000 light years. Stars are colored according to their RGBA colors.

>>> import numpy as np
>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> stars = examples.download_stars_cloud_hyg()
>>> stars.plot(
...     style='points_gaussian',
...     background='k',
...     point_size=0.5,
...     scalars='_rgba',
...     render_points_as_spheres=False,
...     zoom=3.0,
... )

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

>>> stars
PolyData (...)
  N Cells:    107857
  N Points:   107857
  N Strips:   0
  X Bounds:   -9.755e+02, 9.774e+02
  Y Bounds:   -9.620e+02, 9.662e+02
  Z Bounds:   -9.788e+02, 9.702e+02
  N Arrays:   3

See also

Stars Cloud Hyg Dataset

See this dataset in the Dataset Gallery for more info.

Plotting Point Clouds

More details on how to plot point clouds.