Merge pull request #227 from michealroberts/feature/utilities/convert_degrees_to_arcseconds

feat: add convert_degrees_to_arcseconds to utilities in celerity module

Author: michealroberts

src/celerity/utilities.py

@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ def convert_arcseconds_to_degrees(arcseconds: float) -> float:
 # **************************************************************************************
 
 
+def convert_degrees_to_arcseconds(degrees: float) -> float:
+    """
+    Convert decimal degrees to arcseconds.
+
+    :param degrees: The angle in decimal degrees
+    :return: The angle in arcseconds
+    """
+    return degrees * 3600.0
+
+
+# **************************************************************************************
+
+
 def convert_degree_to_dms(degree: float) -> Angle:
     """
     Convert coordinate (in decimal degrees) to degrees (°), minutes ('), seconds (").

tests/test_utilities.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     convert_arcseconds_to_degrees,
     convert_degree_to_dms,
     convert_degree_to_hms,
+    convert_degrees_to_arcseconds,
     get_normalised_azimuthal_degree,
     get_normalised_inclination_degree,
 )
@@ -103,3 +104,17 @@ def test_convert_arcseconds_to_degrees():
 
     degrees = convert_arcseconds_to_degrees(-3600)
     assert degrees == -1.0
+
+
+def test_convert_degrees_to_arcseconds():
+    arcseconds = convert_degrees_to_arcseconds(1)
+    assert arcseconds == 3600.0
+
+    arcseconds = convert_degrees_to_arcseconds(0.5)
+    assert arcseconds == 1800.0
+
+    arcseconds = convert_degrees_to_arcseconds(2)
+    assert arcseconds == 7200.0
+
+    arcseconds = convert_degrees_to_arcseconds(-1)
+    assert arcseconds == -3600.0