README.md

Lookup Field

This folder defines a Google Cloud Function.

This function is a thin-wrapper around astropy.coordinates.SkyCoord.from_name.

Endpoint: /lookup-field

Payload:

{
	search_string: <str>,
}

Response:

{
	ra: <float>,
	dec: <float>,
	search_string: <str>,
	success: <bool>,
}

Deploy

See Deployment in main README for preferred deployment method.