Code to download images

[amunozj]

As a scientist
I want download solar images within a specific time-span
so that I can study events on the Sun

Additional details

• Check if there is data for the requested dates and inform user.
• Convert from local time to Universal Coordinated Time.
• User is not only providing time span, but also cadence.
• Warn user of requests that are too large.

List of Assumptions

• We know the dates for which data is available.
• We know metadata that is available for this images.

List of Tasks

• Get user input for type of image, size, date range, and cadence.
• Write a function that converts dates as text into date objects.
• Interact with existing Heliophysics repositories (lakes) to retrieve the queried images.
• Write an index of the downloaded images with metadata.

Definition of Done

We have a function implemented that takes user input, downloads images and creates the index.