.. _intro: ***************************************** Getting Started With the mascara Pipeline ***************************************** Importing mascara ================= All functions are easily accessible via the mascara package. >>> import mascara The Mascara Subpackages ======================= In the meanwhile, the three most useful packages of MASCARA for every day work are: * :mod:`mascara.observer`, which defines the observation site and the camera * :mod:`mascara.phot`, for the photometric functions * :mod:`mascara.funcs`, which contains various utilities functions. In addition, mascara also includes a list of astronomical constants which can be found in :mod:`mascara.constants`. Finally functions specific to the MASCARA science project can be found in a separate module :mod:`mascara.reduction`.