Fix compact viirs angle interpolation at the poles #901
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This PR fixes the wrong interpolation done at the poles for satellite and sun angles in the compact viirs reader.
flake8 satpy
The effect was very local but led to a dramatic effect on some composites. The following figure exhibits the problem affecting the sun zenith:
It turns out it was probably due to some numerical instability. This is addressed now in the cartesian to angles conversion