astropy - Astronomical and Astrophysical Data Processing with Astropy
Provides tools for coordinate transformations, unit conversions, FITS file handling, cosmological calculations, time scales, tables, and WCS transformations.
Tags
Updated: 2026-09-24Capabilities
Typical Inputs
Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- Convert celestial coordinates
- Perform physical unit conversions
- Manipulate FITS files
- Calculate cosmological parameters
- Handle precise astronomical time
- Process tabular astronomical data
- Transform pixel and world coordinates
Inputs
- Astronomical catalog files
- FITS image and table files
- Celestial coordinate data
- Observational timestamps and location data
Outputs
- Transformed celestial coordinates
- Converted physical quantities and units
- Calculated cosmological distances and times
- Modified FITS files and headers
- Processed catalog tables
Requirements
- Python environment
- astropy library