November 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
our pynucastro org is still flagged on #github with no communication from them as to why. Scary that github can just cut you off from the world with no explanation. The developers can still access the github and we can pull / push.
#astrocode
#astrocode
November 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
our pynucastro org is still flagged on #github with no communication from them as to why. Scary that github can just cut you off from the world with no explanation. The developers can still access the github and we can pull / push.
#astrocode
#astrocode
#astrocode #AstroSoftwareDevelopment #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libstarlink-pal-dev. This library is a collection of code designed to aid in replacing the SLA library with code from NOVAS and ERFA.
Where possible the API is similar to the C SLA API except for
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libstarlink-pal-dev. This library is a collection of code designed to aid in replacing the SLA library with code from NOVAS and ERFA.
Where possible the API is similar to the C SLA API except for
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November 3, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroSoftwareDevelopment #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libstarlink-pal-dev. This library is a collection of code designed to aid in replacing the SLA library with code from NOVAS and ERFA.
Where possible the API is similar to the C SLA API except for
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libstarlink-pal-dev. This library is a collection of code designed to aid in replacing the SLA library with code from NOVAS and ERFA.
Where possible the API is similar to the C SLA API except for
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Announcing the release of SuperNOVAS v1.8.0 -- a fast, high-precision, C/C++ astrometry library. The latest version adds support for dynamically defined observer locations, and simplifies setting astrometric time following the abolishment leap seconds. #astrocode
sigmyne.github.io/SuperNOVAS/
sigmyne.github.io/SuperNOVAS/
SuperNOVAS
SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library, based on NOVAS C 3.1.
sigmyne.github.io
November 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Announcing the release of SuperNOVAS v1.8.0 -- a fast, high-precision, C/C++ astrometry library. The latest version adds support for dynamically defined observer locations, and simplifies setting astrometric time following the abolishment leap seconds. #astrocode
sigmyne.github.io/SuperNOVAS/
sigmyne.github.io/SuperNOVAS/
pynucastro 3.2.0 has been released:
github.com/pynucastro/p...
this has about 60 PRs merged since the previous release (3.1.0), with lots of new features.
#astro
#astrocode
github.com/pynucastro/p...
this has about 60 PRs merged since the previous release (3.1.0), with lots of new features.
#astro
#astrocode
Release pynucastro 3.2.0 · pynucastro/pynucastro
3.2.0
AmrexAstroCxxNetwork / SimpleCxxNetwork / FortranNetwork /
BaseCxxNetwork :
create a function to get C++ rate function args (#1522)
remove unneeded template params + simplify screening (#1...
github.com
October 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
pynucastro 3.2.0 has been released:
github.com/pynucastro/p...
this has about 60 PRs merged since the previous release (3.1.0), with lots of new features.
#astro
#astrocode
github.com/pynucastro/p...
this has about 60 PRs merged since the previous release (3.1.0), with lots of new features.
#astro
#astrocode
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-extinction. Extinction contains Cython-optimised implementations of empirical dust extinction laws found in the astronomical literature.
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-extinction. Extinction contains Cython-optimised implementations of empirical dust extinction laws found in the astronomical literature.
GitHub - sncosmo/extinction: Fast interstellar dust extinction laws in Python
Fast interstellar dust extinction laws in Python. Contribute to sncosmo/extinction development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-extinction. Extinction contains Cython-optimised implementations of empirical dust extinction laws found in the astronomical literature.
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-extinction. Extinction contains Cython-optimised implementations of empirical dust extinction laws found in the astronomical literature.
#astrocode #GnuDataLanguage #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is gnudatalanguage. GNU Data Language (GDL) is a free IDL (Interactive Data Language) compatible incremental compiler. It has full syntax compatibility with IDL 7.1. IDL is a registered trademark of ITT
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is gnudatalanguage. GNU Data Language (GDL) is a free IDL (Interactive Data Language) compatible incremental compiler. It has full syntax compatibility with IDL 7.1. IDL is a registered trademark of ITT
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October 20, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #GnuDataLanguage #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is gnudatalanguage. GNU Data Language (GDL) is a free IDL (Interactive Data Language) compatible incremental compiler. It has full syntax compatibility with IDL 7.1. IDL is a registered trademark of ITT
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is gnudatalanguage. GNU Data Language (GDL) is a free IDL (Interactive Data Language) compatible incremental compiler. It has full syntax compatibility with IDL 7.1. IDL is a registered trademark of ITT
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Ever wonder how approximate nuclear reaction networks (like aprox21) approximate CNO-I, CNO-II, and hot-CNO burning with just C12, N14, and O16?
The trick is to β-limit the rates. We now support this in pynucastro:
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/b...
#astrocode
The trick is to β-limit the rates. We now support this in pynucastro:
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/b...
#astrocode
β-limited Rates — pynucastro 3.1.0.post55+ge2baa29a0 documentation
pynucastro.github.io
October 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Ever wonder how approximate nuclear reaction networks (like aprox21) approximate CNO-I, CNO-II, and hot-CNO burning with just C12, N14, and O16?
The trick is to β-limit the rates. We now support this in pynucastro:
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/b...
#astrocode
The trick is to β-limit the rates. We now support this in pynucastro:
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/b...
#astrocode
#astrocode #radioastronomy #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-radio-beam. Radio Beam is a simple toolkit for reading beam information from FITS headers and manipulating beams. Some example applications include Convolution/deconvolution and Unit conversion (Jy
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-radio-beam. Radio Beam is a simple toolkit for reading beam information from FITS headers and manipulating beams. Some example applications include Convolution/deconvolution and Unit conversion (Jy
1/2⤵
October 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #radioastronomy #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-radio-beam. Radio Beam is a simple toolkit for reading beam information from FITS headers and manipulating beams. Some example applications include Convolution/deconvolution and Unit conversion (Jy
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-radio-beam. Radio Beam is a simple toolkit for reading beam information from FITS headers and manipulating beams. Some example applications include Convolution/deconvolution and Unit conversion (Jy
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#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is rawtran. Rawtran is an utility to convert of raw photos in .CR2, .CRW, MRW, NEF, RAF, etc. formats to the general astronomical FITS image format. The identification of raw photo type and decoding itself is
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is rawtran. Rawtran is an utility to convert of raw photos in .CR2, .CRW, MRW, NEF, RAF, etc. formats to the general astronomical FITS image format. The identification of raw photo type and decoding itself is
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October 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is rawtran. Rawtran is an utility to convert of raw photos in .CR2, .CRW, MRW, NEF, RAF, etc. formats to the general astronomical FITS image format. The identification of raw photo type and decoding itself is
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is rawtran. Rawtran is an utility to convert of raw photos in .CR2, .CRW, MRW, NEF, RAF, etc. formats to the general astronomical FITS image format. The identification of raw photo type and decoding itself is
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#astrocode #DataViewer #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is paraview. ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of size varying from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include the following:
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is paraview. ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of size varying from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include the following:
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September 29, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #DataViewer #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is paraview. ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of size varying from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include the following:
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is paraview. ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of size varying from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include the following:
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Astronomers and software devs: does anyone else think it's time for @asclnet.bsky.social to stop automatically ingesting software without approval by the authors?
ASCL was awesome before you could make your own DOI or publish astro software alone. That's not our world anymore! 🔭 #astrocode
ASCL was awesome before you could make your own DOI or publish astro software alone. That's not our world anymore! 🔭 #astrocode
September 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Astronomers and software devs: does anyone else think it's time for @asclnet.bsky.social to stop automatically ingesting software without approval by the authors?
ASCL was awesome before you could make your own DOI or publish astro software alone. That's not our world anymore! 🔭 #astrocode
ASCL was awesome before you could make your own DOI or publish astro software alone. That's not our world anymore! 🔭 #astrocode
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-skyfield. Skyfield is a pure-Python astronomy package that is compatible with both Python 3 and makes it easy to generate high precision research-grade positions for planets and Earth satellites.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-skyfield. Skyfield is a pure-Python astronomy package that is compatible with both Python 3 and makes it easy to generate high precision research-grade positions for planets and Earth satellites.
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September 22, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-skyfield. Skyfield is a pure-Python astronomy package that is compatible with both Python 3 and makes it easy to generate high precision research-grade positions for planets and Earth satellites.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-skyfield. Skyfield is a pure-Python astronomy package that is compatible with both Python 3 and makes it easy to generate high precision research-grade positions for planets and Earth satellites.
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Java support for FITS files has got better again. nom-tam-fits 1.23 is out with improved support for Rubin data releases. It is available on GitHub and via Maven Central. #astrocode
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
GitHub - nom-tam-fits/nom-tam-fits: A full featured 100% Java library for reading and writing FITS files
A full featured 100% Java library for reading and writing FITS files - nom-tam-fits/nom-tam-fits
github.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Java support for FITS files has got better again. nom-tam-fits 1.23 is out with improved support for Rubin data releases. It is available on GitHub and via Maven Central. #astrocode
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
#astrocode #AstroJava #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is starlink-fits-java. Classes for general FITS handling, including NDX, NDArray and StarTable implementations.
Some of these classes use the nom.tam.fits package (libfits-java) for low-level FITS access,
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is starlink-fits-java. Classes for general FITS handling, including NDX, NDArray and StarTable implementations.
Some of these classes use the nom.tam.fits package (libfits-java) for low-level FITS access,
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September 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
#astrocode #AstroJava #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is starlink-fits-java. Classes for general FITS handling, including NDX, NDArray and StarTable implementations.
Some of these classes use the nom.tam.fits package (libfits-java) for low-level FITS access,
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is starlink-fits-java. Classes for general FITS handling, including NDX, NDArray and StarTable implementations.
Some of these classes use the nom.tam.fits package (libfits-java) for low-level FITS access,
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new in pynucastro: find the most likely path between 2 nuclei in a reaction network using #networkx
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
Finding the Likely Path Between Nuclei (with NetworkX) — pynucastro 3.0.0.post40+g0e7a9e632 documentation
pynucastro.github.io
September 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
new in pynucastro: find the most likely path between 2 nuclei in a reaction network using #networkx
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-drizzle. The drizzle library is a Python package for combining dithered images into a single image. This library is derived from code used in drizzlepac. Like drizzlepac, most of the code is
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-drizzle. The drizzle library is a Python package for combining dithered images into a single image. This library is derived from code used in drizzlepac. Like drizzlepac, most of the code is
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September 8, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-drizzle. The drizzle library is a Python package for combining dithered images into a single image. This library is derived from code used in drizzlepac. Like drizzlepac, most of the code is
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-drizzle. The drizzle library is a Python package for combining dithered images into a single image. This library is derived from code used in drizzlepac. Like drizzlepac, most of the code is
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New pynucastro example demonstrating how to visualize the flow through a reaction network from a MESA model (in this case, a nova)
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
Importing MESA Models and Visualizing Reactive Flow — pynucastro 3.0.0.post32+gb0c3e625e documentation
pynucastro.github.io
September 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
New pynucastro example demonstrating how to visualize the flow through a reaction network from a MESA model (in this case, a nova)
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astro
#astrocode
new pynucastro example: create the MESA "basic.net" network (8 species for H/He burning) using pynucastro
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astrocode
#astro
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astrocode
#astro
MESA basic.net Network — pynucastro 3.0.0.post30+g70ea76a64 documentation
pynucastro.github.io
September 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
new pynucastro example: create the MESA "basic.net" network (8 species for H/He burning) using pynucastro
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astrocode
#astro
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m...
#astrocode
#astro
I’ve been working at @stsci.edu to give everyone access to data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Our treasure chest is open for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
And today, the telescope is IN SPACE. 🧪🔭🚀 #astrocode
And today, the telescope is IN SPACE. 🧪🔭🚀 #astrocode
August 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I’ve been working at @stsci.edu to give everyone access to data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Our treasure chest is open for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
And today, the telescope is IN SPACE. 🧪🔭🚀 #astrocode
And today, the telescope is IN SPACE. 🧪🔭🚀 #astrocode
In June, 150 student developers tackled real space & tech challenges alongside industry pros, and built dozens of real projects in hours.
Read the full story on how this project connected academic talents with industry leadership on Tech News: https://bit.ly/4gI7aWf
#AstroCode
Read the full story on how this project connected academic talents with industry leadership on Tech News: https://bit.ly/4gI7aWf
#AstroCode
August 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In June, 150 student developers tackled real space & tech challenges alongside industry pros, and built dozens of real projects in hours.
Read the full story on how this project connected academic talents with industry leadership on Tech News: https://bit.ly/4gI7aWf
#AstroCode
Read the full story on how this project connected academic talents with industry leadership on Tech News: https://bit.ly/4gI7aWf
#AstroCode
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-regions. The regions package provides (or plans to provide) classes to represent regions defined using pixel or celestial coordinates or on the celestial sphere.
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-regions. The regions package provides (or plans to provide) classes to represent regions defined using pixel or celestial coordinates or on the celestial sphere.
Astropy Regions
Astropy Regions logo Astropy Regions logo Version: 0.12, Date: Jun 24, 2026, Useful links: Installation| Release Notes, regions is an in-development coordinated package of Astropy for region handli...
astropy-regions.readthedocs.io
August 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-regions. The regions package provides (or plans to provide) classes to represent regions defined using pixel or celestial coordinates or on the celestial sphere.
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-regions. The regions package provides (or plans to provide) classes to represent regions defined using pixel or celestial coordinates or on the celestial sphere.
#astrocode #IRAF #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is iraf-wcstools. WCSTools is a set of software utilities, written in C, which create, display and manipulate the world coordinate system of a FITS or IRAF image, using specific keywords in the image header which relate
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is iraf-wcstools. WCSTools is a set of software utilities, written in C, which create, display and manipulate the world coordinate system of a FITS or IRAF image, using specific keywords in the image header which relate
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August 18, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #IRAF #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is iraf-wcstools. WCSTools is a set of software utilities, written in C, which create, display and manipulate the world coordinate system of a FITS or IRAF image, using specific keywords in the image header which relate
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is iraf-wcstools. WCSTools is a set of software utilities, written in C, which create, display and manipulate the world coordinate system of a FITS or IRAF image, using specific keywords in the image header which relate
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I am very excited to share that NASA has selected 15 open source projects under the Open Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries call. This will provide $15M over the next 5 years.
#OpenScience #opensourcesoftware
#NASA #astrocode
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
#OpenScience #opensourcesoftware
#NASA #astrocode
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation - NASA
NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA
www.nasa.gov
October 24, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I am very excited to share that NASA has selected 15 open source projects under the Open Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries call. This will provide $15M over the next 5 years.
#OpenScience #opensourcesoftware
#NASA #astrocode
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
#OpenScience #opensourcesoftware
#NASA #astrocode
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
I've now got the eclipse times with 2 seconds of NASA's time. That's way better than yesterdays 15 minute estimation! The main point is that I have a process that can accurately predict and calculate Lunar Eclipses. It will be available on skycalpro in time for next week😎
#Astrocode #AstroMethods
#Astrocode #AstroMethods
March 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I've now got the eclipse times with 2 seconds of NASA's time. That's way better than yesterdays 15 minute estimation! The main point is that I have a process that can accurately predict and calculate Lunar Eclipses. It will be available on skycalpro in time for next week😎
#Astrocode #AstroMethods
#Astrocode #AstroMethods