#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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pynucastro 3.0 has been released!
github.com/pynucastro/p...
almost 800 PRs merged since version 2.0
with contributions from 14 people
#astrocode
#astro
github.com/pynucastro/p...
almost 800 PRs merged since version 2.0
with contributions from 14 people
#astrocode
#astro
Release pynucastro 3.0.0 · pynucastro/pynucastro
3.0
AmrexAstroCxxNetwork :
add #define STARLIB (#1428)
fix datatype for rate_pair_data (#1411)
ApproximateRate :
remove use of identical_particle_factor for double-n capture
(#1421)
Pytho...
github.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
pynucastro 3.0 has been released!
github.com/pynucastro/p...
almost 800 PRs merged since version 2.0
with contributions from 14 people
#astrocode
#astro
github.com/pynucastro/p...
almost 800 PRs merged since version 2.0
with contributions from 14 people
#astrocode
#astro
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-pymeeus. PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms described in the classical book "Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition, Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)" by Jean Meeus.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-pymeeus. PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms described in the classical book "Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition, Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)" by Jean Meeus.
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August 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM
#astrocode #AstroPython #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-pymeeus. PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms described in the classical book "Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition, Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)" by Jean Meeus.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is python3-pymeeus. PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms described in the classical book "Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition, Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)" by Jean Meeus.
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Need to handle FITS files from Java / Kotlin? No problem. The nom.tam.fits library can do it all, with full support of the FITS 4.0 standard. Version 1.22.2 is now out with some bug fixes with improved astropy compatibility and streaming tile support. #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
August 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Need to handle FITS files from Java / Kotlin? No problem. The nom.tam.fits library can do it all, with full support of the FITS 4.0 standard. Version 1.22.2 is now out with some bug fixes with improved astropy compatibility and streaming tile support. #astrocode
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
#astrocode #AstroSoftwareDevelopment #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libhdf5-dev. Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libhdf5-dev. Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x.
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August 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroSoftwareDevelopment #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libhdf5-dev. Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libhdf5-dev. Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x.
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Become a full stack engineer for @stsci.edu. 🧪 🔭 #astrocode
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
https://apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194CCAAF8
#spacejobs
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
https://apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194CCAAF8
#spacejobs
Full Stack Software Engineer II - Space Telescope Science Institute
Full Stack Software EngineerThe Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), is NASA’s science operations center for missions including the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescop...
apply.workable.com
July 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Become a full stack engineer for @stsci.edu. 🧪 🔭 #astrocode
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
https://apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194CCAAF8
#spacejobs
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
https://apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194CCAAF8
#spacejobs
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is alfa. ALFA measures fluxes in emission line spectra, such as those of planetary nebulae and HII regions, using a genetic algorithm to rapidly optimise fits to large numbers of lines simultaneously.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is alfa. ALFA measures fluxes in emission line spectra, such as those of planetary nebulae and HII regions, using a genetic algorithm to rapidly optimise fits to large numbers of lines simultaneously.
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July 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is alfa. ALFA measures fluxes in emission line spectra, such as those of planetary nebulae and HII regions, using a genetic algorithm to rapidly optimise fits to large numbers of lines simultaneously.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is alfa. ALFA measures fluxes in emission line spectra, such as those of planetary nebulae and HII regions, using a genetic algorithm to rapidly optimise fits to large numbers of lines simultaneously.
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Become a full stack engineer for @stsci.edu. 🧪 🔭 #astrocode
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194...
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194...
Full Stack Software Engineer II - Space Telescope Science Institute
Full Stack Software EngineerThe Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), is NASA’s science operations center for mission...
apply.workable.com
July 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Become a full stack engineer for @stsci.edu. 🧪 🔭 #astrocode
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194...
Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Due Aug 24!
apply.workable.com/stsci/j/2194...
#astrocode #telescopecontrol #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is lynkeos.app. Lynkeos is an application dedicated to the processing of astronomical (mainly planetary) images taken with a webcam through a telescope. By stacking the best images, the signal to noise ratio
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is lynkeos.app. Lynkeos is an application dedicated to the processing of astronomical (mainly planetary) images taken with a webcam through a telescope. By stacking the best images, the signal to noise ratio
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July 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #telescopecontrol #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is lynkeos.app. Lynkeos is an application dedicated to the processing of astronomical (mainly planetary) images taken with a webcam through a telescope. By stacking the best images, the signal to noise ratio
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is lynkeos.app. Lynkeos is an application dedicated to the processing of astronomical (mainly planetary) images taken with a webcam through a telescope. By stacking the best images, the signal to noise ratio
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#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is voro++. Voro++ is a software library for carrying out three-dimensional computations of the Voronoi tessellation. A distinguishing feature of the Voro++ library is that it carries out cell-based calculations,
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is voro++. Voro++ is a software library for carrying out three-dimensional computations of the Voronoi tessellation. A distinguishing feature of the Voro++ library is that it carries out cell-based calculations,
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July 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is voro++. Voro++ is a software library for carrying out three-dimensional computations of the Voronoi tessellation. A distinguishing feature of the Voro++ library is that it carries out cell-based calculations,
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is voro++. Voro++ is a software library for carrying out three-dimensional computations of the Voronoi tessellation. A distinguishing feature of the Voro++ library is that it carries out cell-based calculations,
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#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is fitscut. fitscut is designed to extract cutouts from FITS image format files. FITS, PNG, and JPEG output types are supported. When multiple input files are specified and the output type is PNG or JPEG the
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is fitscut. fitscut is designed to extract cutouts from FITS image format files. FITS, PNG, and JPEG output types are supported. When multiple input files are specified and the output type is PNG or JPEG the
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July 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is fitscut. fitscut is designed to extract cutouts from FITS image format files. FITS, PNG, and JPEG output types are supported. When multiple input files are specified and the output type is PNG or JPEG the
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is fitscut. fitscut is designed to extract cutouts from FITS image format files. FITS, PNG, and JPEG output types are supported. When multiple input files are specified and the output type is PNG or JPEG the
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📦 New package alert: ASDF.jl
juliaastro.org/ASDF/stable/
Work with the data format used by the next generation of space missions. Follow the discussion here: discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-asdf-j...
#NASAWebb #NASARoman #astrocode
juliaastro.org/ASDF/stable/
Work with the data format used by the next generation of space missions. Follow the discussion here: discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-asdf-j...
#NASAWebb #NASARoman #astrocode
July 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
📦 New package alert: ASDF.jl
juliaastro.org/ASDF/stable/
Work with the data format used by the next generation of space missions. Follow the discussion here: discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-asdf-j...
#NASAWebb #NASARoman #astrocode
juliaastro.org/ASDF/stable/
Work with the data format used by the next generation of space missions. Follow the discussion here: discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-asdf-j...
#NASAWebb #NASARoman #astrocode
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is qfits-tools. qfits is a stand-alone library written in C to interact with files complying with the FITS format, which is a data format most used in astronomy.
This package includes tools for simple
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is qfits-tools. qfits is a stand-alone library written in C to interact with files complying with the FITS format, which is a data format most used in astronomy.
This package includes tools for simple
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June 30, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#astrocode #AstroTools #ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is qfits-tools. qfits is a stand-alone library written in C to interact with files complying with the FITS format, which is a data format most used in astronomy.
This package includes tools for simple
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is qfits-tools. qfits is a stand-alone library written in C to interact with files complying with the FITS format, which is a data format most used in astronomy.
This package includes tools for simple
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Do you need fast and precise astrometry on an embedded system? SuperNOVAS 1.7.1 can give you that. Now you can build it without libc and a system clock, in a tiny footprint, to make it happen. You are in control! #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
June 24, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Do you need fast and precise astrometry on an embedded system? SuperNOVAS 1.7.1 can give you that. Now you can build it without libc and a system clock, in a tiny footprint, to make it happen. You are in control! #astrocode
sigmyne.github.io/SuperNOVAS/
sigmyne.github.io/SuperNOVAS/
You want to read, write, or modify FITS files from your Java code? No problem -- nom.tam.fits is there for you with full support for the FITS 4.0 standard. Version 1.22.1 brings minor code safety fixes and improvements. It is also available from 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
June 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
You want to read, write, or modify FITS files from your Java code? No problem -- nom.tam.fits is there for you with full support for the FITS 4.0 standard. Version 1.22.1 brings minor code safety fixes and improvements. It is also available from Maven Central. #astrocode
github.com/nom-tam-fits...
github.com/nom-tam-fits...