Sherpa is a modeling and fitting application for Python. It contains a powerful language for combining simple models into complex expressions.
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Tag: astronomy
TOPCAT – Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
TOPCAT is a free and open source interactive graphical tool for analysis and manipulation of tabular data.
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SAOImage DS9 – astronomical imaging and data visualization application
SAOImage DS9 is a free and open source astronomical imaging and data visualization application.
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CARTA – Cube Analysis and Rendering Tool for Astronomy
Cube Analysis and Rendering Tool for Astronomy (CARTA) is a next generation image visualization and analysis tool.
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Astropy – collection of Python software packages for astronomy
The Astropy Project is a community effort to develop a common core package for Astronomy in Python and foster an ecosystem of interoperable astronomy packages.
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Celestia – real-time 3D visualization of space software
Celestia is a real-time space simulation that lets you visually experience the universe in three dimensions.
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Stellarium – open source planetarium
Stellarium is a software project that allows people to use their home computer as a virtual planetarium.
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AstroImageJ – ImageJ for Astronomy
AstroImageJ (AIJ) is a simple and powerful tool for astronomical image analysis and precise photometry.
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SkyChart / Cartes du Ciel – planetarium software
SkyChart is software that lets users draw sky charts, making use of the data in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae.
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KStars – desktop planetarium for KDE
KStars is free, open source, cross-platform Astronomy Software by KDE. It provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky.
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OpenSpace – interactive data visualization software
OpenSpace is an interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire known universe.
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Aladin Desktop – main application of the Aladin Sky Atlas suite
Aladin Desktop is software to visualize and manipulate digitized astronomical images or full surveys.
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Virtual Moon Atlas – for Moon observation or survey
Virtual Moon Atlas is software that allows users to observe and study the moon and its surface.
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Ginga – image viewer and toolkit
Ginga is a toolkit designed for building viewers for scientific image data in Python, visualizing 2D pixel data in NumPy arrays.
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Digital Universe Atlas – open source planetarium software
Digital Universe Atlas is a free open source software planetarium application, available under the terms of the Illinois Open Source License.
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ORSA – Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis
Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis (ORSA) is a framework for scientific grade Celestial Mechanics computations.
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PreviSat – satellite tracking software for observing purposes
PreviSat is a satellite tracking software for observing purposes. It shows positions of artificial satellites in real-time or manual mode.
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mars-sim – general purpose simulator depicting the early development of human settlements on Mars
mars-sim is a Java-based open source project that simulates the activities of the first generation of settlers on Mars.
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SkyViewer – displays HEALPix-based skymaps
SkyViewer is an OpenGL based program to display HEALPix-based skymaps, saved in FITS format files. Written in C++.
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Cosmonium – 3D astronomy and space exploration program
Cosmonium is a 3D astronomy and space exploration program.
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