Astronomical Software Resources

Open Source Software from Shared Skies
• New: AstroCC - Coordinate converter for astronomy


• ALSVID - Algorithms for visualization and processing of image data
• AstroImageJ - Modified ImageJ with our plugins and scripts for astronomy
• Colorspec - Color spectra from digital data
• XmCCD - including INDI for SBIG and Apogee Alta camera control
• XmDome - including INDI for dome rotation and shutter control
• XmGuider - including INDI for SBIG SG-4 control
• XmTel - including INDI for telescope control




Astronomy
• XEphem for visual access to astronomical data and remote telescope operation (Linux and Mac OS X)
• INDI control protocol for distributed instrumentation
• Stellarium for realistic night sky (Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows
• Partiview for 3D visualizion (Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows)
• Grace for 2D plotting and data analysis (Linux)
• SAOImage DS9 for astronomical data visualization (Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows)
• ImageJ image processing and analysis in Java
• Göttingen ImageJ astronomical resources
• CFITSIO - Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) library and utilities
• World Coordinate System (WCS) tools for FITS images
• PyFits - FITS support for Python
• Astromatic.net for astronomical pipeline software
• Astrometry.net for precise celestial coordinates
• Aladin Sky Atlas (on-line)
• Sky-Map (on-line)
• SkyView Internet Virtual Telescope (on-line)




Linux Support
• SUSE Linux
• SBIG CCD Drivers for Linux
• Apogee CCD Software from The Random Factory
• Cinepaint - 32-bit Color Image Processing (Linux and Windows)











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Last update: May 5, 2012
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