Astropy
Astropy provides a streamlined frontend for astronomical data processing and visualization, simplifying complex calculations & displays.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add drshailesh88-astropy npx -- -y @trustedskills/drshailesh88-astropy
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"drshailesh88-astropy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/drshailesh88-astropy"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill, drshailesh88-astropy, provides access to the Astropy Python library. It enables AI agents to perform astronomical calculations, manipulate celestial data, and work with various astronomical file formats. Specifically, it allows for tasks like calculating distances between stars, converting coordinate systems, and analyzing astronomical images.
When to use it
- Researching Astronomical Objects: An agent needs to determine the distance to a newly discovered exoplanet.
- Data Analysis: An AI is processing data from a telescope and requires tools for calibrating and analyzing image data.
- Simulations: You're building an astronomical simulation and need accurate calculations of celestial mechanics.
- Educational Applications: An agent needs to explain astronomical concepts like coordinate transformations or light curves to a user.
Key capabilities
- Access to Astropy Python library functions.
- Celestial coordinate transformation.
- Astronomical data file handling (e.g., FITS).
- Distance calculations in astronomy.
Example prompts
- "Calculate the distance between Vega and Sirius in parsecs."
- "Convert the coordinates of this star from J2000 to Galactic coordinates: RA=18h45m39.6s, Dec=+0°17'47".
- “Read the FITS file ‘image.fits’ and display its header information.”
Tips & gotchas
- Requires a Python environment with Astropy installed. Ensure the agent has access to this environment.
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