Astropy
Astropy provides a streamlined frontend for visualizing and interacting with astronomical data, simplifying analysis and exploration.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add jackspace-astropy npx -- -y @trustedskills/jackspace-astropy
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jackspace-astropy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/jackspace-astropy"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill provides access to Astropy, a Python package for astronomy. It enables AI agents to perform astronomical calculations, work with FITS files (a common data format in astronomy), and manipulate astronomical coordinates. The skill allows for tasks like calculating distances between celestial objects or converting between different coordinate systems.
When to use it
- Analyzing telescope data: Use the skill to process raw data from a telescope, such as extracting information from FITS files.
- Calculating orbital parameters: Determine an object's orbit based on observational data using Astropy’s functions.
- Converting coordinate systems: Translate between different astronomical coordinate systems (e.g., equatorial to galactic).
- Simulating astronomical observations: Generate synthetic datasets for testing or educational purposes.
Key capabilities
- FITS file I/O
- Astronomical coordinate transformations
- Time and date handling in astronomy
- Units conversion
- Physical constants
Example prompts
- "Can you convert the J2000 coordinates (10:00:00, 20:00:00) to galactic coordinates?"
- "Read the data from this FITS file and tell me the exposure time."
- “Calculate the distance between star A at RA 19h 53m 46.8s Dec -0° 17' 28.5” and star B at RA 20h 30m 00.3s Dec +23° 23’ 26.”
Tips & gotchas
- Requires a Python environment with Astropy installed. The skill will likely need access to this environment to function correctly.
- Familiarity with astronomical concepts and coordinate systems is helpful for interpreting results.
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