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A community Python library for Astronomy.

Getting Started

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Read the official documentation

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Best For

Researchers needing to handle and analyze large astronomical datasets efficiently

Developers building applications that require precise coordinate transformations for celestial objects

Educators teaching astronomy or astrophysics who need a robust Python library

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