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Astrometapy

A Python package designed to streamline the handling of astronomical metadata.

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Astrometapy

Astrometapy is a Python package that simplifies working with astronomical metadata, making it easier to parse, validate, and transform FITS headers and related data.

Features

  • Parse and validate FITS headers
  • Convert between common metadata formats
  • Integrate with popular astronomy libraries

Installation

pip install astrometapy

Usage

from astrometapy import FITSHeader

header = FITSHeader.from_file("observation.fits")
print(header.summary())