Twenty-five codes were added to ASCL in April 2026:
AdvancedHMC.jl: Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithms
AstroLink: Find astrophysically-relevant clusters from point-cloud data
CLAPP: AI pair programmer for the CLASS cosmology code
https://t.co/YuhWJzYRJF
#openscience#astronomy
PyWavelets: Discrete and continuous wavelet transforms
SIMPL: Solar Imaging Pipeline for LOFAR
skewspec: Skew spectra of galaxy surveys
SPAN: Cross-platform GUI software for optical and near-infrared spectral analysis
Synthesizer: Synthetic astronomical observables generator
THOR: Linking survey detections to recover heliocentric orbits of Solar System objects
TriPoDPy: Dust coagulation and evolution in protoplanetary disks
See them all here: https://t.co/4XMy7vC0Qk
#opensource#astronomy
Twenty-two codes were added to ASCL in March 2026:
AstroQ: Optimization-based scheduler for astronomical observations
BAHAMAS: Bayesian inference of stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds
BaSIL: Bayesian Spectral-cube Inference and Learning
#astro
https://t.co/4XMy7vC0Qk
RapidGBM: Quick-look analysis of Fermi/GBM data
SECRET: Machine-learning density estimation for cosmic-ray electron spectra
Simframe: Framework for scientific simulations
SpiralMap: Milky Way spiral arm models and visualization tools
Stellarium: Planetarium for your computer
The library was originally written for the commercial IDL interpreter, but large parts are usable with the GDL interpreter as well. Other names for the libraries are "astron" and "idlastro".
https://t.co/nT2S3VNV3u
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integrated package, but rather is a collection of procedures from which users can pick and choose (and possibly modify) for their own use. Submitted procedures are given a cursory testing, but are basically stored in the library as submitted.
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#astrocode#GnuDataLanguage#ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is gdl-astrolib. The IDL Astronomy Users Library is a central repository for low-level astronomy software written in the GNU Data Language (GDL). The library is not meant to be an
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The ASCL was presented recently at the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) annual meeting; read about it here:
https://t.co/GHjo1QwXvY
The slides from the presentation are also available on that page.
The ASCL was presented recently at the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) annual meeting; read about it here:
https://t.co/GHjo1QwXvY
The slides from the presentation are also available on that page.
#astrocode#DebianEdu#ScienceSoftware
Random #Debian Astro package of the week is xplanet-images. Xplanet renders an image of a planet into an X window or a file.
In order to run xplanet, you'll need at least one map file.
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