photutils
CommunityMeasure light in astronomical images.
Education & Research#astronomy#image analysis#astrophysics#photometry#source detection#aperture photometry
Authortondevrel
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
This Skill automates the precise measurement of brightness (photometry) and the detection of celestial objects within astronomical images, which is crucial for scientific analysis.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Source Detection: Identifies stars, galaxies, and other point-like or extended sources in images.
- Photometry: Quantifies the brightness of detected sources using various aperture methods.
- Background Estimation: Accurately subtracts sky background variations for reliable measurements.
- PSF Fitting: Handles crowded fields by modeling and fitting the Point Spread Function of sources.
- Use Case: Analyze images from telescopes to measure the flux of thousands of stars in a galaxy cluster, enabling studies of stellar populations.
Quick Start
Use the photutils skill to detect sources in the provided astronomical image and perform circular aperture photometry with a radius of 5 pixels.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
astropynumpymatplotlib
Components
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: photutils Download link: https://github.com/tondevrel/scientific-agent-skills/archive/main.zip#photutils Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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