astrolore 1.0.0

package for finding nearest source in sci-fi

Astrolore

This package, given the name of any astrophysical object, finds the nearest source that has been referenced in science fiction. There are options to 1) observe the nearest sci-fi source in the Aladin Sky Atlas and 2) generate a sky plot showing the separation between the input object and nearest sci-fi source.

Installation

This package can be pip installed.

pip install astrolore

Dependencies

• pandas
• astropy
• numpy
• matplotlib
• pywebview
• tkinter

Running the code

import astrolore

obj_name = 'Pleiades'



astrolore.closest_star_finder(obj_name)

Authors:

• Arnab Lahiry ([e-mail])
• Isabele Souza Vitorio ([e-mail])
• Joe Adamo ([e-mail])
• Kayvon Sharifi ([e-mail])