PlanetMapper is an open source Python package for visualising, navigating and mapping Solar System observations.
Documentation
For full documentation, API reference, and installation instructions, visit planetmapper.readthedocs.io.
Installation
pip install planetmapper --upgrade
conda install -c conda-forge planetmapper
Requires Python 3.10+
Citing PlanetMapper
If you use PlanetMapper in your research, please cite the following paper:
King et al., (2023). PlanetMapper: A Python package for visualising, navigating and mapping Solar System observations. Journal of Open Source Software, 8(90), 5728, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05728
Citation BibTeX entry
@article{king_2023_planetmapper,
author = {King, Oliver R. T. and Fletcher, Leigh N.},
doi = {10.21105/joss.05728},
journal = {Journal of Open Source Software},
month = oct,
number = {90},
pages = {5728},
title = {{PlanetMapper: A Python package for visualising, navigating and mapping Solar System observations}},
url = {https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.05728},
volume = {8},
year = {2023}
}
Key features
Fit and map astronomical observations using a full featured user interface
Easily visualise solar system observations with just a few lines of code
import planetmapper
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
body = planetmapper.Body('saturn', '2020-01-01')
body.plot_wireframe_radec()
plt.show()
Convert coordinates, generate backplanes and project maps of telescope observations
Contributing
If you spot a bug, or want to contribute code to PlanetMapper, check out the contributing guidelines.
Help and support
If you have any questions, suggestions or feedback, please visit our support page and get in touch!
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Metadata
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