starplot 0.1.1

Star charts and maps

⭐ starplot 💫

starplot is a Python library for creating star charts and maps.

Example

For more styles, check out the examples.

Getting Started

To create a star chart for tonight's sky as seen from Palomar Mountain in California:

from datetime import datetime
from starplot.charts import create_star_chart
from starplot.styles import BLUE

create_star_chart(
    lat=33.363484, 
    lon=-116.836394
    dt=datetime.now().replace(hour=22),
    tz_identifier="America/Los_Angeles", 
    filename="starchart.png",
    style=BLUE,
)

Core Dependencies

• pandas
• matplotlib
• numpy
• pydantic
• skyfield
• adjustText

Coming Soon

• Deep Sky Objects (DSOs)
• Support for plotting additional objects (and styling per object)
• Documentation

License

MIT