sunweather 1.1.0

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sunweather

Generate a 6-band grid animation of solar activity from NOAA SUVI data.
This CLI tool fetches the latest extreme ultraviolet (EUV) imagery from NOAA SWPC’s SUVI archive and creates an animated AVI or GIF showing the solar corona across 6 wavelengths.

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Installation

pip install sunweather

Requires: Python 3.8+, ffmpeg in PATH

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Usage

sunweather [options]

Basic Example

sunweather -o sun.avi

Creates a 6-band grid animation as an AVI (sun.avi) using the most recent frames available.

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Options

Option	Description
-o, --output	Output filename (.avi or .gif). Default: suvi_grid.avi
--fps	Frames per second. Default: 15
--frames	Max frames to use (per band). Defaults to what all bands share
--retries	Retry attempts per image. Default: 3
--strict	Fail hard if any image is missing. Default: soft fallback
--keep	Keep downloaded frames instead of using a temp folder
--debug	Enable verbose logging

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Output

• Produces a 2×3 grid of concurrent SUVI images across these bands:
  • 94 Å, 131 Å, 171 Å, 195 Å, 284 Å, 304 Å
• All frames are temporally aligned, with automatic gap-filling for any missing wavelengths.
• Default output is a high-efficiency Xvid AVI (under 1MB), compatible with most platforms.

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Requirements

• Python: 3.8 or higher
• Dependencies: Automatically handled by pip:
  • httpx[http2], tqdm, Pillow, numpy
• ffmpeg: Must be installed and available in your system PATH.

To install ffmpeg:

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install ffmpeg

Termux (Android):

pkg install ffmpeg

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Example Output

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License

MIT © DJ Stomp

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Source & Issues

GitHub: https://github.com/DJStompZone/sunweather