Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: astrotool
Version: 0.0.4
Summary: A Python package for astronomical calculations in Python or on the command line
Home-page: http://astro.ru.nl/~sluys/AstroTool
Author: Marc van der Sluys
License: GPLv3+
Keywords: astronomy,ephemeris,date,time,coordinates
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Education
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENCE

# AstroTool #

A Python package for astronomical calculations in Python or on the command line.


## Installation ##

This package can be installed using `pip install astrotool`.  This should automatically install the
dependency packages `numpy` and `fortranformat` if they haven't been installed already.  If you are installing
by hand, you have to ensure these packages are installed as well.


## AstroTool pages ##

* [Radboud University](http://astro.ru.nl/~sluys/AstroTool/): AstroTool homepage, data files
* [Pypi](https://pypi.org/project/astrotool/): AstroTool Python package
* [GitHub](https://github.com/MarcvdSluys/AstroTool): AstroTool source code


## Author and licence ##

* Author: Marc van der Sluys
* Contact: http://astro.ru.nl/~sluys/
* Licence: [GPLv3+](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)


## References ##

* Meeus, [Astronomical algorithms](https://www.willbell.com/math/MC1.HTM), 2nd Ed.
* [Celestial mechanics in a nutshell (CMiaNS)](https://cmians.sourceforge.io/)
* This Python code is adapted from the Fortran implementation in [libTheSky](http://libthesky.sourceforge.net/)


