A personal astrophotography catalog and session planning tools for organizing and exploring your celestial images.
Cosmos Collection is designed to help astrophotographers manage their image collections with features tailored specifically for astronomical photography. Keep track of your deep sky objects, planetary shots, and wide-field captures all in one place.
- Image Catalog: Organize your astrophotography images with metadata
- Image Viewer: High-quality viewing experience for astronomical images
- Search & Filter: Find images by object type, date, equipment, or other criteria
- Image Data Management: Track technical details like exposure settings, equipment used, and capture conditions
- DSO Visibility Calculator: Used to determine when DSOs are optimally visible
- Best DSO Tonight: Calculates and displays the best Deep Sky Objects visible from user's location tonight
- DSO Target List: DSO Target management list for planning observing sessions
- Telescope FOV Simulator: Visualize future astrophotography sessions
- Collage Builder: Create collages of your DSO images
- Python 3.x
- Required dependencies (see requirements.txt)
- Clone or download the CosmosCollection project
- Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt - Run the application:
python main.py
Launch Cosmos Collection and start building your personal astrophotography catalog by importing your images and adding relevant metadata for each capture.
This is a personal project for astrophotography organization. Feel free to fork and adapt for your own use.
MIT License
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