AstroMetaPy

AstroMetaPy is a Python package designed to streamline the handling of astronomical metadata. It provides tools to:

• Read metadata from FITS files, VO tables, and catalogs.
• Clean and validate metadata against standard schemas.
• Export metadata in various formats (CSV, JSON, VOtable).

Installation

You can install AstroMetaPy via pip:

pip install astrometapy

Usage

Command Line Interface

After installation, you can run the CLI:

astrometapy read-fits path/to/file.fits --output header.json

Programmatic Usage

from astrometapy.readers import fits_reader

header = fits_reader.load_fits_header("path/to/file.fits")
print(header)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.