AstroToolkit

AstroToolkit (ATK) is a set of tools for fetching, plotting, and analysing astronomical data.

Features

• A GUI through which most of the package can be utilised
• Command-line integration
• Scripting integration for greater control
• Proper motion correction through Gaia, utilised across the entire package
• Light curve, spectral energy distribution, spectrum and image queries from a wide range of surveys
• Gaia HRD queries for any Gaia sources
• In-built interactive plotting support for all of the above as shareable .html pages that retain all interactivity
• Data queries from any Vizier survey, with many commonly used surveys built-in
• Reddening queries from Stilism and GDRE
• Data analysis tools:
  • Timeseries analysis using a variety of methods (Lomb-Scargle, AOVMHW, ...)
  • Light curve binning, clipping, phase folding and sigma-clipping
  • Image detection and tracer overlays
  • Spectral band highlighting
  • SED-spectrum overlays
  • Data quality filtering (optional)
• Lossless saving and reading of any ATK data structures to / from local files
• Datapage creation, allowing the combination of any of the above into a single page with additional elements specifically designed for this purpose
• No hard coded parameters - built-in configuration support allows the user to personalise the package to their specific needs.
• All data structures are available to the user, allowing them to use all ATK routines on non-ATK data
• Other quality-of-life tools, such as coordinate conversions, .fits file reading and Vizier / SIMBAD searches

Acknowledgements

This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 101020057).

I would like to give thanks to Dr. Keith Inight for his guidance at various stages of the package's development, and particularly for his help in integrating the PyAOV time series analysis routines. I would also like to give thanks to Prof. Boris Gänsicke for his assistance and guidance, and for supporting the package's development.
Documentation ------------- Full documentation for the package can be found [here](https://astrotoolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).