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Fedora Astronomy Lab

Fedora Astronomy brings a complete open source toolchain to both amateur and professional astronomers.

The Spin provides the Fedora KDE desktop enhanced with a complete scientific Python environment and the AstrOmatic software for data analysis. KStars was added to provide a full featured astrophotography tool. As KStars uses the INDI library to control equipment, various telescopes, cameras etc. are supported. Summarized, Fedora Astronomy provides a complete set of software, from the observation planning to the final results.

Featured Applications

Astropy

Astropy is a community python library for Astronomy to foster interoperability between astronomy packages.

Kstars

Kstars provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time.

Celestia

The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.

Virtualplanet

Allow you to visualize any planet aspect at any time. Include extended feature database and texture.

Siril

Siril, a free astronomical image processing software.

INDI

The INDI Library is a cross-platform software designed for automation and control of astronomical instruments.

GIMP

A powerful image composition and graphic editing app, similar to Adobe® Photoshop™.

Redshift

Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings.

Astromatic

AstrOmatic is a set of astronomical pipeline software.

Download Fedora Astronomy Lab 40

RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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