A modern alternative to the legacy SolarSoft (SSW) IDL library. It facilitates the search, download, and visualization of solar data from major observatories like SDO, SOHO, and Hinode.
Tech Stack
PythonPhysics & Astronomy
Why sunpy?
• Seamless data acquisition
• Coordinate-aware plotting
• Strong community support
Limitations
• Dependency management
• Large data downloads
• Learning curve for non-Pythonists
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
319
Issues
BSD-2-Clause
License
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