Astronomical Software on Linux

General Resources

• linuxastro
• Annual ADASS conference, published by the ASP.
• AstroWeb software
• Astronomical Software Directory Service (ASDS)
• Linux for Astronomy CDROM
• Related fields:
  • Baum's index of Linux Software for Scientist.
  • High Energy Physics, Linux and PC's, with
  • BioComputing and Linux
  • Jou's list of Scientific Applications on Linux

Meta-Packages

• Assist
• Draco
• AstroVR

Catalogs

• FITS, HDF, CDF, netCDF, HDS, PDS.
• CADC services(starcat, simbad, ned,
• NASA Astronomical Data Center (ADC).
• NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Specific Packages/Resources : single programs

• xephem
• saoimage
• AipsView, XV
• Mongo, SM, WIP, pgperl.

Specific Packages/Resources : toolboxes

• AIPS, AIPS++ (NRAO)
• IRAF (NOAO) and PC-IRAF ADASS-V paper.
• MIDAS (ESO)
• MIRIAD (BIMA)
• NEMO/StarLab
• karma

Libraries

• PGPLOT (or PLPLOT): pgperl, WIP
• FITSIO: FTOOLS
• wcslib ( Mink): saoimage
• wcslib (Calabretta/Greisen)

Niche

• FS9, (Field Station, V9) program to run a VLBI station.
• Drexel Beowulf, a project from the NASA Beowulf project .