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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is starlink-votable-java. The VOTable format is an XML standard for the interchange of data represented as a set of tables. In this context, a table is an unordered set of rows, each of a uniform structure, as specified in the table description (the table metadata). VOTable was designed to be close to the FITS Binary Table format.
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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is skyview-java. SkyView is a "virtual" observatory dynamically generating images of the sky in different wavelength regimes from a static image database. SkyView is intended as a quick look facility to see the heavens.

This package includes the Java library.

https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/

* Manipulate: the generated object can be manipulated so than modifying the
original query.
* Translate: an interface and some implementations lets translating SQL
into other languages like SQL.

https://cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr/adqltuto/index.html

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Random #Debian Astro package of the week is libjsofa-java. jsofa provides algorithms and software for use in astronomical computing, including routines for Astrometry, Calendars, Times, Coordinates etc.

This is a java translation of the official IAU SOFA library.

https://javastro.github.io/jsofa/

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