sunpy/sunpy
SunPy - Python for Solar Physics observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 78
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 36
- age_days: 5506
- days_rel: 64
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 18
Adoption not part of the score
1033 stars · 675 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SunPy is the community-developed open-source Python package for solar physics, providing a solar data analysis environment built on the scientific Python stack and Astropy. It offers tools for searching, downloading, manipulating, and visualizing solar observation data from missions like SDO and SOHO.
Use cases
- download and analyze solar imagery from SDO/AIA in Python
- plot solar maps and coordinate-transform helioprojective data
- query solar event catalogs like flares and active regions
- analyze time series of solar irradiance measurements
- build a solar physics data analysis workflow with Astropy
When to choose
- you need Python tools for solar observation data analysis
- you want FISS/HMI/AIA image handling with WCS-aware solar coordinates
- you need a free, community-supported alternative to IDL solar packages like SSW
When to avoid
- you need general astronomy tooling unrelated to the Sun - use Astropy directly
- you need real-time mission operations or spacecraft commanding software
Facets
library · maturity active
data-science data-visualization sdk astronomy data-science python cross-platform solar-physics astronomy astropy scientific-computing solar-data physics
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sunpy/sunpy · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2e262cb608c5
- homepage: http://www.sunpy.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2211747bcf6a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sunpy/sunpy | main | 92 |
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