Command-line tool

wcstools

brew/wcstools

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Tools for using World Coordinate Systems (WCS) in astronomical images

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install wcstools

Linux

brew install wcstools

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