AstroQuery
AstroQuery is a python package that can be installed using:
pip install astroquery
AstroQuery’s astroquery.mast
is a module that can be used to query and access data in the MAST archive.
It offers 3 main services:
- MastClass: Allows direct programatic access to the MAST portal. Along with ObservationsClass, it is used to query MAST observational data.
- CatalogsClass: Used to query MAST calalog data. The available catalogs include the Pan-STARRS and Hubble Source catalogs along with a few others.
- Cutouts: A newer addition to
astroquery.mast
, it provides access to full-frame image cutouts of Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), MAST Hubble Advanced Product (HAP) and deep-field images, through TesscutClass, HapcutClass and ZcutClass respectively.
Other than this, you can also access MAST data using the MAST API. Read the documentation for more information.