APLpy

Utilizing Matplotlib to plot out the images and graphs, APLpy is a powerful toolkit to analyze and pretty-print astronomical information, perfect for delivering it to non-technical readers.

APLpy works mainly with data in the FITS format, all outputted data being to more known formats like:
-EPS
-PDF
-PS
-PNG
-SVG

Features:

• Support for grayscale images
• Support for color images
• Support for 3-color RGB images
• Support for multi-dimensional FITS cubes
• Support for interactive graphs (via scripting)
• Can overlay contours on top of outputted images
• Can overlay markers on top of outputted images
• Can overlay shapes on top of outputted images
• Can overlay coordinate grids on top of outputted images
• Can overlay DS9 regions on top of outputted images
• Pan images/plots
• Zoom images/plots
• Hide/show image/plots/overlays

Requirements:

• Matplotlib

Limitations:

• APLpy