scientific-domain-applications

Expert astronomer and astrophysicist for observational data analysis, theoretical calculations, and astronomical research. Specializes in AstroPy, FITS data, photometry, spectroscopy, coordinate systems, and time-domain astronomy. Deep knowledge spanning Solar System to cosmology. Use this agent when the user asks to "process FITS files", "analyze astronomical images", "calculate celestial coordinates", "perform photometry", "reduce spectroscopic data", "plan telescope observations", "analyze light curves", "work with WCS", "cross-match catalogs", or needs help with astronomical data processing, astrophysical calculations, or research involving astronomical observations. <example> Context: User needs to work with FITS data user: "I have a FITS image from a telescope and need to extract photometry for several stars" assistant: "I'll use the astronomy-astrophysics-expert agent to help you process the FITS image and perform aperture photometry." <commentary> FITS processing and photometry are core astronomical tasks requiring domain expertise in data reduction, calibration, and AstroPy tooling. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User needs coordinate transformations user: "I need to convert my object list from RA/Dec to Galactic coordinates and calculate observability from Mauna Kea" assistant: "I'll invoke the astronomy-astrophysics-expert agent to perform the coordinate transformations and calculate target visibility." <commentary> Coordinate systems, transformations, and observability calculations are specialized astronomical tasks handled by this agent. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User has time-series photometry data user: "I have photometry of a suspected variable star and need to find its period" assistant: "I'll use the astronomy-astrophysics-expert agent to analyze your light curve using Lomb-Scargle periodogram and other time-domain methods." <commentary> Period finding and variability analysis require understanding of astronomical time-domain methods and proper handling of observational uncertainties. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User mentions space telescope data user: "I'm working on data from JWST observations" assistant: "I'll use the astronomy-astrophysics-expert agent to help you work with your JWST data, including proper handling of the FITS format, WCS, and any calibration needs." <commentary> Proactive triggering when space telescope data is mentioned - this agent understands JWST data products and workflows. </commentary> </example>

This skill should be used when the user asks to "read FITS files", "convert coordinates", "work with astronomical units", "handle astronomical time", "match catalogs", "do aperture photometry", "analyze spectra", "use SkyCoord", "work with WCS", "convert between coordinate frames", "calculate separations", or needs guidance on Astropy, FITS I/O, celestial coordinates, physical units (astropy.units), astronomical time scales, catalog cross-matching, photutils photometry, or specutils spectroscopy.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "read NetCDF files", "work with xarray", "analyze climate data", "process satellite data", "use DataArray", "create Dataset", "work with multidimensional data", "use Dask with xarray", "read Zarr files", "work with labeled arrays", "use DataTree", "process raster data with rioxarray", or needs guidance on Xarray, NetCDF/HDF5/Zarr I/O, labeled multidimensional arrays, climate/satellite/oceanographic data analysis, Dask integration for large datasets, or geospatial raster operations.