Halotools vs Heavens-Above
Halotools
halotools.readthedocs.ioHeavens-Above
heavens-above.comSide by side
| Figure | Halotools | Heavens-Above |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Astronomy Apps | 6.8 (#34) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Purpose | Halotools is a specialized Python package for building and testing galaxy-halo connection models and analyzing dark matter halo catalogs. | Heavens-Above provides predictions and information for observing satellites and other objects in the sky. |
| Support | Users can request support by Slack or personal email, or raise a public GitHub issue tagged as a feature request or question. | The FAQ welcomes suggestions, corrections, and bug reports, but says the team cannot reply to every email and only understands email written in English. |
Plans
In their own words
Halotools
Halotools has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Heavens-Above
Heavens-Above provides satellite predictions and sky information through Android, iOS and web access. The website lists 10-day predictions for selected satellites, daily predictions for brighter satellites and Starlink passes from a launch. It also offers a live sky view, interactive sky chart, dynamic 3D Starlink orbit display and interactive 3D ISS visualization. Charts and information cover the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, asteroids and constellations. The Android app includes predictions for the ISS, visible satellites and radio satellites, plus orbit and ground-track views, night mode and an orientation-based tracker. Selected passes can be added to a device calendar. Predictions run locally, with a data connection needed every few days. The free plan costs nothing; Heavens-Above Pro costs $4.99, paid once and removes Android adverts. Predictions become less accurate farther from the current date.