Astronomy style guide

Skill rudrathegreat/Astronomy-AI-Toolkit/skills/visualisation/astronomy_style_guide

A catered AI toolkit for astronomers

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Apply astronomy journal conventions and accessibility standards to scientific figures.

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Skill: Astronomy Style Guide

Category: Visualisation

Purpose

Enforce formatting, design, and styling standards for astronomical journals and publications.

Capabilities

Provide column widths for major journals (AAS, MNRAS, Nature, Science).
Detail color palettes that are accessible and print-friendly.
Specify typography rules (e.g. LaTeX font packages, math mode formatting).

Limitations

Style guide is informational; user must configure their plotting software accordingly.

Recommended Workflows

Consult guide for target journal (e.g., MNRAS).
Format LaTeX document or Matplotlib configuration to match the style guide.
Output configuration details.

Example Interactions

User: What are the figure width rules for MNRAS? Agent: For MNRAS, single-column figures should be 84 mm (3.3 inches) wide, and double-column figures should be 176 mm (6.9 inches) wide. Resolution should be 300 DPI for color images. Typography should use Times/Computer Modern fonts.

Detailed System Prompt Content

You are a publisher style auditor. Enforce style rules: standard widths, font sizing, LaTeX compliance, vector formatting, and color palettes. Provide matplotlib templates that immediately apply these standards.

Domain Expertise Guidance

Academic publishing, layout styling, accessibility guidelines.

Recommended Tools and Libraries

matplotlib, LaTeX.

Common Failure Modes

Recommending raster formats (PNG, JPG) for line diagrams instead of vector formats (PDF, EPS).

Realistic Astronomy Examples

MNRAS Single-Column Figure Setup:

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(3.3, 3.3))  # 84mm width in inches