Galaxy Classification FAQs

Question 1

What is Galaxy Classification?

Accepted Answer

Galaxy Classification is an AI tool designed for AI assistants (like Claude via MCP) to analyze astronomical images. It classifies galaxies by morphological type and answers custom astronomy-related questions about them.

Question 2

What specific functions does this tool offer?

Accepted Answer

It provides two main functions: `classify_galaxy` to determine a galaxy's Hubble-sequence morphological type (e.g., spiral, elliptical) with confidence, and `describe_galaxy` to answer any custom astronomy question about an image.

Question 3

Which AI vision-language model powers Galaxy Classification?

Accepted Answer

The tool leverages the Qwen VL (Vision-Language) model from Alibaba Cloud's DashScope platform. It supports different variants, including `qwen-vl-max` (default) and `qwen-vl-plus`.

Question 4

How do I input images for analysis?

Accepted Answer

You can provide galaxy images to the tool using either a public HTTPS URL or an absolute local file path on your system.

Question 5

What are the key requirements to use Galaxy Classification?

Accepted Answer

To run the tool, you need Python 3.10 or newer and a DashScope API key, which can be obtained for free from Alibaba Cloud. The tool integrates seamlessly with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop or Claude Code.

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