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Coordinate transform script
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[moved from https://github.com/SIMPLE-AstroDB/SIMPLE-db/issues/264]
We should make a "helper" script which takes the coordinates from the Sources table and uses whatever astrometry (proper motion) to transform coordinates to a specific date.
I would use astropy.
- see Evolving coordinate positions between epochs: [Part 3: Coordinates Tutorial](https://learn.astropy.org/tutorials/3-Coordinates-Velocities.html)
- [apply_space_motion()](https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/coordinates/apply_space_motion.html)
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