Questions tagged [python]
Questions about using the Python programming language to solve astronomical problems. General questions about Python are off-topic but might be asked on Stack Overflow.
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Are 3D coordinate data from Sloan DSS-III available & easily accessible to non-pros?
Of course the newly announced SDSS-III data and maps from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with 1.2 million objects, along with all previous data sets are openly available, and I'm sure there are many ...
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How can I convolve a template spectrum with a photometric filter response spectrum?
Suppose I have a template stellar population spectrum (say, from Bruzual & Charlot 2003) which runs from like 1000 Angstroms to 160,000 Angstroms and which has x-axis wavelength units of Angstroms ...
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Plot an AltAz grid over a square grid of RADec points
first post here. As I'm new, StackExchange won't let create or use the wcsaxes tag. wcsaxes looks like the most appropriate tool for the job, but astropy is closely related.
I think the title says ...
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Coordinates reduction python
How can I calculate position (alt, az) of star for observer at some station (longitude, latitude) on specific date and time? I need full coordinates reduction with all elements included in calculation ...
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Create a signal to noise map from heatmap
Recently, I obtained my heatmap from a sky survey. But now, I'm trying to get a signal to noise map from my heatmap.
My heatmap looks like :
My colour bar indicates the number of stars per pixel (I ...
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Need help with the math in Python program to flag Jovian radio emissions
A few days ago I decided to take on the little project of converting a Qbasic program into Python (as a side project to my Radio Jove project), and I've managed to get it to run, but the math is ...
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How to get error out of astropy constants
How do I get the error value out of an astropy.constants quantity?
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Difference in redshift between 2 interacting galaxies
I have a galaxy 'A', say at redshift 1. Let's suppose this galaxy has no peculiar velocity. What would be the redshift of another galaxy 'B', that has a radial velocity of 500 km/s, relative to A?
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