A Beginner's Guide to Working with Astronomical Data
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2020-01-09 v2 Physics Education
Abstract
This elementary review covers the basics of working with astronomical data, notably with images, spectra and higher-level (catalog) data. The basic concepts and tools are presented using both application software (DS9 and TOPCAT) and Python. The level of presentation is suitable for undergraduate students, but should also be accessible to advanced high school students.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1905.13189,
title = {A Beginner's Guide to Working with Astronomical Data},
author = {Markus Pössel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.13189},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
71 pages, 111 figures; revised version for publication in the Open Journal of Astrophysics