Software systems for astronomy
By: Albert R. Conrad
Series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy; SpringerBriefs in astronomy
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781461470571; 9781461470588
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Astronomy; Data processing
Description: This book covers the use and development of software for astronomy. It describes the control systems used to point the telescope and operate its cameras and spectrographs, as well as the web-based tools used to plan those observations. In addition, the book also covers the analysis and archiving of astronomical data once it has been acquired. Readers will learn about existing software tools and packages, develop their own software tools, and analyze real data sets.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Observation Planning Software; title: Choice of languages; title: Data and data archives; title: Control systems; title: The future of software systems for astronomy.