A Beginner’s Guide to Working with Astronomical Data
Markus Pössel
(Submitted on 30 May 2019)
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.
Comments: 143 pages, 109 figures
Subjects: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM); Physics Education (physics.ed-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:1905.13189 [astro-ph.IM] (or arXiv:1905.13189v1 [astro-ph.IM] for this version)
Submission history
From: Markus Pössel
[v1] Thu, 30 May 2019 17:16:14 UTC (12,704 KB)
