Welcome to Astrolab
Lab links
Skill links
Software for Lab computers
This install script includes most of the software necessary for the lab. It works for ubuntu-derived linux systems, but the software packages are available for most platforms.
Plotting w/ Matplotlib
Download and open code with "emacs plot_simple_sine.py" from the terminal. Start ipython with "ipython --pylab" from the terminal.
Computer control and data acquisition
Type "arduino" from the terminal.
Sensors
Latex document preparation (for lab reports)
You can run latex via a command like "pdflatex latex_simple_with_plot.tex" which will generate a PDF file.
Ephemeris computation (PyEphem)
Soldering
Circuit Elements
FITS files
FITS = Flexible Image Transport System: a standard image / data format for astronomical information.
"sudo pip install pyfits"
Convolution
Important for the radio astronomy tasks.
Reference Material
A Beginner's Guide to Working with Astronomical Data
by Markus Pössel