wiki:Astronomical Tools/Software

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  1. Astronomical Software
    1. IRAF
    2. PYRAF
    3. STSDAS
    4. AIPS
    5. MIRIAD
    6. SAS
    7. Spitzer tools
    8. Display/documents
    9. e-mail/browsers/editors
    10. Languages/compilers

Astronomical Software

IRAF

​IRAF is a heterogeneous collection of routines and packages for all sorts of tasks, but it is first of all a data reduction environment, for which their is extensive ​on-line documentation.

PYRAF

​PyRAF is a new command language for IRAF based on the Python scripting language. It is useful both for interactive data analysis and for writing analysis scripts. PyRAF coexists with the current IRAF CL. We currently have version v1.2.1 installed, which includes a number new PyRAF packages for the HST instruments e.g. ​Pydrizzle and ​Multidrizzle.

STSDAS

​STSDAS is the software for reducing and analyzing data from the Hubble Space Telescope. It is layered on top of IRAF and provides general purpose tools for astronomical data analysis as well as routines specifically designed for HST analysis. We currently have version 3.4 installed.

AIPS

​AIPS, the NRAO Astronomical Image Processing System is used primarily for reducing data from synthesis radio telescopes. General information is given in the ​AIPS FAQ. We currently have version 31DEC06 installed.

MIRIAD

​MIRIAD is radio interferometry data reduction package. It has particular emphasis on aspects of interest to users of the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). Miriad can be used for the reduction of continuum and spectral line experiments. Miriad, in particular, supports a number of niche areas. These include calibration and analysis of polarimetric data from the ATCA, multi-frequency synthesis imaging, mosaicing, ATCA pulsar bin mode, and some spectral line observing applications (e.g. Zeeman experiments).

SAS

​SAS is the XMM-Newton Science Analysis System. We currently have version 6.5.0 installed.

Spitzer tools

​Spitzer telescope observation preparation tool (SPOT). SPOT is the observation preparation tool for the Spitzer telescope. Leopard is the software package used to download data. A ​SPOT User Guide and ​Leopard User Guide are available. We currently have version Spitzer-pride13_0_3 installed.

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