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Nothing Ever Happens 2024-YR4 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Is there a good resource for what the data that astronomers get from there kinds of telescopes look like, and how they parse it? Data nerd here, but I don't understand astronomical sciences.

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago*

    Former astronomer here! You can download a lot of data from open access websites such as data.nasa.gov or any of the big digital surveys.

    I don't know about today's data format, but it used to be all on the FITS format, with lots of libraries in Python/Matlab/etc., and also the excellent SAOImage DS9, all available for free.

    Here are some links:

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