Here are some fun and/or useful resources for casual and professional astronomers
Interesting Astronomy Content on the Web
Timelapse videos
- Timelapse of the Past
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An excellent video showing a timelapse of the Universe from the Big Bang to the present day.
- Timelapse of the Future
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The sequel to the previous video showing a timelapse of our future from the present day to the "end" of the Universe.
Amateur Astronomy Apps
- Skyview
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Augmented reality app that shows the positions of stars, planets, and a couple of satellites.
Astronomy Content I've Created
Game
- Space Adventure Game
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A text-based choose your own adventure game where you are a space traveller stranded in space. Returning home safely means putting your Astrophysics knowledge to the test!
It is a simple Microsoft Powerpoint file with clickable links that I made for a science outreach course. The goal was to create a fun and accessible tool to get non-astronomers interested in Astronomy.
Python Tools for Astronomers
Estimating fluxes and ratios and plotting spectra using ALMA Data
- Calculate electron density from ratio of [OIII] 52 to [OIII] 88 micron luminosity
- Calculate fluxes, luminosities, uncertainties, and their ratios for ALMA line (moment-0) and continuum maps
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Link to GitHub page with iPython notebook "flux_uncert_calc.ipynb"
- Make a spectrum from an ALMA fits cube and plot it
Convert between coordinate conventions
- Convert coordinates in degrees to hexagesimal and vice versa
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Link to GitHub page with iPython notebook "convert_coordinates.ipynb"