PySnacks 5: ASTROALIGN
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Within the Severo Ochoa Training Initiative of the IAA-CSIC we are offering short introductory practical courses about Python packages for astrophysical applications (PySnacks). We invite you to participate in the 1h course PySnacks 5: ASTROALIGN.
Abstract
ASTROALIGN is a python module that can serve to align two astronomical images. It determines the solution by finding similar 3-point asterisms (triangles) in both images and estimating the affine transformation between them. ASTROALIGN is particularly useful when there is no WCS information available or when the images to be aligned have been taken at different wavelengths and initial “by eye” alignment is very challenging. In this 1h workshop I will impart a brief introduction into the capabilities of ASTROALIGN and how to use it.
This course will be taught by Rainer Schödel.
Registration
Please register here before the 1st November 2023. The number of participants will be limited to 15. Members of the IAA-CSIC have preferential access.
Workshop materials
The materials for the workshop can be found in the Github repository: https://github.com/iaa-so-training/pysnacks5_astroalign
The recording of the session can be found in the event materials, at the bottom of this page https://indico.iaa.csic.es/event/8/attachments/5/6/pysnacks5_astroalign_recording.mp4
Additional information
- ASTROALIGN paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.02946
- ASTROALIGN documentation: https://astroalign.quatrope.org/en/latest/
This event is supported by the "Center of Excellence Severo Ochoa" award to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía. We acknowledge financial support from the Severo Ochoa grant CEX2021-001131-S funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía.
