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Generating synthetic star catalogs from simulated data for next-gen observatories with py-ananke

Sharma, Sanjib; Sanderson, Robyn; Garavito-Camargo, Nicolás +4 more

We find ourselves on the brink of an exciting era in observational astrophysics, driven by groundbreaking facilities like JWST, Euclid, Rubin, Roman, SKA, or ELT. Simultaneously, computational astrophysics has shown significant strides, yielding highly realistic galaxy formation simulations, thanks to both hardware and software enhancements. Bridg…

Siril: An Advanced Tool for Astronomical Image Processing

Richard, Cyril; Hourdin, Vincent; Melis, Cécile +1 more

Siril is a powerful open-source software package designed for the preprocessing and post-processing of astronomical images. It is particularly well-suited for astrophotography enthusiasts and professional astronomers alike. Siril provides advanced tools for tasks such as image stacking, calibration, registration, and enhancement, enabling users to…

XRTpy: A Hinode-X-Ray Telescope Python Package

Velasquez, Joy; Murphy, Nicholas; Reeves, Katharine +3 more