The State of Software Tools for the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
Abstract
As in any technical/scientific field, the supporting landscape of applicable tools and technologies is ever-changing. While astronomy progresses forward, we require the continual rebuilding, expansion, and development of our supporting software, as this allow us to directly benefit from the continual advancements in complementary fields such as data science and computer science. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has experienced this firsthand with the evolution of the software ecosystem supporting the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and its user community, transitioning from the venerable IRAF/PyRAF software package to a more modern and accessible Python-based environment. In line with this, the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) instrument team has been rebuilding and developing the suite of data analysis tools available to the STIS user community. In this poster, we provide an overview of the current state of the available software tools for STIS, detailing recently developed and upcoming tools as well as discussing current progress on efforts such as documentation and testing.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #233
- Pub Date:
- January 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019AAS...23317103B