OSSci, 14 days ago to opensource

OSSci will be in beautiful Prague this Thursday, May 16. Thanks to the PyData Prague team for putting together a great agenda. 50+ people registered. Please share with your networks.Thanks!

https://medium.com/open-source-science-initiative/may-16-open-source-science-pydata-prague-92fa1fae0ac0

#opensource #openscience #astropy

sharlatan, 2 months ago to guix

Who uses #guix in any type of research related to #astronomy #astrophysics, please share your wishlist of missing software.

I am working on scheduled update 2024-03 for (gnu guix astronomy), most of it is #python #astropy #jwst related packages.

It would be nice to have https://yt-project.org/

> ... supports structured, variable-resolution meshes, unstructured meshes, and discrete or sampled data such as particles. ...

The package is ready and I might include it in the upcoming update.

jdlbt, 4 months ago to astrophotography

I'm satisfied of the images I've been able to capture in 2023 despite multiple extended periods of cloud cover. This is a montage of most of those images, in no particular order.

#astrophotography #astronomy #astrodon #nebula #galaxy #deepsky #photography

neutrinoceros, 5 months ago to random

New bio !
This week was my last as a researcher, and starting tomorrow I'll work as a contractual research software engineer for the #Astropy project !
I am thrilled about onboarding this thriving community and excited that fixing bugs is now my job instead a distraction from it !

zarr, 10 months ago to scipy2023

It's sprint day of #SciPy2023! Fun with teams #xarray and #astropy so far. Now, post-lunch, we're ready for round two.

As always, stop by if you're in interested in the remaining swag.

@scipy2023

3 remaining Zarr lapel pins and 9 remaining Zarr magnets laid out (orderly) on a desk waiting for sprinters.
Josh and Sanket making a "Z" with their hands (and looking goofy)