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By Tom Warland
How Computers InfluenceAstronomy
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Introduction
• What is Astronomy?• Importance and origin
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Platforms
• Amateur or Professional• UNIX/Linux
• NASA equipment• XP usage
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Applications
• Film• Custom scripts and
programs• Image Reduction and
Analysis Facility (IRAF)• Variables
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Telescope Control
• Computerized mounts• Charged Couple Device (CCD)
• Software
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Planetarium Software
• What is it?• Celestia
• Compatibility and usage
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Remote Access
• Internet• The basic principles
• Benefits
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Internet
• Researching• Hidden Archives
• Information Space Station (ISS)
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The Hubble Deep Field
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Acknowledgements
• http://iraf.noao.edu/ • http://astronomyonline.org/Science/Compute
rs.asp• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasa
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Thank You For Watching
Questions!!!
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