Pages in category astronomy software the following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. Centre for radio astronomy techniques and technologies. Oleg smirnov kern is a biannually released set of radio astronomical software packages. Oleg smirnov joined rhodes in april 2012 to take up the new ska research chair in ratt. Prior to joining rhodes, he spent over 12 years as a researcher and software developer at the netherlands institute for radio astronomy astron. It should contain most of the standard tools that a radio astronomer needs to work with radio telescope data. Professor oleg smirnov is the first ska chair in radio astronomy. In collaboration with the radio astronomy research. The meqtrees software system and its use for thirdgeneration. Prof oleg smirnov joined rhodes in april 2012 to take up new ska research chair in ratt. The xskymap software is an idl widget application for retrieval, visualization and hard copy of zgsc samplings.
Kern is a biannually released set of radio astronomical software packages. Astronomical data analysis software and systems viii. This is the website for the 2018 nassp masters fundamentals of. Xskymap is fully integrated with zgsc and provides easy access to all retrieval options of the zgsc. For information on south africas response to covid19 please visit the covid19 corona virus south african resource portal. Deepsky astronomy software the best deep sky astronomy. Skaera interferometry and other challenges dr jasper horrell, ska sa and dr oleg smirnov, rhodes and ska sa assa symposium, cape town, oct 2012. Kern is a bi annually released set of radio astronomical software packages. Postdoctoral fellowships in radio astronomy techniques. Speakers 2018 ieee international workshop on signal. A distant galaxy has sprouted filaments hundreds of thousands of lightyears longand no one knows why.
Ratt was established around the eponymous ska research chair at rhodes held by prof oleg smirnov. Data scientist aas job register american astronomical society. If youre looking at something thats small and weak and delicate, the big, booming source always gets in the way, says study coauthor oleg smirnov, head of the radio astronomy research. You could say my entire academic career is owed to the ska, said professor oleg smirnov, who holds the ska sa research chair in radio astronomy techniques and technologies ratt, at rhodes university, and heads up the new radio astronomy research group at the ska sa office in cape town. Smirnov ava 20 42 conclusion its a brave new world that arnolds had a hand in building and its also full of surprises but we have the tools to discover them, and hopefully avoid the bad ones another golden age in instrumental radio astronomy. Oleg smirnov, rhodes university jupyter, large file support the science education department, cfa epo js9 development is supported by smithsonian institution, the chandra xray science center nas803060, and nasas universe of learning stsci5099.
Another member of the dares family oleg malkov, oleg smirnov institute of astronomy, 48 pyatnitskaya st. Oleg sets the standard as an exemplary senior software developer and team leader. Professor oleg smirnov is the first ska chair in radio astronomy techniques and. During the last three years working for our company, he has proven to be a keen software developer, architect. Star charts, observing log, planning, database, telescope control, imaging, spreadsheet and incredible dvd space images. The meqtrees software system and its use for thirdgeneration calibration of radio interferometers. Fundamentals of radio interferometry testing 123 an introduction view on github download. Prof smirnov has spearheaded a novel software package called meqtrees. Prof oleg smirnov joined rhodes in april 2012 to take up new ska.