17th Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems London, ENGLAND, SEP 23-26, 2007, Date: 2007/09/23 - 2007/09/26, Location: ENGLAND, Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron Cambridge Astron Survey Unit, London
Publication date:
2008-01-01
Volume:
394
Pages:
646 -
649
ISSN:
978-1-58381-658-5
Publisher:
Astronomical soc pacific; 390 ASHTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112 USA
Astronomical data analysis software and systems xvii
Author:
De Meester, Wim
Vandenbussche, Bart
Keywords:
Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Technology, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Science
Abstract:
The Data Processing software for ESA's Herschel Space Observatory is written in Java as a joint effort of ESA and the three instrument teams. The observers as well as the instrument specialists will use a jython environment to reduce the science observations and to analyze the calibration measurements of the instrument.