STScI Software
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Astronomer's Proposal Tool
Used to write, validate and submit proposals for the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Exposure Time Calculator
Assists Hubble astronomers and engineers in preparing Phase I and Phase II observing proposals for submission to the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
Additional Software Tools
| Name | Description |
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| DrizzlePac | DrizzlePac is a software package for aligning and combining HST images, bringing an array of new features and algorithmic improvements over the prior, widely-used MultiDrizzle software. |
| Hcompress | An image compression package used to compress the STScI Digitized Sky Survey and has also been used to compress the preview images in the Hubble Data Archive. |
| HSTaXe | HSTaXe is a Python package to extract spectra from all slitless spectroscopy modes provided by the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). It supports the features provided by the previous IRAF-based aXe package. |
| OPUS | Telemetry processing system that converts the incoming telemetry from the Hubble Space Telescope into standard output. OPUS software is based on the blackboard architecture and, as a result, is highly robust and portable. Installation Instructions | User's Guide | Document Index |
| Percy | An interactive computer program which provides ephemeris and geometrical event information about solar system objects. |
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pysynphot |
pysynphot simulates photometric data and spectra as they are observed with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). It is an object-oriented replacement for STSDAS SYNPHOT synthetic photometry package in IRAF. |
| Spike | A multi-mission planning and scheduling system used for HST and other astronomical missions. |