A simple notebook for JWST data analysis and visualization.
Galaxy Hunters Project Submission for NASA Space Apps 2022, Hamilton
CSA Challenge Selected: Exploring the distant universe with James Webb Space Telescope (Moonwalker/advanced).
Galaxy Hunters Team Members: Yusuf Ahmed, Dhvani Doshi, Ashley Ferreira, Daniel Reimer.
Contact: If you run into issues with this notebook or want to discuss our work, you can reach us at ashleydc.fereira@gmail.com.
This jupyter notebook is intended to help users learn:
- How to download a JWST image using an API.
- How to open and view an image from at least one of the sensors.
- How to create and view a sky map that shows the region that the image covers.
- How to Indicate when the image was acquired.
- How to apply a custom filter to enhance the image.
- How to count the number of galaxies visible in the image using computer vision techniques.
The last two sections of the notebook also include:
- A bonus childrens book on JWST to inspire our future astronomers.
- Next steps for the project.
Please feel free to use and improve this notebook.
Link to google drive with presentation slides and book: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iaxPjyybwXkv9A39m1G7ZXEn4Mvb7j4M?usp=share_link