2024-10-26 –, CLASS #6
Language: English
This talk explores the SunPy library for solar data analysis within the broader Python in Astronomy ecosystem. This talk will demonstrate acquiring and visualizing solar data, highlight SunPy's role in open science, and encourage contributions to open-source scientific projects.
This talk will delve into SunPy, a powerful library for solar data analysis, situating it within the broader Python in Astronomy ecosystem. Attendees will see live demonstrations of acquiring and visualizing solar data with SunPy, learning about the data sources and formats, as well as customizing and interpreting solar maps.
The talk will also emphasize the principles of open science and the role of open-source software in advancing scientific research and collaboration, using SunPy as a case study. The session will cover how community-driven open-source projects function, the importance of community involvement, and practical steps for contributing.
The talk will conclude with a summary of key takeaways and encouragement for the audience to explore and contribute to scientific Python projects. No prior experience with solar data or astronomy is required, but a basic understanding of Python will be beneficial.
Akshit Tyagi is an undergraduate student at JIIT Noida and a Software Engineer at Soul Systems LLC, working with databases and Python backends. He has been involved with Open-Source projects in the PyData space for more than a year now both as a Google Summer of Code student and otherwise. Aside from redesigning the base scraper for the dataretriever clients in SunPy, enhancing its capabilities for querying solar data, Akshit has been involved in various such contributions using them as a means to pursue his interests in Scientific programming.
With a passion for the open-source software and the PyData ecosystem, he spends his free time contributing to OSS projects and volunteering at OSS and/or Python communities like OSDC, PyDelhi, FOSS United and PyCon India! He loves to share his experiences back with the community and hopes to encourage and learn from others who resonate similarly.