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For large-aperture ground-based telescopes operating in the visible spectrum, the seeing limit is the dominant effect. Atmospheric turbulence is a bigger factor than the precision …

Assuming you mean FITS when you refer to the weird file format, you may be interested in this (well-maintained, mature) Python wrapper library: http://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/io…

I was using Evernote (and resenting it) until they gave me a reason to switch... so far, still haven't found the perfect solution. I've tried Quiver for Mac ( http://happenapps.com…

Not really my department! I do work at STScI, which operates the MAST archive that will eventually hold all this data, so I'm sure someone in my building knows.

I'm working on WebbPSF, a tool to simulate PSFs for the Webb instruments. I'm also adapting it for WFIRST, a future mission. It's going to be kind of like TinyTim is for Hubble whe…

This video shows the steps that take it from a folded-up thing stuffed into a rocket to a deployed telescope at L2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxLAGchWnA The rocket is out of…

Hey, my job's on HN! I work on JWST (simulation software, among other stuff) and I think it's pretty cool too :)

Cool stuff. I once had something similar for the scary-sounding Jenzabar LMS that I used in college. Have you tried this on other Blackboard deployments? Looks like the QuikPay stu…

http://www.thinkful.com/learn/a-guide-to-using-github-pages/ fyi, pretty slick

Execution is a multiplier, bro. Don't see you doing anything.