AstroBetter Wiki

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Mac Setup

• Setup Guide for Mac Astronomers
• Mac Apps - Top apps for boosting astronomy productivity

• iPhone and iPad Apps - related blog posts

  • Android Apps
• Setup User Accounts - For those who integrate into a larger network (beyond just ssh and such)
• Scisoft - quick way to install many data reduction packages
• Running Windows on OS X

Tips and Tricks (by application)

• IDL - Installation Tips and Common IDL problems

• Python - see also related blog posts

  • Setting up Python for Astronomy. There are several ways to do this.
  • PyRAF
  • IDL vs. Python pros and cons
  • Python Switchers Guide (i.e. Python translations of IDL and IRAF commands)
• AIPS - radio/sub-mm interferometric data reduction
• LaTeX - related blog posts
• Mounting remote directories (SSHFS)
• OS X - general tips

Astronomical Methods

• Observing - info for various telescopes and instruments

  • Airmass and Visibility Plots
• Data Reduction
• Making Images - IDL, SuperMongo, etc.
• Analysis Tools - blog posts
• Data Modeling
• Simulations

Career

• Rumor Mill (postdoc positions, faculty & staff positions)
• Job Hunting
• Non-Academic Career Paths
• Astronomical Institutions — summary of department sizes, resources, etc.

• Graduate School

  • Graduate School - visiting, choosing, tips for success once you're there, and fellowships
  • Workshops - Workshops on data reduction or other specialized topics
  • Graduate Research Funding Resources

• Undergraduate

  • Summer Internships - listing of REUs and summer internships.
  • Undergraduate Astronomy Programs

Teaching

• Course Notes
• Astro 101 Resources

Other Resources

• Getting Started Guide - Guide for those just getting started in Astronomy.
• Computing - Other useful computing resources.
• Astro-ph Tools
• Telescope and Grant Proposal Deadline Calendar
• Writing - Resources for writing papers and proposals.
• Refereeing and Peer Review - Thoughts on writing referee reports.
• Lab Notebooks - Ideas for best practices for keeping useful lab notebooks.  
• Presentation Skills
• Astronomical Databases - Individually maintained web pages that provide data and/or catalogs.
• Parental Leave Policies

Miscellany

• Airline Guide
• Blogs by Astronomers
• Movies featuring Astronomers
• YouTube Astronomy Videos
• Books for Professional Astronomers

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