Here we will list the software packages that you should install on your notebook before arrival to the school. Please check this page regularly for updates. In exceptional cases, limited help with installations can be provided in the afternoon of Sunday, September 3.

Note that our experience is limited to Linux and Mac.

Required Software

• f77 and/or gfortran compilers



• Jupyter



• some program for analysing spectra (plot several spectra together, identify spectral lines, e.g. Specutils



• topcat



• ds9



• Spectroscopy tool of knowledge/preference for the implementation of basic analysis tasks e.g. normalization, measuring line properties, etc. (e.g. IRAF, iSpec)
  
  



• Python (>=2.7) and installed libraries supporting array functions, scientific computing and visualization tasks (numpy, scipy, matplotlib), as well as astroquery (accessing astronomical catalogs) and astropy (tools for astronomy).
  
  



• VStar for time-series visualization and analysis (no installation needed), available for download here