Obtaining Transit Spectrum for Celestial Bodies Using JWST NIRSPEC

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The discussion centers on obtaining transit spectrum data for celestial bodies such as Ceres, Enceladus, Ganymede, Io, and Titan using the GitHub package transitspectroscopy. The user expresses difficulty in navigating the package to retrieve the necessary data for comparison with Earth's transit spectrum. Participants are encouraged to share step-by-step instructions or alternative methods for collecting transit spectrum data, as well as other useful tools or platforms.

PREREQUISITES
  • Familiarity with GitHub and package management
  • Understanding of transit spectroscopy concepts
  • Basic knowledge of celestial body characteristics
  • Experience with data analysis tools for astronomical data
NEXT STEPS
  • Explore the transitspectroscopy GitHub package for documentation and usage examples
  • Research alternative methods for obtaining transit spectrum data, such as using NASA's JWST data archives
  • Learn about data analysis techniques specific to transit spectroscopy
  • Investigate other software tools like Astropy for astronomical data processing
USEFUL FOR

Astronomers, astrophysicists, and researchers involved in exoplanet studies or spectral analysis of celestial bodies will benefit from this discussion.

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Seeking help with obtaining transit spectra for Ceres, Enceladus, Ganymede, Io, and Titan. Struggling with Github package usage. Any advice or alternative methods appreciated. Excited to compare with Earth's spectrum.
I've recently been tasked with obtaining transit spectrum data for some fascinating celestial bodies, including Ceres, Enceladus, Ganymede, Io, and Titan. The goal is to compare their transit spectra with that of Earth. However, I'm facing a bit of a challenge when it comes to using the Github package here: https://github.com/nespinoza/transitspectroscopy

To provide some context, I've received instructions to utilize the Github package to gather the transit spectrum data. However, I'm not very familiar with how to effectively use it for this purpose. Despite my best efforts, I haven't been able to navigate the package successfully to retrieve the transit spectrum data that I need.

If any of you have experience with the Github package or if you know of alternative methods to obtain transit spectrum data for these celestial bodies, I would greatly appreciate your guidance. Perhaps you can share some step-by-step instructions or valuable resources that could help me get started.

Moreover, if there are any other tools or platforms that you've found helpful for collecting transit spectrum data, I'd be open to exploring those options as well.

If it would help, here are the links to the files of the celestial objects that I'm supposed to compare their transit spectra against Earth's:
Io, Ceres, Titan, Enceladus, Ganymede1, Ganymede2
 
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starryexplorer said:
TL;DR Summary: Seeking help with obtaining transit spectra for Ceres, Enceladus, Ganymede, Io, and Titan. Struggling with Github package usage. Any advice or alternative methods appreciated. Excited to compare with Earth's spectrum.

I've recently been tasked with obtaining transit spectrum data for some fascinating celestial bodies, including Ceres, Enceladus, Ganymede, Io, and Titan. The goal is to compare their transit spectra with that of Earth. However, I'm facing a bit of a challenge when it comes to using the Github package here: https://github.com/nespinoza/transitspectroscopy

To provide some context, I've received instructions to utilize the Github package to gather the transit spectrum data. However, I'm not very familiar with how to effectively use it for this purpose. Despite my best efforts, I haven't been able to navigate the package successfully to retrieve the transit spectrum data that I need.

If any of you have experience with the Github package or if you know of alternative methods to obtain transit spectrum data for these celestial bodies, I would greatly appreciate your guidance. Perhaps you can share some step-by-step instructions or valuable resources that could help me get started.

Moreover, if there are any other tools or platforms that you've found helpful for collecting transit spectrum data, I'd be open to exploring those options as well.

If it would help, here are the links to the files of the celestial objects that I'm supposed to compare their transit spectra against Earth's:
Io, Ceres, Titan, Enceladus, Ganymede1, Ganymede2
A few of the guys have discussed this, I found this link

https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...tices-for-merging-branches-in-my-repo.995025/

Also @Andy Resnick may have a pointer?
 
I don't, sorry.... good luck!
 
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@Devin-M has posted on Webb from what looked like a data site. Can you help?