Monthly Archives: January 2016

Montage Helps Find Near-Earth Objects

Posted on January 29, 2016 by astrocompute

One of the most interesting applications that I have found for Montage is by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program. A paper by Vighh et al. (2015) described how LINEAR has made significant contributions to the discovery of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), thereby … Continue reading →

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Best Practices for Code Release: Experience With Montage

Posted on January 7, 2016 by astrocompute

This is a presentation given at the Special Session on Tools and Tips for Better Software, held at the 227th AAS Meeting, Kissimmee, FL, Jan 5, 2016. It was one of six presentations given at the session, whose purpose is … Continue reading →