#357: Python and the James Webb Space Telescope

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

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4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Telescopes have been fundamental in our understanding of our place in the universe. And when you think about images that have shaped our modern view of space, you probably think about Hubble. But just this year, the JWST or James Web Space Telescope, was launch. JWST will go far beyond what Hubble has discovered. And did you know Python is used extensively in the whole data pipeline of JWST? We have two great guests here to tell us about it: Megan Sosey and Mike Swam.

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0:00.0	Telescopes have been fundamental in our understanding of our place in the universe.
0:04.3	And when you think about images that have shaped our modern view of space, you probably think about Hubble.
0:10.2	But just this year, the JWST or James Webb Space Telescope was launched.
0:15.7	JWST will go far beyond what Hubble has discovered.
0:18.8	And did you know that Python is used extensively
0:21.9	in the whole data pipeline of JWST?
0:24.9	We have two great guests here to tell us all about it,
0:27.7	Megan Sozi and Mike Swam.
0:29.5	This is Talk Pythonomy, episode 357, recorded February 23rd, 2022.
0:47.8	Music 23rd, 2022. Welcome to Talk Python, a weekly podcast on Python.
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1:28.1	visit talk python.fm slash assembly AI. Megan and Mike, welcome to Talk Python and me. We're happy to be here.
1:35.8	It's great to have you here. I'm such a fan of space and just it's amazing to think about
1:42.8	our place in the universe and where we are. And so much of that
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