Introduction to TOPCAT

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All levels 2 lessons Astronomy Software Course Video

Introduction to the popular astronomy program TOPCAT. We will cover basics from how to install it on your machine to importing data from VOs and making plots.

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Overview

Introduction to the popular astronomy program TOPCAT. We will cover basics from how to install it on your machine to importing data from VOs and making plots.

Course lessons

Getting started with Topcat

Lesson 1

Intro to TOPCAT webinar

TOPCAT has been a household staple for astronomers for many years. This is partly due to the easy to use interface but largely because it offers quick but powerful options to import, match and manipulate catalogs of astronomical objects. The webinar will talk you through how to install and start using TOPCAT from importing tables from a paper to making basic plots.

Lesson 2

TOPCAT Examples Tutorials and Exercises

This is a list of a number of useful links that you should take a look at when you are first starting out with TOPCAT: The official website has a lot of really useful information covering just about anything you need to know about TOPCAT� when you scroll down there are a number of links included that lead towards a number of other tutorials and exercises.