EHN

Illinois

http://ehneilsen.net/

Astronomer and software developer with interest and expertise in sky surveys, observing strategy and efficiency, data science, open science, and image processing.

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Is there a reason why Python's ctypes.CDLL cannot automatically generate restype and argtypes from C header files?

python asked Feb 17 '11 at 18:45

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Is there a way to restart or reset the python interpreter within a python doctest?

python doctest asked May 11 '11 at 18:10

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When taking a sequence of exposures for stacking/coaddition, what dither patterns are most commonly desired? Why?

software astrophotography asked Jun 2 '11 at 16:17

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Is there a utility like hexdump that will handle non-native endian-ness?

linux command-line hexdump asked Jun 27 '11 at 13:22

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In emacs org-babel, can I export the results of previous executions instead of re-evaluating on export?

emacs org-mode asked Jul 19 '11 at 15:04

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How do I set a breakpoint in a module other than the one I am running in Python IDLE?

python python-idle asked Jul 21 '10 at 14:59

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What criteria were used to set the “useme” flag in the NOMAD astrometric catalog?

astronomy asked Jun 3 '11 at 13:13

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5 votes

How does atmospheric seeing evolve over time?

astronomy weather asked Jun 7 '11 at 11:47

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Recommend good book(s) about the “scientific method” as it relates to astronomy/astrophysics?

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Should I use Evernote or Org-mode for taking notes?

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What is an approximation of the average number of supernovae every century in the Milky Way?

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How to find error in TCL code

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Do red galaxies have red star-lit skies?

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Is there a reason why Python's ctypes.CDLL cannot automatically generate restype and argtypes from C header files?

Is there a way to restart or reset the python interpreter within a python doctest?

When taking a sequence of exposures for stacking/coaddition, what dither patterns are most commonly desired? Why?

Is there a utility like hexdump that will handle non-native endian-ness?

In emacs org-babel, can I export the results of previous executions instead of re-evaluating on export?

How do I set a breakpoint in a module other than the one I am running in Python IDLE?

What criteria were used to set the “useme” flag in the NOMAD astrometric catalog?

How does atmospheric seeing evolve over time?