# OpenAstronomy **URL:** https://community.openastronomy.org/c/openastronomy-meta/10.md [Latest](https://community.openastronomy.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openastronomy.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openastronomy.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the OpenAstronomy category](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/about-the-openastronomy-category/39)
**Author:** [@Cadair](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Cadair)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/about-the-openastronomy-category/39 "2026-03-05T07:45:28Z")
Chat about the OpenAstronomy umbrella or introduce yourself and your project. --- ## [Live Solar Wind Prediction Tournament and Prize Fund](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/live-solar-wind-prediction-tournament-and-prize-fund/1441)
**Author:** [@tompenlington](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/tompenlington)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/live-solar-wind-prediction-tournament-and-prize-fund/1441 "2026-07-30T17:12:34Z")
Dear Colleagues, Predicting the ambient solar wind three days ahead remains one of the most significant open problems in heliophysics. This is why we are engaging the community to drive SOTA in operational conditions… --- ## [Introduction for GSoC Contributor](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introduction-for-gsoc-contributor/1402)
**Author:** [@adwait-ops](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/adwait-ops)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introduction-for-gsoc-contributor/1402 "2026-03-30T21:22:39Z")
I am Adwait Amlekar, a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student with a strong interest in computational science, and complex problem solving. My experience so far has been shaped by working with programming language… --- ## [GSoC 2026: New Contributor Seeking guidance](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-seeking-guidance/1399)
**Author:** [@marcchahwan](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/marcchahwan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-seeking-guidance/1399 "2026-03-28T14:19:50Z")
Hello everyone, My name is Marc, I’m a Mechanical Engineering student with strong experience in Python, MATLAB, and scientific computing. I’m very interested in contributing to OpenAstronomy for GSoC, especially in Ast… --- ## [Gsoc 2026- Introducing myself](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-introducing-myself/1398)
**Author:** [@darshanii\_29](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/darshanii_29)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-introducing-myself/1398 "2026-03-27T22:25:57Z")
Hii everyone! I am Darshani Jadhav and I am participating in 2026 GSOC. My project is basically an Exoplanet AI transit detection using datasets from Kepler/k2 and TESS and using Lightkurve to detect brightness dips. --- ## [Introducing Myself for GSOC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introducing-myself-for-gsoc/1396)
**Author:** [@jamesrafe](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jamesrafe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introducing-myself-for-gsoc/1396 "2026-03-24T17:51:26Z")
Hi everyone! I’m James R Lee, and I’m a software engineer in Indonesia! While my professional background is in software development, I have always had a fascination towards the stars and astronomy. I also believe in th… --- ## [New contributor](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/new-contributor/1393)
**Author:** [@sri6792](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/sri6792)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/new-contributor/1393 "2026-03-19T18:28:24Z")
Hello everyone! My name is Srividhya Ganesan, and I am a second-year student pursuing IT Engineering with a minor in Data Science. I have been exploring the OpenAstronomy projects and am really impressed by the work do… --- ## [GSoC 2026 – New Contributor Looking for Beginner Issues](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-looking-for-beginner-issues/1391)
**Author:** [@N\_kintro](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/N_kintro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-2026-new-contributor-looking-for-beginner-issues/1391 "2026-03-18T08:17:08Z")
Hello everyone! My name is Naveen, and I’m a student interested in contributing to OpenAstronomy for Google Summer of Code 2026. My skills include: Python C++ Basic Web Development SQL I’m also learning Data Structu… --- ## [Gsoc contributor 2026](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-contributor-2026/1384)
**Author:** [@molly](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/molly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-contributor-2026/1384 "2026-03-18T08:16:22Z")
Hello everyone, My name is Mouli Saraf and I am an undergraduate student interested in contributing to OpenAstronomy for Google Summer of Code. I have experience with Python and C++, and I am currently exploring the As… --- ## [Query regarding gsoc contributor openastronomy](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/query-regarding-gsoc-contributor-openastronomy/1383)
**Author:** [@molly](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/molly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/query-regarding-gsoc-contributor-openastronomy/1383 "2026-03-16T11:45:32Z")
Hi everyone, I’m interested in contributing to Astropy for GSoC. I’ve started exploring the codebase and would love suggestions for beginner issues to start contributing. --- ## [Understanding the OGIP format](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/understanding-the-ogip-format/1380)
**Author:** [@arnvptl](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/arnvptl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/understanding-the-ogip-format/1380 "2026-03-13T20:17:15Z")
I’ve started setting up Julia and will try the Quick Start demo in the Spectra.jl documentation to understand how the package handles spectral data. Since the project will begin with integrating the X-ray OGIP loader fr… --- ## [Gsoc contributor Introduction](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-contributor-introduction/1370)
**Author:** [@Thenewbiecoder80221](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Thenewbiecoder80221)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-contributor-introduction/1370 "2026-03-07T18:49:11Z")
Hello everyone, My name is Subhajit Bhattacharjee and I am an undergraduate student interested in contributing to OpenAstronomy for Google Summer of Code. I have experience with Python and C++, and I am currently explo… --- ## [Gsoc contribution](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-contribution/1368)
**Author:** [@Amruthasg23](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Amruthasg23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/gsoc-contribution/1368 "2026-03-07T18:28:29Z")
Hi everyone! I’m Amrutha, a student interested in open source development. I recently started exploring this organization and its projects, and I’m excited to learn more about the community and the work being done here.… --- ## [Introduction for GSOC 26](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introduction-for-gsoc-26/1365)
**Author:** [@arkadeepnag](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/arkadeepnag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introduction-for-gsoc-26/1365 "2026-03-07T06:00:12Z")
Hello readers, a fellow developer this side . I am currently a B.Tech student in Elctrical and Computer Engineering , my skillset is focused has been on low-level software architecture. However I have found keen interest… --- ## [Direction for Spectra.jl across EM](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/direction-for-spectra-jl-across-em/1357)
**Author:** [@KushalTrivedi1903200](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/KushalTrivedi1903200)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/direction-for-spectra-jl-across-em/1357 "2026-03-02T12:09:50Z")
Hi @barrettp , I am Kushal. I saw the project for Spectra.jl and I’m interested to contribute to it. However, not much is written in the issue 441 on GitHub. Could you please list in detail what I should solve in order … --- ## [Looking forward for GSoC 2026](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/looking-forward-for-gsoc-2026/1356)
**Author:** [@S9npai](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/S9npai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/looking-forward-for-gsoc-2026/1356 "2026-02-26T00:01:04Z")
Hi, I’m Omar Mohammed, and I’m a senior CS student, looking forward to contribute with OpenAstronomy, with experience in C++ and Python Development As a newcomer to open source, I’m still in the process of deciding whic… --- ## [Look forward for GSoc 2026](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/look-forward-for-gsoc-2026/1354)
**Author:** [@Abhishek\_Lr](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Abhishek_Lr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/look-forward-for-gsoc-2026/1354 "2026-02-19T16:35:05Z")
Hi, everyone! My name is Abhishek, and I’m an undergraduate student from India. I am eager to contribute to SunPy for GSoC 2026 and have been following the OpenAstronomy ideas list. I am particularly interested in the ‘… --- ## [Looking forward to contributing](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/looking-forward-to-contributing/1348)
**Author:** [@xBelisarius](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/xBelisarius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/looking-forward-to-contributing/1348 "2026-02-16T12:11:58Z")
Hi! I’m Alex, an undergraduate from Romania. I am currently familiarizing myself with the reltrans codebase. I have viewed the proposed projects as part of GSoC 2026 and i am considering them. I do have to admit that i… --- ## [Introducing myself!](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introducing-myself/1344)
**Author:** [@dtdow](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/dtdow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introducing-myself/1344 "2026-02-03T06:01:59Z")
Hi everyone! Hope u guys are doing great! I am Hamza. I have always been very interested in astrophysics ( made my own small telescope in grade 7–8, later got one as a birthday gift ) currently I am pursuing bachelors … --- ## [RADIS Participation in Gsoc 2026](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/radis-participation-in-gsoc-2026/1341)
**Author:** [@Omiii-215](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Omiii-215)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/radis-participation-in-gsoc-2026/1341 "2026-01-16T17:12:22Z")
Hello OpenAstronomy Admins, I’m Om a CS undergraduate from India This is regarding the participation of Radis in Gsoc 2026 as I’ve been Very interested in the Radis Project and Have been exploring I’ts Codebase and hav… --- ## [Aspiring GSoC 2026 Contributor interested in C++ ](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/aspiring-gsoc-2026-contributor-interested-in-c/1331)
**Author:** [@Madhavgaur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Madhavgaur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/aspiring-gsoc-2026-contributor-interested-in-c/1331 "2025-12-20T21:35:03Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand: I’m Madhav, a 3rd year CSE undergraduate from India. I’m exploring OpenAstronomy for GSoC and currently getting familiar with the codebases and contribution workflow. Looking forward to lear… --- ## [New Member Introduction](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/new-member-introduction/1329)
**Author:** [@harshkaushik](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/harshkaushik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/new-member-introduction/1329 "2025-12-20T21:34:57Z")
Hello OpenAstronomy Community, My name is Harsh Kaushik, and I am new to Google Summer of Code. I am interested in OpenAstronomy and would like some guidance on how beginners can start contributing. Could you please su… --- ## [Aspiring GSoC 2026 Contributor interested in C++ & Astronomy](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/aspiring-gsoc-2026-contributor-interested-in-c-astronomy/1323)
**Author:** [@MilkyWay](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/MilkyWay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/aspiring-gsoc-2026-contributor-interested-in-c-astronomy/1323 "2025-12-07T11:45:20Z")
Dear Open Astronomy Community, My name is Krish Goyal, and I am a first-year undergraduate student majoring in Mathematics and Computing at the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. I am writing to express my st… --- ## [How to get into -GSOC 2026](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/how-to-get-into-gsoc-2026/1317)
**Author:** [@jash-star](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jash-star)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/how-to-get-into-gsoc-2026/1317 "2025-12-04T22:14:17Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new to open-source and I’m interested in contributing to the Astroquery project for GSoC 2026. Can someone guide me on where to start, what skills I should focus on, and how I can begin contributing to… --- ## [Convert velocity from barycentric to LSRK](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/convert-velocity-from-barycentric-to-lsrk/1266)
**Author:** [@Firestar](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Firestar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/convert-velocity-from-barycentric-to-lsrk/1266 "2025-07-16T15:02:59Z")
I am a student studying HI HVC clouds, and I need to compare results from several HI surveys. I ran into a problem of “How to convert HIPASS barycentric velocities to LSRK velocities”. HIPASS uses ‘VELO-HEL’ /Barycentr… --- ## [Optical observation data processing software](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/optical-observation-data-processing-software/1258)
**Author:** [@Instalf](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Instalf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/optical-observation-data-processing-software/1258 "2025-07-12T13:12:05Z")
Dear community, We have launched a SAAS solution, which supports observatories and amateur astronomers. Our service for processing astrometric telescope images (FITS) allows for the automatic detection of satellites and… --- ## [Introduction and GSOC 2025 Contributor](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introduction-and-gsoc-2025-contributor/1206)
**Author:** [@KhanRayyan3622](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/KhanRayyan3622)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introduction-and-gsoc-2025-contributor/1206 "2025-02-19T20:39:03Z")
Hi everyone! I’m Rayyan, a full-stack developer with experience in MERN, .NET, Java, Python, Flutter, and Firebase. I have a strong background in data structures, algorithms, ML, AI, and cloud computing, with hands-on ex… --- ## [Newbee with question about starmap](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/newbee-with-question-about-starmap/1173)
**Author:** [@heinkurz](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/heinkurz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:24am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/newbee-with-question-about-starmap/1173 "2024-12-17T07:24:34Z")
hi and clear skies to all. unfortunately it’s hard to google my problem so I want to ask my question here: I want to draw a skymap as seen through the finder of a camera. the real problem is, that the camera has a wide… --- ## [The planets are aligned in your way](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/the-planets-are-aligned-in-your-way/1163)
**Author:** [@Astrophile](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/Astrophile)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/the-planets-are-aligned-in-your-way/1163 "2024-12-04T19:19:16Z")
Hello cosmic lovers and astro developers!! Neha Kumari, this side, a tech-savvy and astrophile levitating between the fabrics of spacetime real and virtual world. MERN stack (javascript) developer, to be precise. Famil… --- ## [Could Someone Give me Advice on Implementing Custom AstroPy Function for Spectral Data Analysis?](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/could-someone-give-me-advice-on-implementing-custom-astropy-function-for-spectral-data-analysis/1157)
**Author:** [@roberrttt](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/roberrttt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/could-someone-give-me-advice-on-implementing-custom-astropy-function-for-spectral-data-analysis/1157 "2024-11-27T09:47:01Z")
Hello there, :wave: I am working on a project that involves analyzing a large dataset of stellar spectra; and I am using AstroPy extensively for data manipulation. While the built in tools have been incredibly helpful; … [Next page](https://community.openastronomy.org/c/openastronomy-meta/10.md?page=1)