Hands on Starfinder, a software for the deep analysis of stellar fields with complex PSF

Contribution List

1. Welcome

Laura Schreiber (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

18/03/2026, 14:30

Greetings from the organizers

3. Introduction to problematic

Laura Schreiber (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

18/03/2026, 14:40

Introduction to high resolution PSF, Introduction to Starfinder

5. Science with AO

Giuliana Fiorentino (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Dr Maria Tantalo (INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (INAF-OAR))

18/03/2026, 15:30

4. Outreach activities

Claudia Mignone (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

18/03/2026, 16:30

Outreach activities related to Starfinder

2. Installation and first running tests

Davide Ricci (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

18/03/2026, 17:00

1. A quick introduction on the starfinder package structure

2. How to install Starfinder on your laptop.

   
   
   git clone https://www.ict.inaf.it/gitlab/starfinder/starfinder-dev
   
   cd starfinder-dev
   
   python setup.py       # install deps and build Vue
   
   source venv_starfinder/bin/activate
   
   python xstarfinder.py --gui 
   
   

Step-by-step...