Creation and Testing of an Automated Data Reduction Pipeline for Exoplanet Candidates
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Rhodes, Spencer
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Person, Michael J.
Date Issued
September 2025
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Wallace Observatory’s Elliot Telescope is capable of performing automated observations of exoplanet transits. However, the data generated by these observations take a significant amount of time to manually analyze. This project set out to create an automated pipeline for the calibration and analysis of exoplanet transit data captured by the Elliot Telescope. To accomplish this task, various Python packages were utilized, including Astropy, ccdproc, and photutils. The pipeline was capable of generating adequate lightcurves in less time than manual analysis. The usage of this pipeline will automate the process of analyzing exoplanet transit data, reducing the amount of time and manpower needed for exoplanet transit observations at Wallace Observatory.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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