Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms
- Written by John Peterson, Assoc. Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
A simulation of a set of synthetic galaxies. Photons are sampled from these galaxies and have been simulated through the Earth's atmosphere, a telescope and a sensor using a code called PhoSim.John Peterson/PurdueProfessional astronomers don’t make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope. Instead,...