Astro-CC Scientific Training event
de
mardi 29 septembre 2026 (08:45)
à
jeudi 1 octobre 2026 (16:20)
lundi 28 septembre 2026
mardi 29 septembre 2026
08:45
Opening of the Observatory
Opening of the Observatory
08:45 - 09:00
Room: Amphitheater
09:00
Introduction: The ASTRO-CC project
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Mark Allen
(
CDS/CNRS
)
Introduction: The ASTRO-CC project
Mark Allen
(
CDS/CNRS
)
09:00 - 09:20
Room: Amphitheater
09:20
Introduction: What is the Virtual Observatory?
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Manon MARCHAND
Introduction: What is the Virtual Observatory?
Manon MARCHAND
09:20 - 09:40
Room: Amphitheater
09:40
Break
Break
09:40 - 10:00
Room: Amphitheater
10:00
Tutorial: The Astronomical Data Query Language (ADQL)
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Hendrik Heinl
(
INAF-OATS
)
Tutorial: The Astronomical Data Query Language (ADQL)
Hendrik Heinl
(
INAF-OATS
)
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Amphitheater
Tutorial: Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables (TOPCAT)
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Mark Taylor
(
University of Bristol
)
Tutorial: Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables (TOPCAT)
Mark Taylor
(
University of Bristol
)
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Meeting room downstairs
TOPCAT is a VO-friendly desktop application for manipulating tables in astronomy. This tutorial will introduce TOPCAT by working with data from Gaia DR3. It will give you hands-on experience of using the tool to query remote data services via VO protocols, set up and explore interactive plots, manage row selections and perform crossmatches to analyse catalogue data in detail. There will also be an opportunity to perform similar analysis programmatically using STILTS, TOPCAT's command-line counterpart.
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Tutorial: The Astronomical Data Query Language (ADQL)
-
Hendrik Heinl
(
INAF-OATS
)
Tutorial: The Astronomical Data Query Language (ADQL)
Hendrik Heinl
(
INAF-OATS
)
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Amphitheater
Tutorial: Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables (TOPCAT)
-
Mark Taylor
(
University of Bristol
)
Tutorial: Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables (TOPCAT)
Mark Taylor
(
University of Bristol
)
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Meeting room downstairs
TOPCAT is a VO-friendly desktop application for manipulating tables in astronomy. This tutorial will introduce TOPCAT by working with data from Gaia DR3. It will give you hands-on experience of using the tool to query remote data services via VO protocols, set up and explore interactive plots, manage row selections and perform crossmatches to analyse catalogue data in detail. There will also be an opportunity to perform similar analysis programmatically using STILTS, TOPCAT's command-line counterpart.
15:00
Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Amphitheater
15:30
Tutorial: Accessing the Strasbourg astronomical Data Centre (CDS) services
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Manon MARCHAND
Tutorial: Accessing the Strasbourg astronomical Data Centre (CDS) services
Manon MARCHAND
15:30 - 17:30
Room: Meeting room downstairs
We will query the diverse Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre (CDS) services to gather information about carbon stars. The tutorial can be re-used for any other kind of data hosted in the CDS. This tutorial uses the databases *via* webpages and with python interfaces. We will use: - The SIMBAD database which provides curated data and cross-identifications for objects outside of the solar system, - the VizieR datbase which is a homogenized way of accessing tabular data and catalogues from the astronomical literature and archives, - the CDS cross-match service X-match, - the sky (and planetary surfaces) visualization software suite Aladin.
Tutorial: Virtual European Solar and Planetary Access (VESPA)
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Baptiste Cecconi
(
Observatoire de Paris
)
Stephane Erard
(
LIRA / ObsParis
)
Tutorial: Virtual European Solar and Planetary Access (VESPA)
Baptiste Cecconi
(
Observatoire de Paris
)
Stephane Erard
(
LIRA / ObsParis
)
15:30 - 17:30
Room: Amphitheater
This tutorial will introduce advanced methods for accessing and analyzing planetary science data, with a focus on Mercury and the BepiColombo mission. It will present workflows for querying datasets through multi-criteria selection and the MOC (Multi-Order Coverage) framework via the [PADC FindMe][1] portal. Participants will explore how to use the VESPA geospatial portal to identify spectral data within specific morphological units on Mercury. As an optional extension, the session will cover the extraction of asteroid spectra from the Gaia database, highlighting an area of growing importance in planetary science. This hands-on tutorial is designed for users interested in planetary data discovery, and emerging tools for planetology. [1]: https://padc-findme.obspm.fr
mercredi 30 septembre 2026
09:00
Plenary: The European Open Science Cloud
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Mark Allen
(
CDS/CNRS
)
Plenary: The European Open Science Cloud
Mark Allen
(
CDS/CNRS
)
09:00 - 09:20
Room: Amphitheater
09:20
Plenary: Use case of the VO in current research
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Ada Nebot
(
Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
)
Plenary: Use case of the VO in current research
Ada Nebot
(
Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
)
09:20 - 09:40
Room: Amphitheater
09:40
Break
Break
09:40 - 10:00
Room: Amphitheater
10:00
Tutorial: Accessing the Strasbourg astronomical Data Centre (CDS) services
-
Manon MARCHAND
Tutorial: Accessing the Strasbourg astronomical Data Centre (CDS) services
Manon MARCHAND
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Downstairs Meeting Room
We will query the diverse Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre (CDS) services to gather information about carbon stars. The tutorial can be re-used for any other kind of data hosted in the CDS. This tutorial uses the databases *via* webpages and with python interfaces. We will use: - The SIMBAD database which provides curated data and cross-identifications for objects outside of the solar system, - the VizieR datbase which is a homogenized way of accessing tabular data and catalogues from the astronomical literature and archives, - the CDS cross-match service X-match, - the sky (and planetary surfaces) visualization software suite Aladin.
Tutorial: The Virtual Observatory SED Analyser (VOSA)
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Enrique Solano
(
INTA
)
Tutorial: The Virtual Observatory SED Analyser (VOSA)
Enrique Solano
(
INTA
)
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Amphitheater
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
Room: Amphitheater
13:00
Tutorial: Spatial and Temporal Mutli-Order Coverages (ST-MOC)
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Manon MARCHAND
Tutorial: Spatial and Temporal Mutli-Order Coverages (ST-MOC)
Manon MARCHAND
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Amphitheater
This tutorial focuses on the use of the Multi-Order Coverage (MOC) and Space-Time MOC (STMOC) for querying and analyzing astronomical data. We will identify Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) observed by both the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory, demonstrating how the use of ST-MOCs facilitates multi-wavelength analysis.
Tutorial: Virtual European Solar and Planetary Access (VESPA)
-
Baptiste Cecconi
(
Observatoire de Paris
)
Stephane Erard
(
LIRA / ObsParis
)
Tutorial: Virtual European Solar and Planetary Access (VESPA)
Baptiste Cecconi
(
Observatoire de Paris
)
Stephane Erard
(
LIRA / ObsParis
)
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Meeting room downstairs
This tutorial will introduce advanced methods for accessing and analyzing planetary science data, with a focus on Mercury and the BepiColombo mission. It will present workflows for querying datasets through multi-criteria selection and the MOC (Multi-Order Coverage) framework via the [PADC FindMe][1] portal. Participants will explore how to use the VESPA geospatial portal to identify spectral data within specific morphological units on Mercury. As an optional extension, the session will cover the extraction of asteroid spectra from the Gaia database, highlighting an area of growing importance in planetary science. This hands-on tutorial is designed for users interested in planetary data discovery, and emerging tools for planetology. [1]: https://padc-findme.obspm.fr
15:00
Break (visit of the observatory's dome)
Break (visit of the observatory's dome)
15:00 - 15:20
Room: Amphitheater
15:20
Participants projects: presentation of the tutors
Participants projects: presentation of the tutors
15:20 - 15:40
Room: Amphitheater
15:40
Participants Projects: First Session
First Session
15:40 - 18:00
Room: Amphitheater
jeudi 1 octobre 2026
09:00
Plenary: Use case of the VO in current research
Plenary: Use case of the VO in current research
09:00 - 09:20
Room: Amphitheater
Someone else than Ada ??
09:20
The Virtual Observatory quizz
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Manon MARCHAND
The Virtual Observatory quizz
Manon MARCHAND
09:20 - 09:40
Room: Amphitheater
Can you VO faster than your shadow?
09:40
Break
Break
09:40 - 10:00
Room: Amphitheater
10:00
Participants Projects: Second Session
Second Session
10:00 - 12:00
Room: Amphitheater
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
Room: Amphitheater
13:00
Participants Projects: Presentations
Presentations
13:00 - 14:30
Room: Amphitheater
14:30
Break
Break
14:30 - 15:00
Room: Amphitheater
15:00
Closing thoughts
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Mark Allen
(
CDS/CNRS
)
Closing thoughts
Mark Allen
(
CDS/CNRS
)
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Amphitheater