In a previous semester ADACS conducted a code audit for the Fireballs in the sky app (see here). This audit resulted in a detailed plan for all the work needed to reimplement the app, and to incorporate new features. In short, the goals for this semester were to use React Native to create a 3d planetarium viewer that would allow users to trace the trajectory of a meteor, indicate the brightness and colour, and make notes about fragmentation and sounds.
New features for this app include:
This project ran over two semesters (2024B and 2025A).
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MCFOST encountered development hurdles amidst growing collaborators. ADACS assisted in implementing GitHub Actions for automated testing and version releases, streamlining workflow and enhancing code reliability.
ADACS developed the "eso-downloader" Python package to automate ESO telescope data downloads. It streamlines access, quality checks, and retrieval, improving efficiency for astronomers in large programmes like GECKOS and MAUVE.
The CoCoNuT supernova simulation code has a 6-dimensional radiation solver module for simulating neutrino transport. This method is computationally expensive to run, so ADACS enhanced this module with MPI to run in parallel on supercomputers.