{"id":2604,"date":"2022-07-21T17:07:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/?page_id=2604"},"modified":"2022-10-13T17:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T17:29:51","slug":"software-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/aeaci-2022\/software-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We will be using different pieces of software during the course. We <strong>strongly recommend that you install the software in advance<\/strong> following the instructions in this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Installing SalsaJ &#8211; (Such a Lovely Software for Astronomy in Java)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SalsaJ is a very nice image processing software that allows students to replicate scientific discoveries. So it is worth the effort to make it work \ud83d\ude42 !! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>SalsaJ needs<strong> Java<\/strong> in order to be operational. Make sure you have the software installed in your computer and that you have the latest version installed. If you don&#8217;t have the software you can find it here: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.java.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.java.com\/<\/a><\/li><li>Once you have Java installed, it&#8217;s time to install <strong>SalsaJ<\/strong>. You will find bellow two different set of instructions: one for Windows users and another one for Mac users. Use the appropriate set of instructions for your computer.<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Installation_tips_SalsaJ_Windows.pdf\">SalsaJ installation tips for Windows<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Installation_tips_SalsaJ_Mac.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Installation_tips_SalsaJ_Mac.pdf\">SalsaJ installation tips for Mac<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also follow the steps indicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/videos\/videotutorial-peter-instalar-salsaj\/\">this video tutorial<\/a> (only in Spanish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Installing PeterSoft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PETeR has its own software for viewing and analysing astronomical images, <strong>PeterSoft<\/strong>, specially designed for educational use. This programme allows working with images in FIT or FITS format, which are the formats used by most professional telescopes, including the Liverpool Telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PeterSoft has tools to measure distance, brightness, obtain information from the image headers and use different filters for the visualisation of the images. It is a JAVA-based program, is available in English and Spanish and is very easy to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructions in Spanish here: <a href=\"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/software\/\">https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/software\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steps to follow for installation:<\/p>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>If you don&#8217;t have Java installed on your computer<\/strong>, go to the Java website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.java.com\/es\/download\/\">https:\/\/www.java.com\/es\/download\/<\/a> and click on the &#8220;Free Java Download&#8221; button, then install Java when it finishes downloading. You will probably need to restart your computer for it to be fully implemented.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download and run PeterSoft:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/outreach.iac.es\/peter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PeterSoft.zip\">Download PeterSoft<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Unzip the ZIP folder on your computer (2.25 MB)<\/li>\n<li>Run the software:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On Windows<\/strong>: double click on the file &#8220;iniciar.bat&#8221; to open the program<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Linux<\/strong>: in the \/PeterSoft\/ folder type: java -jar FITS.jar<\/li>\n<li><b>On Mac<\/b>: double click on FITS.jar or enter the following command: java -jar FITS.jar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTES for Mac<\/strong>: When you install a non-Apple file on a Mac: <br \/>1. Click OK on the warning.<br \/>2. Click on the Apple menu.<br \/>3. Click &#8220;System Preferences&#8221;, click &#8220;Security &amp; Privacy&#8221;, unlock the menu and click &#8220;Open Equally&#8221; next to the file name and then click &#8220;Open&#8221; when asked if you want to install the file.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have opened the application, in the &#8220;Help&#8221; tab you will find the PeterSoft user manual.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to change the default language (Spanish) to English, you can do so in the &#8220;<strong>View -&gt; Languages<\/strong>&#8221; tab. Once you have changed the language, you will have to close the programme and open it again for the change to take effect.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will be using different pieces of software during the course. We strongly recommend that you install the software in advance following the instructions in this page. 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