Download or read book Automated Data Analysis in Astronomy written by Ranjan Gupta and published by Alpha Science International, Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work covers data analysis techniques in astronomy, especially the fast and automated means of data analysis. Topics include information on astronomical catalogues, databases and large surveys, and the basics of artificial neural networks and principal component analysis. Also covered is an introduction to the latest data analysis techniques being followed at several astronomical observatories in the areas of imaging, spectroscopy and photometry.