We have been working hard to start incorporating astrophysics data into our scientific data analysis software – DUG Insight.

This week we ran a proof of concept to see if astronomical data could have a filter applied and run through a workflow in DUG Insight. The first results are looking great.

A Hubble dataset containing the N11 nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud was imported into DUG Insight. The image is a mosaic, meaning that multiple observations are stitched together and there are noticeable artefacts at the join points. 

The observation in the top left corner has a slightly more pronounced noise profile than the other observations in the image showing the different characteristics of the observations in the mosaic. 

A series of volume maths and linear trace mixes were applied to remove and interpolate over the artefact, thereby minimising its impact. This workflow was run on Perth’s HPC cluster and the result viewable in DUG Insight like a typical geophysical workflow.

Original image by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 camera of the star-forming region, catalogued as N11B,  composite “after” picture manipulated by DUG Technology using DUG Insight software.