Devlog #2:

Days #2 & #3:
Quick update: In my previous devlog, I stated that I’d “spent my free time” over a couple days when I couldn’t actually code going over how pandas works. I want to clarify that this learning process took approximately 2 hours (I just wanted to quantify my time with an update in this devlog as opposed to having it vague as I previously did).

I decided that I wanted to expand my project much more to match what I originally envisioned for the project. I’m essentially making it so that the project can take more telescope data than just the original HYG data; it will now take in data from GAIA DR3 and the Kepler telescope as well (more will likely be added before the project is complete).

As for actual coding work, I began by creating different scripts for each “section” of the project. Once this setup phase was complete, I went straight to work on getting the physics side of things set in stone for this project. After around 30 minutes of numpy review (thankfully, I used it a project a couple months ago, so I remembered how to use it fairly well), I eventually finished up the code. Once this was finished up, I created a test script tailored specifically towards this physics script, and ensured everything ran smoothly without issue.

I made it a big point to myself to not just “plug in” the equations I needed for my project. I want to major in astrophysics, so I made sure I understood exactly what was happening with these equations: how they worked, why they worked, and how they applied to both my project and real research work.