lightcurve-demo

A small PyQT application that can easily demonstrate how lightcurves are created. Meant as an interactive exhibit.

Setup

0. Install Anaconda with Python 3.x

1. Create an environment and install dependencies

   $ conda install pyqt
   $ conda install matplotlib
   $ conda install seaborn
   $ conda install cv2
   

2. Run the demo

   $ python lc-demo.py
   

Usage

0. Line up your webcam with a light source.
1. Click 'Start' and move a dark object in front of the light source
2. Observe your awesome light curve :) =======

Install

Python

For ease of install, assumes you are running the latest Anaconda environment.

OpenCV

Follow instructions at: https://conda.anaconda.org/menpo to install opencv3.