Using CASApy
CASA is the Common Astronomy Software Applications package provided by NRAO. The current implementation presents its functionality through a python user interface, casa
.
- edit your
~/.login.packages
file, turn on the 'casa' package - login to a 64-bit Linux machine (eg. 'cetus', 'draco')
- The command:
should return:
% which casa/usr/local/bin/casa
- Run:
and the casa GUI should appear.
% casa
CASA is being upgraded fairly freqently; if you want to run a different version than the current 'stable' one, look for the available versions by running
.
% /usr/local/bin/casa -l
For help, try
.
% /usr/local/bin/casa -h
This package does not have any support arrangements at present (2021-Jan). Best-effort help is available from the local computing staff. The NRAO cookbook is available in /nfs/casa
.
Software
Public