Demo Notebooks

Reference Guide

For a high-level overview of the Firefly Python client API and important methods, refer to this notebook:

• Reference Guide to Firefly Python Client API
  • Initialize Firefly Client
  • [Optional] Reinitialize Firefly Client
  • Show FITS Image in Firefly
  • Modify the displayed image(s)
  • Show Table/Catalogs in Firefly
  • Modify the displayed table
  • Plot Chart from the displayed table
  • Plot Region overlays on the displayed image
  • Show HiPS image
  • Show 3-color image
  • Show any data file

Science Use-cases

IRSA Notebook Tutorials is collection of notebooks that demonstrate the use of IRSA data services and tools for science use-cases. The following notebook tutorials demonstrate the use of Firefly Python client:

• Using Firefly visualization tools in Python to vet SEDs

• Using Firefly visualization tools to understand the light curves of Solar System objects

• Using Firefly to Explore OpenUniverse2024 Data Preview Simulated Roman and Rubin Images

• Euclid Q1: PHZ catalogs — Visualize with Firefly section

Other Examples

For a full list of notebooks/scripts that demonstrate the use of Firefly Python client, refer to the following:

• Show a 3 color image
• Show HiPS Image
• Basic API Usage
• Show a file containing multiple tables
• Overlay a footprint on image
• Add region data to image
• Extensions and Callback
• Extensions and Callback via Terminal
• Plot interface: firefly_client.plot module
• Load files as a table of data products
• Load multiple MOCs

Note

All of these notebooks/scripts are also available in the examples directory of firefly-client GitHub repository.