NUVA: Network for Ultra-Violet Astronomy

Tools for data analysis

Cloudy-Hazy code for photoionization simulations
Plasma diagnosis with the CHIANTI atomic data base
Freeware for data processing and analysis:
- The ESO-MIDAS system provides general tools for image processing and data reduction with emphasis on astronomical applications including imaging (and special reduction packages for ESO instrumentation and the VLT). In addition it contains packages for stellar and surface photometry, image sharpening and decomposition, statistics and various other.
- The main IRAF distribution includes a good selection of programs for general image processing and graphics, plus a large number of programs for the reduction and analysis of optical and IR astronomy data (the noao" packages). Other external or layered packages are available for applications such as data acquisition or handling data from other observatories and wavelength regimes such as the Hubble Space Telescope (optical-UV), EUVE (extreme ultra-violet), or ROSAT and AXAF (X-ray). These external packages are distributed separately from the main IRAF distribution but can be easily installed.
- DIPSO a friendly spectrum analysis program.
(see also the Astronomical Software and Documentation Service (ASDS) is a network service that allows you to find existing astronomical resources for solving your problem).

There are few operational missions working on the UV range as today (March 2nd. 2010). Low spectral resolution (~ 100) capabilities are offered by:

Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
XMM-Newton Optical Monitor
Spear/Fims :the far UV Imaging spectrograph (FIMS), also know as spectroscopy of Plasma Evolution from Astrophysical radiation.

UV imaging is supported by:

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