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How AstroVision Works

Jun 18, 2026 • 7 min

JWST image pipeline

From archive to array

FITS files are downloaded from MAST, cleaned with Astropy and OpenCV, then written to HDF5 so training batches load quickly.

The model

A convolutional network classifies the cutouts. Keeping the architecture small made iteration fast during the hackathon.

Serving it

A Flask interface lets a user upload an image and see the predicted class with the processed preview beside it.

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