Astronomy and space science

Photometry, radio dynamic spectra, aperture-synthesis beams and rotation curves. Astronomical quantities routinely span many decades, are quoted in magnitudes that run backwards, and arrive with per-point uncertainties that are the whole argument – so log axes, inverted axes and error bars are the defaults rather than the decorations.

Interferometer point-spread function (LogNorm)

Interferometer point-spread function (LogNorm)

Pulsar dynamic spectrum

Pulsar dynamic spectrum

Exoplanet transit light curve

Exoplanet transit light curve

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of a star cluster

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of a star cluster

Galaxy rotation curve and the missing mass

Galaxy rotation curve and the missing mass

Folding a pulsar: signal-to-noise improving pulse by pulse

Folding a pulsar: signal-to-noise improving pulse by pulse