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<scp>pynpoint</scp>: an image processing package for finding exoplanets

<scp>pynpoint</scp>: an image processing package for finding exoplanets

We present the scientific performance results of PynPoint, our Python-based software package that uses principle component analysis to detect and estimate the flux of exoplanets in two dimensional imaging data. Recent advances in adaptive optics and imaging technology at visible and infrared wavelengths have opened the door to direct detections …