A workshop on SunPy, a Python library for finding and using solar data.

This workshop will focus on using SunPy, a community-developed, free, and open-source software package for solar physics, to find and use data from Stanford’s Joint Science Operations Center, the hub for data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. This workshop will include an introduction to concepts in solar physics along with the SunPy Python package and is open to everyone regardless of scientific background.

During this workshop, we will learn how to use SunPy to find and download solar data. We will look at sunspots and solar flares, see the connection between these phenomena and solar magnetic fields, and see how events in the solar atmosphere give rise to geomagnetic storms that affect us here on Earth. Participants are expected to be comfortable with Python fundamentals, such as variable assignment, functions, loops, and lists. Learning SunPy will give you the ability to see for yourself how our own star changes over time.

• Date and Time: 2:30–4:00PM, Wednesday, February 11, 2026
• Location: Presentation Room, Hohbach Hall, Green Library
• Instructors: Charles Baldner, Cristina Rabello Soares, Alex Koufos, Arthur Amezcua, Oana Vesa
• Organizer: Katie Frey

Interested in the sun? ☀️On February 10th, join us for a discussion on Stanford’s 50 years of history collecting and studying solar data. Then, on February 11th you can see a timelapse video of the sun, and, if it’s sunny, we will have a solar telescope outside the East Entrance to Green Library.

This workshop is part of Love Data Week, an annual festival highlighting topics, opportunities and services relevant to data in research.

For those attending the in-person event, please bring your Stanford ID card or mobile ID to enter the library. 

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