diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3d9864f809cfa6e8e01a20dc90f564a976d2b0bb --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Newstar +## The Netherlands East West Synthesis Telescope Array Reduction + +Newstar is the software package to reduce data from the WSRT, the Westerbork Synthese Radio Telescope. + +The WSRT is operated by the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (the NFRA), now ASTRON. + +Newstar was mainly written by Wim Brouw. Newstar is not being actively developed anymore.