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 TARDIS
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   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tardis-sn
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-TARDIS is a code to create synthetic spectra for supernova ejecta
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-Documentation at http://tardis.readthedocs.org
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-Travis Build Status
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+  :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tardis-sn
 
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   :target: https://travis-ci.org/tardis-sn/tardis
 
-Test Coverage Status
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+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/tardis-sn/tardis.svg
   :target: https://coveralls.io/r/tardis-sn/tardis
 
+TARDIS is a tool that creates synthetic observations (spectra) for exploding stars (supernovae).
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+Documentation can be found at http://tardis.readthedocs.org.