diff --git a/download_fermi_data.py b/download_fermi_data.py
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+#%%
+import numpy as np
+import requests
+import time
+from tqdm.contrib.concurrent import process_map
+import os
+#%%
+week_in = 9
+week_out = 745
+gll_psc_v = 30
+num_workers=None
+base_path="/path/to/directory/fermi"
+
+download_photon_data=True
+download_spacecraft_data=True
+download_4FGL_catalogue=True
+
+#%%
+CBLUE = '\033[34m'
+CEND = '\033[0m'
+
+def print_msg_box(msg, indent=1, width=None, title=None):
+    """Print message-box with optional title."""
+    lines = msg.split('\n')
+    space = " " * indent
+    if not width:
+        width = max(map(len, lines))
+    box = f'╔{"═" * (width + indent * 2)}╗\n'  # upper_border
+    if title:
+        box += f'║{space}{title:<{width}}{space}║\n'  # title
+        box += f'║{space}{"-" * len(title):<{width}}{space}║\n'  # underscore
+    box += ''.join([f'║{space}{line:<{width}}{space}║\n' for line in lines])
+    box += f'╚{"═" * (width + indent * 2)}╝'  # lower_border
+    print(CBLUE + box + CEND)
+
+
+def download_url(args):
+    t0 = time.time()
+    url, fn = args[0], args[1]
+    if os.path.exists(fn):
+        # the file already exists, skipping
+        return (url, time.time() - t0)
+    else:
+        try:
+            r = requests.get(url)
+            with open(fn, 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(r.content)
+            # print('url:', url, 'time (s):', time.time() - t0)
+            return (url, time.time() - t0)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('Exception in download_url():', e)
+
+
+
+def download_parallel(iter, total, num_workers=None):
+    if num_workers is None:
+        num_workers = os.cpu_count()-1
+    if total > num_workers*100:
+        chuncksize = np.min([1, int(np.floor(total/(num_workers*100)))]) 
+    else:
+        chuncksize=1
+
+    res = process_map(download_url, iter,
+                      max_workers=num_workers, chunksize=chuncksize, total=total)
+    return res
+
+#%% download photon data
+download_folder = f"{base_path}/photon"
+os.makedirs(download_folder, exist_ok=True)
+
+urls = []
+destinations = []
+for i in np.arange(week_in , week_out+1):
+    urls.append(f"https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/lat/weekly/photon/lat_photon_weekly_w{i:03d}_p305_v001.fits")
+    destinations.append(f"{download_folder}/lat_photon_weekly_w{i:03d}_p305_v001.fits")
+
+inputs = zip(urls, destinations)
+
+#%%
+if download_photon_data:
+    print_msg_box("Downloading photon data")
+    download_parallel(inputs, len(urls), num_workers=num_workers)
+    print("done")
+#%% download spacecraft
+download_folder = f"{base_path}/spacecraft"
+os.makedirs(download_folder, exist_ok=True)
+
+url = "https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/lat/mission/spacecraft/lat_spacecraft_merged.fits"
+destination = f"{download_folder}/lat_spacecraft_merged.fits"
+
+inputs = (url, destination)
+#%%
+if download_spacecraft_data:
+    print_msg_box("Downloading spacecraft file")
+    download_url(inputs)
+    print("done")
+#%% download 4FGL sources
+download_folder = f"{base_path}/4FGL"
+os.makedirs(download_folder, exist_ok=True)
+url = f"https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/access/lat/12yr_catalog/gll_psc_v{gll_psc_v}.fit"
+destination = f"{download_folder}/gll_psc_v{gll_psc_v}.fit"
+inputs = (url, destination)
+#%%
+if download_4FGL_catalogue:
+    print_msg_box("Downloading 4FGL catalogue")
+    download_url(inputs)
+    print("done")
+#%%
+print_msg_box("Done downloading data!")