Using a network of telescopes scattered across the globe, the Unistellar Network and Exoplanet Watch have confirmed a new exoplanet, NASA TESS candidate TIC 393818343 b, which sits about 300 light-years away from Earth.
#PPOD: Let's end the week looking back at this picture of Jupiter, which was created by Kevin Gill using images captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its 23rd close flyby of Jupiter back in 2019. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @kevinmgill
Unistellar, an innovative company in optical devices and a partner of the SETI Institute since the release of their user-friendly smart telescope in 2017, recently announced the launch of a groundbreaking new product: the ENVISION Smart Binoculars. This new device will captivate stargazers and outdoor enthusiasts, serving as an excellent instrument for outreach and scientific expeditions.
Next week I'm attending a conference in Brussels under the heading "Hobby #archaeology: from citizen science to heritage practice communities". It's going to be a little unusual, because most of the participants approach metal detecting as an object of sociological study, not as an instrument to gather data on archaeological objects. But I have very little interest in sociological aspects on archaeology, or meta-archaeology. 1/2
I collaborate with amateur detectorists primarily because I want archaeological data. (Also of course it's a super fun and friendly activity.) This means that I am an object of study to most of the participants. 2/2
Macht mit beim Insekten zählen in der Nacht, in der Dämmerung oder am Tag!
Vermutlich werden sehr viele Zählungen nur tagsüber sein, deshalb meine Bitte in dieser Sache, die Nacht nicht zu vergessen. 2/3 aller wirbellosen Arten sind nachtaktiv. Und wegen Lichtverschmutzung stark gefährdet.
Last week, Unistellar, an innovative company in optical devices and a partner of the SETI Institute since the release of their user-friendly smart telescope in 2017, announced the launch of a groundbreaking new product: the ENVISION Smart Binoculars. This new device will captivate stargazers and outdoor enthusiasts, serving as an excellent instrument for outreach and scientific expeditions.
Yesterday, Unistellar co-founder and CSO Franck Marchis presented the Cosmic Cataclysm program at Explore Scientific's 150th Global Star Party. He highlighted the incredible efforts of his colleagues at the SETI Institute in monitoring, observing, and analyzing data from novas and supernovas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB8HBI-swO8&t=5288s
When I was born, we still didn't have evidence that there were planets around other suns. Now you can observe them in your backyard. That's pretty amazing, if you ask me!
Some of the folks who signed up for my #StickersAndStamps project finally got an email from me, thanking them for letting me know when their letters arrived.
Most of them arrived on, or near, the the day I had my surgery.
My recovery is still going well, and I finally had the mental and physical energy for the correspondence.
I'll be returning to working on the data visualization and art of the project soon!
If you live in bush areas of eastern or south-eastern Australia you may want to get involved in a citizen science koala spotting project: #Koalas#environment#CitizenScience
https://www.seti.org/keeping-eye-comet-a3-next-naked-eye-comet-candidate
In early 2023, a new comet took stargazers by surprise. Called Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinan-Atlas), this icy visitor was discovered by two separate observatories in South Africa and China. Comet A3 had scientists and amateurs alike wondering if it would be the next naked-eye comet to light our skies. As 2024 unfolds, we eagerly anticipate whether Comet A3 will deliver the breathtaking celestial display we have all been hoping for!
#PPOD: The JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno captured this view of Jupiter’s moon Io — with the first-ever image of its south polar region — during the spacecraft’s 60th flyby of Jupiter on April 9, 2024, revealing mountains and lava lakes. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Image processing: Gerald Eichstädt/Thomas Thomopoulos
Science type field researchers, I’m after a good quality wildlife/trail camera with excellent night video/photo abilities and reasonable battery life. Ideally suited to Australian conditions.
It will be situated in a high rainfall area, with ambient temperature ranges of 5ºC to 45ºC depending on time of year.
My current cheapy ali-express one often decides it isn’t going to record anything.
Given how crap web searching is these days, I figured I’d get better recommendations from people who actually use these things professionally.
Ok, peoples. It's that time of year again. I'm going to need two volunteers. I know most of you already do flutracking but there must be two (Australian/NZ) stragglers among you?
It is - and I'm not exaggerating - thirty seconds of your time on a Monday morning. And you'll be doing science!
I have taken part in the British Trust for Ornitholgy (BTO) Garden Birdwatch weekly bird counts for many years.
It's one of the biggest citizen science projects in the UK. It's easy to do and an invaluable resource for climate and environmental scientists.
This year, there will be a nova, before or by September, as bright as the North Star.
After peak brightness it will remain bright enough, for several days, to observe with binoculars.
You can help research scientists with observational details.
#CitizenScience opportunity: photos of unusual, brightly colored sunsets in the wake of major volcanic eruptions in the recent past can be used to extract color ratios that indicate #aerosol loading of the #stratosphere. In turn, that can help researchers constrain the ash "yield" of eruptions and improve atmospheric models.
If you're interested in contributing, DM me and I will put you in touch with the research team.