Year: 2017
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Astro Cat: Raspberry Pi Telescope Controller
Pretty full blown project for Raspberry Pi based telescope control Astro Cat: Raspberry Pi Telescope Controller When somebody tackles an engineering problem, there are two possible paths: they can throw together a quick and dirty fix that fits their needs (the classic “hack”, as it were), or they… Source: hackaday.com/2017/12/05/astro-cat-raspberry-pi-telescope-controller/
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Adding USB Ports to the Raspberry Pi Zero – Hackster’s Blog
Very, very of the Raspberry Pi Zero. For $20 you get a full computer that runs a complete version of Linux. Cool as! Short tutorial on adding “proper” USB ports to them. Adding USB Ports to the Raspberry Pi Zero – Hackster’s Blog My one frustration with the Raspberry Pi Zero is the fact…
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Researchers Propose Low-Mass Supernova Triggered Formation of Solar System
So what caused the formation of the Solar System? One possibility is the shock from a low mass Supernova explosion. Researchers Propose Low-Mass Supernova Triggered Formation of Solar System A research team led by University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Yong-Zhong Qian uses new models and evidence from meteorites to show that…
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The Hooker 100-Inch Telescope turns 100
The wonderful Hooker 100″ telescope on Mt Wilson has turned 100! Access Denied PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Astronomers are celebrating the centennial of the 100-inch (2,540-millimeter) Hooker Telescope at Southern California‘s Mount Wilson Observatory . The reflector telescope’s first observations occurred in 1917 on the night of Nov. 1 and into the morning of Nov.…
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New Photo Enhancing Software Easily Transforms Low-Resolution Images into High-Resolution
This is fun website to try – adds resolution to pics! New Photo Enhancing Software Easily Transforms Low-Resolution Images into High-Resolution Let’s Enhance is a new online photo enhancing software that allows you to turn images from lousy low-resolution to crisp high-resolution. Source: mymodernmet.com/photo-enhancing-software-lets-enhance/
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Image processing in Python — scikit-image
Very handy toolkit for image processing in Python: scikit-image: Image processing in Python — scikit-image Source: scikit-image.org/
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ASI071MC Pro Camera, Successor of ASI071MC-COOL! | ZWO ASI
Always great news to see new ZWO cameras released. ASI071MC Pro Camera, Successor of ASI071MC-COOL! | ZWO ASI Source: astronomy-imaging-camera.com/zwo-news/asi071mc-pro-camera/
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Build a facial recognition security device using a Raspberry Pi
Cool little facial rec project using a Raspberry Pi. Build a facial recognition security device using a #RaspberryPi, Windows #IoT Core & @Azure @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi Neat project from Team IoT Geeks (Islam KHALIL and Radwan Ibrahim) up on Hackster.io. This solution detects the visitor’s face and sees if he/she is the house owner…
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Freon find deals blow to ET search | Cosmos
This is a bit of a bummer. Astronomers had thought the presence of freon might be an indicator of biological life. However, turns out it’s far more common than previously thought. Freon find deals blow to ET search | Cosmos A compound thought to be an indicator of biological life turns out to be…
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What is Sony’s Exmor Technology Anyway?
Good background on on Sony Exmor sensors, especially the GSTAR-EX3 used in astronomy cameras like the GSTAR-EX3 or Hypercam IMX178 What is Sony’s Exmor Technology Anyway? A personal CMOS tutorial by FRAMOS’ Darren Bessette I was just as surprised as all of you were when I heard the news that Sony is discontinuing their CCD line…
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Control Your Telescope Using Stellarium & Arduino
I think the ultimate telescope control project based around either an Arduino or Raspberry Pi is still a little way off, but this certainly has some promise. Control Your Telescope Using Stellarium & Arduino I am fascinated by astronomy since the first time I looked to the night sky. Recently, I bought a 8″…
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Discovery alert! A nearby super Earth
Cool! A nearby “Super Earth” – only 21 light-years away in the inner habitable zone of its small, red ‘M dwarf’ star. Almost 3 times more massive than Earth, this exoplanet is 21 light-years away. It takes only two weeks to orbit its star, closer than Mercury is to the Sun. But since M dwarf stars…
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New gravitational wave detection shows shape of ripples from black hole collision
Picked up from twin instruments, Ligo and Vigo. New gravitational wave detection shows shape of ripples from black hole collision For the first time, astronomers have detail on the 3D pattern of warping that occurs when black holes with masses of 31 and 25 times that of the sun collide Source: www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/27/new-gravitational-wave-detection-shows-shape-of-ripples-from-black-hole-collision-ligo-virgo
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Next-generation U.S. Radio Telescope Development Begins – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Planning has started on the next generation of The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). NRAO and AUI are launching development of a new radio-telescope system with the advanced capabilities to answer critical scientific questions of the coming decades. Source: public.nrao.edu/news/next-generation-radio-telescope/