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ESO’s VLT Working as 16-metre Telescope for First Time – ESPRESSO instrument achieves first light with all four Unit Telescopes
ESO’s VLT Working as 16-metre Telescope for First Time – ESPRESSO instrument achieves first light with all four Unit Telescopes The ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile has for the first time been used to combine light from all four of the 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes. Combining light from the Unit Telescopes…
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DIY DSKY: Apollo astronaut keypad being rebooted as open source replica
THIS I LIKE! Replica of the Apollo era DSKY computer. Compared to the computer interfaces of today, the display keyboard used by the Apollo astronauts aboard their spacecraft might look quaint — until you recall that it was central to flying to the first humans to the moon almost half a century ago. Now, a…
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Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes and Galaxies W. M. Keck Observatory
Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes and Galaxies W. M. Keck Observatory Latest findings using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii increase scientific understanding of how powerful winds generated by supermassive black holes impact and regulate the growth of 3C 298 Quasar Host Galaxy. Source: www.keckobservatory.org/recent/entry/quasar_galaxy
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How to Find the Best ISO for Astrophotography: Dynamic Range and Noise – Lonely Speck
Another good tutorial. How to Find the Best ISO for Astrophotography: Dynamic Range and Noise – Lonely Speck Source: www.lonelyspeck.com/how-to-find-the-best-iso-for-astrophotography-dynamic-range-and-noise/
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Astronomers may be closing in on source of mysterious fast radio bursts
Fast Radio Burst (FRB) might actually be on the verge of being solved. Astronomers may be closing in on source of mysterious fast radio bursts Pulses may be from a neutron star cocooned by a strong magnetic field – though experts are not ruling out more unorthodox explanations such as alien ships Source: www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jan/10/astronomers-may-be-closing-in-on-source-of-mysterious-fast-radio-bursts
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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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