• Fluxgate magnetometer daily cycle of earth's magnetic field.

    Updated: 2024-05-13 19:21:59
    , . Site Home Blog Home Recent Images Equipment Sharpless Software Fluxgate magnetometer daily cycle of earth's magnetic . field Category : magnetometer Posted by : Tom How I've started looking at creating an average of the diurnal cycle of the Earth's magnetic field as detected by my FGM-3h fluxgate magnetometer linked up to the Arduino mega in my Earth Magnetic field . Observatory There are a great deal of problems with this due to different errors in the readings , so to start with I've simply taken the average reading on each day . I've used this to calculate the variance from the average at each 5 minute interval during each day , and then averaged all these . together This doesn't get a nice result of the diurnal magnetometer reading cycle so I've excluded everything outside one

  • Real-time UK fluxgate magnetometer data page now up: Earth Magnetic field observatory

    Updated: 2024-05-13 19:21:59
    Earlier in the summer I purchased an FGM-3h fluxgate magnetometer and rigged it up to the Arduino and a database on the website. Finally I've got around to doing a proper page for it - so click here to see the live magnetometer data. UK Live real-time magnetometer data The page allows you select a date period for the data. The magnetometer data allows you to see the changes in the Earth's magnet field during the day caused by the diurnal cycle of the field and more random stuff caused by solar flares etc.

  • DSLR Astrophotography progressing

    Updated: 2024-05-13 19:21:59
    Slowly getting the hang of this DSLR astro imaging lark. Lesson from last night: Remember to charge the batteries for the camera!! I'm using 6 x AA rechargeable batteries to run the camera, but I think i forgot to charge them because they ran flat around 12:30 this morning. I didn't change them because I was asleep in bed at the time!! Anyhow, here is what you can do with a Canon 350d and an 8 inch Newtonian telescope in about 10 mins...A part of the M31 Galaxy...

  • A quick Bubble Nebula: NGC 7635

    Updated: 2024-05-13 19:21:59
    , : Site Home Blog Home Recent Images Equipment Sharpless Software A quick Bubble Nebula : NGC 7635 Category : Astronomy Images Posted by : Tom How After spending a lot of time and energy getting the mini-WASP telescope array up and running at the New Forest Observatory , it was a pleasant change to do some imaging back at the Curdridge . Observatory Last night a brief clear spell gave me time to dust off the homemade GEM telescope mount . Happily everything seemed to be behaving after few weeks of neglect . I was a bit worried the telescope was had got the hump with me running over to play at the NFO . With the clouds starting to come in , I only had time to take 4 x 900s exposures of the very bright Bubble Nebula region with the Hydrogen Alpha filter in . place For a change I decided to

  • SpaceX Shows Off Its New Extravehicular Activity Suit

    Updated: 2024-05-12 19:54:06
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in SpaceX just revealed the EVA suits their Polaris commercial astronauts will use . Credit : SpaceX Posted on May 12, 2024 May 12, 2024 by Matt Williams SpaceX Shows Off Its New Extravehicular Activity Suit In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur philanthropist Jared Isaacman commander of the Inspiration4 mission announced they were launching a new program to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities” while supporting important charitable and humanitarian causes here on Earth . It’s called the Polaris Program In a recent press release SpaceX revealed the spacesuits its Polaris astronauts will be wearing up top and described the research crews will conduct during the

  • Do Clashing Galaxies Create Odd Radio Circles?

    Updated: 2024-05-12 18:30:32
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in This multiwavelength image of the Cloverleaf ORC odd radio circle combines visible light observations from the DESI Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Legacy Survey in white and yellow , X-rays from XMM-Newton in blue , and radio from ASKAP the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder in red . X . Zhang and M . Kluge MPE B . Koribalski CSIRO Posted on May 12, 2024 May 12, 2024 by Scott Alan Johnston Do Clashing Galaxies Create Odd Radio Circles Within the last five years , astronomers have discovered a new type of astronomical phenomenon that exists on vast scales – larger than whole galaxies . They†re called ORCs odd radio circles and they look like giant rings of

  • Supermassive Black Holes Got Started From Massive Cosmic Seeds

    Updated: 2024-05-11 16:05:55
    One longstanding mystery in astronomy is how supermassive black holes got so heavy so early. JWST has shown evidence that supermassive black holes were already active and feeding 13 billion years ago. These are quasars, and they're so bright they drown out the light from the rest of the galaxy, but Webb can see it. Astronomers found that early black holes were much more massive than their host galaxies than modern versions. The post Supermassive Black Holes Got Started From Massive Cosmic Seeds appeared first on Universe Today.

  • Photos: See the Northern lights from rare solar storm

    Updated: 2024-05-11 05:49:21
    A powerful solar storm struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies around the world — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids.

  • NOAA Issues First Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Since 2005

    Updated: 2024-05-10 19:55:07
    Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed a cluster of sunspots on the surface of the sun this week. With them came solar flares that kicked off a severe geomagnetic storm. That storm is expected to last throughout the weekend as at least five coronal mass ejections — chunks of the sun — are flung out into space, towards Earth! NOAA uses a five point scale to rate these storms, and this weekend's storm is a G4. It's expected to produce auroras as far south as Alabama. To contextualize this storm, we are looking back at the largest solar storm on record: the Carrington Event. Want us to cover more about the sun? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

  • Does the Milky Way Have Too Many Satellite Galaxies?

    Updated: 2024-05-10 16:14:44
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in Large Magellanic Cloud . Credit : ESA Posted on May 10, 2024 May 10, 2024 by Mark Thompson Does the Milky Way Have Too Many Satellite Galaxies The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are well known satellite galaxies of the Milky Way but there are more . It is surrounded by at least 61 within 1.4 million light years for context the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years away but there are likely to be more . A team of astronomers have been hunting for more companions using the Subaru telescope and so far , have searched just 3 of the sky . To everyone†s surprise they have found nine previously undiscovered satellite galaxies , far more than expected.  Data from Gaia the

  • Boeing launches its Starliner spacecraft with two astronauts on board tonight

    Updated: 2024-05-06 21:07:35
    A spacecraft built by Boeing is set to carry two astronauts to the International Space Station. Just like Boeing's airplanes, the Starliner has been beset by technical problems and safety concerns.

  • Launch for Boeing Starliner's first crewed ride into space has been scrubbed

    Updated: 2024-05-06 10:01:06
    Boeing's Starliner program has been plagued with delays and design problems for several years.

  • After some setbacks, Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into space

    Updated: 2024-05-06 09:12:17
    Boeing is set to launch humans to space for the first time Monday night aboard its Starliner capsule. This mission is years behind schedule and over budget.

  • Boeing’s Starliner Is About To Launch

    Updated: 2024-05-03 17:00:00
    If successful, the test represents An Important Milestone For Commercial Spaceflight

  • Summer is Near | May 2024 Sky Happenings

    Updated: 2024-05-03 14:46:41
    Editor’s Note: Summer is on the horizon and HMNS Astronomer James Wooten is explaining the signs in the stars above Houston’s skyline. Mars and Saturn are low to the east-southeast horizon at dawn.   Having overtaken Saturn, Mars pulls away from it each morning in May.  During May, Mars and Saturn appear slightly father from the […] The post Summer is Near | May 2024 Sky Happenings first appeared on BEYONDbones.

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