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

    Updated: 2024-08-31 23:32:07
    , . 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: 2024-08-31 23:32:07
    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: 2024-08-31 23:32:07
    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...

  • By Watching the Sun, Astronomers are Learning More about Exoplanets

    Updated: 2024-08-31 22:55:42
    , Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in Illustration of the Sun seen from Mercury Posted on August 31, 2024 August 31, 2024 by Mark Thompson By Watching the Sun , Astronomers are Learning More about Exoplanets Watching the Olympics recently and the amazing effort of the hammer throwers was a wonderful demonstration of the radial velocity method that astronomers use to detect exoplanets . As the hammer spins around the athlete , their body and head bobs back and forth as the weight from the hammer tugs upon them . In the same way we can detect the wobble of a star from the gravity of planets in orbit . Local variations in the stars can add noise to the data but a team of researchers have been studying the Sun to

  • Estimating the Basic Settings of the Universe

    Updated: 2024-08-31 21:34:55
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in This snapshot compares the distribution of galaxies in a simulated universe used to train SimBIG right to the galaxy distribution seen in the real universe left Bruno Régaldo-Saint Blancard SimBIG collaboration Posted on August 31, 2024 August 31, 2024 by Mark Thompson Estimating the Basic Settings of the Universe The Standard Model describes how the Universe has evolved at large scale . There are six numbers that define the model and a team of researchers have used them to build simulations of the Universe . The results of these simulations were then fed to a machine learning algorithm to train it before it was set the task of estimating five of the cosmological constants ,

  • Dark Matter Could Have Driven the Growth of Early Supermassive Black Holes

    Updated: 2024-08-31 13:30:00
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in An image from the Event Horizon Telescope shows lines of polarization , a signature of magnetic fields , around the shadow of the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole . Astronomers want to know how massive black holes like this one formed early in cosmic history . Credit : EHT Collaboration Posted on August 31, 2024 August 30, 2024 by Carolyn Collins Petersen Dark Matter Could Have Driven the Growth of Early Supermassive Black Holes The James Webb Space Telescope JWST keeps finding supermassive black holes SMBH in the early Universe . They’re in active galactic nuclei seen only 500,000 years after the Big Bang . This was long before astronomers thought they could exist

  • A New Test Proves How to Make the Event Horizon Telescope Even Better

    Updated: 2024-08-30 18:50:51
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in This image shows the Atacama Large Millimeter submillimeter Array ALMA looking up at the supermassive black hole at our galactic centre . ALMA is part of the Event Horizon Telescope . Courtesy EHT and . ESO Posted on August 30, 2024 August 30, 2024 by Carolyn Collins Petersen A New Test Proves How to Make the Event Horizon Telescope Even Better Want a clear view of a supermassive black hole’s environment It’s an incredible observational challenge . The extreme gravity bends light as it passes through and blurs the details of the event horizon , the region closest to the black hole . Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope EHT just conducted test observations aimed at

  • Polaris Dawn Mission to Earth’s Orbit Will Test SpaceX’s Capabilities

    Updated: 2024-08-30 16:00:00
    SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission aims to test newly designed spacesuits.

  • An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space

    Updated: 2024-08-30 14:51:01
    An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February.

  • ESA Cluster Satellite to Reenter in Early September

    Updated: 2024-08-30 14:21:10
    The first of a set of groundbreaking Cluster satellites is set for a controlled reentry next week. The post ESA Cluster Satellite to Reenter in Early September appeared first on Universe Today.

  • Remember those Impossible Galaxies Found by JWST? It Turns Out They Were Possible After All

    Updated: 2024-08-30 01:36:28
    Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in This is a small portion of the field observed by NASA†s James Webb Space Telescope†s NIRCam Near-Infrared Camera for the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science CEERS survey . It is filled with galaxies . The light from some of them has traveled for over 13 billion years to reach the telescope . Credit : NASA , ESA , CSA , Steve Finkelstein University of Texas at Austin Posted on August 29, 2024 August 31, 2024 by Matt Williams Remember those Impossible Galaxies Found by JWST It Turns Out They Were Possible After All When the James Webb Space Telescope provided astronomers with a glimpse of the earliest galaxies in the Universe , there was some understandable confusion .

  • Scientists clear up how supermassive black holes came to be (hint: big seeds)

    Updated: 2024-08-28 22:16:49
    The origin of supermassive black holes has stumped scientist for a long time. They now have the answer to this question: very massive seeds.

  • FAA grounds SpaceX ahead of historic Polaris Dawn commercial spacewalk

    Updated: 2024-08-28 19:42:03
    The Federal Aviation Administration opened the investigation after a rocket booster toppled aboard a drone ship after it was returning from lofting SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites into space.

  • Propulsion and Parachute Systems Delay Starliner’s Crewed Return

    Updated: 2024-08-28 15:20:00
    Why did NASA decide to delay Starliner’s return? The crew will now return in early 2025 and in space, a cautious return is usually for the better.

  • Boeing faces hard questions about Starliner and its future in space

    Updated: 2024-08-27 20:54:01
    Boeing’s Starliner will return to Earth as soon as next week — but the crew will stay in space into next year. It’s another blow for Boeing, and could have major implications for its space business.

  • NASA will bring stranded astronauts back on SpaceX — not Boeing's Starliner

    Updated: 2024-08-24 21:06:14
    NASA had been weighing whether it would be safe enough to return two astronauts to Earth on Boeing's Starliner.

  • NASA will bring stranded astronauts back on SpaceX — not Boeing's Starliner

    Updated: 2024-08-24 11:00:00
    Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.

  • This Eyeball Planet Could Be The Best Place To Look For A Habitable World

    Updated: 2024-08-20 18:00:00
    JWST data suggests LHS 1140 b may have an ocean and nitrogen-rich atmosphere, making it a top candidate for extraterrestrial life.

  • Civilian Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set to make history next week

    Updated: 2024-08-20 09:00:00
    The planned spacewalk — a first for a private mission — will rely on simply opening the spacecraft’s hatch.

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