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Davide Iannone @davideiannone.bsky.social · Feb 3
It was a beautiful day, the Gaia Vari seminar: the virtual meeting between Gaia Vari Team, the citizen scientists involved into this project, the great scientific results and the prizes!

www.youtube.com/live/SSWGlkS...

#esagaia
#gaiavari
#variablestars
#astronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#zooniverse
GaiaVari Seminar: Variable Stars with Gaia data and Citizen Scientists.
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The second paper of the "Eclipsing Binary Patrol" project, hosted on Zooniverse, is now on The Astronomical Journal.

The contribute of many people (and mine), in the support of the science and the researchers.

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

#stellarastro #variablestars
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December 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The second pre-print from the Eclipsing Binary Patrol project on Zooniverse is available on arXiv!

@ebpatrol.bsky.social

Here is my contribution as a citizen scientist: we found 52 eclipsing quadruple star candidates.

arxiv.org/abs/2510.274...

#stellarastro
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#eclipsingbinarystars
52 Eclipsing Quadruple Star Candidates Discovered in TESS Full Frame Images
We present the discovery of 52 eclipsing quadruple star candidates detected in TESS Full Frame Image eleanor data by machine learning and citizen scientists. The uniformly-vetted and -validated target...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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The first paper of the "Eclipsing Binary Patrol" project, hosted on Zooniverse, is now on the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

The contribute of many people (and mine), in the support of the science and the researchers.

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

#stellarastro #variablestars
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August 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Also, a new great instrument to study variable stars!
science.esa.int ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · Jul 25
To search for Earth-like planets our Plato mission will use 26 cameras in a design inspired by the compound eyes of insects.

The mission will spot any slight dimming or brightening of a star when a planet passes in front of it.

Learn more about Plato's 'eye' 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
In the photo three people in white overalls and caps stand in front of the instrumentation in a white hall. The equipment, about twice as tall as the people in the picture, consists of a black four-stepped-platform that supports 24 cameras. These resemble cylinders flaring at the top, not unlike big ice-cream cones. Each cylinder is wrapped in black material; the top flare has a metallic finish and a white lid.
July 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Top three mysteries our Plato mission will investigate:
🌎 Does Earth have a twin?
🌅 What's the sky like on exoplanets?
🐣 What do the insides of stars look like?
Discover more 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
This is an artist’s impression showing what the exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like, based on current understanding of the planet. WASP-39 b is a hot, puffy gas giant planet, orbiting just 7 274 285 km from its host star.
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Does an Earth look-alike exist?

Our Plato mission will take us one step closer to answering that question. It will focus its search on bright Sun-like stars to detect and define possible Earth look-alikes in the Universe 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
This is an artist's impression of ESA’s mission Plato, PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars, which will discover potentially habitable planets around stars similar to our Sun. The spacecraft is seen in space, studying a star system with four planets. The central star is also visible.
July 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Variable Stars from the Gaia DR3 Epoch Photometry by the G-band fluxes.

This is an amateur approach to the analysis of the light from a variable star.

Gaia DR3 409684702600599424
Coordinates (2016.0): 24.07735600488 , 56.47612360587

#variablestars #gaia #stellarastro
#gaiadr3_409684702600599424
*** Variable Stars from the Gaia DR3 Epoch Photometry by the G-band fluxes *** This is an amateur approach to the analysis of the light from a variable star The diagram shown here is the "phase plot" of the flux (in logarithmic scale, namely "magnitudes") from a star which brightness changes over time The X-axis represents the "phases of the oscillation": from the phase 0 to the phase 1 we explore the oscillation period in adimensional units Gaia DR3 409684702600599424 Position (epoch 2016.0): 24.07735600488 , 56.47612360587 RUWE (astrometric single-star parameter, 1=single): 0.968 Frequency (doubled for the Fourier Analysis): 3.025336 /d Standard Error of the Frequency: 0.000033999689 /d Period: 0.661083595342 d Semi-amplitude of the fundamental Fourier term: 0.191206586408 mag (G-band) Standard Error of the Semi-amplitude: 0.011810557294 mag (G-mag) Amplitude of the oscillation: 0.583695 mag (G-band) Morphological Class (my estimation): b1P (eclipsing binary star of Beta-Lyrae type, with positive O'Connell Effect - different maxima with the absolute maximum close to the orbital phase 0.25 if the absolute minimum was to the phases -1, 0, +1) Variability Class (from Gaia DR3 - Variability): ECL Credits: TOPCAT --> https://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/ VStar --> https://www.aavso.org/vstar TAP service --> https://gaia.aip.de/datalink/links Data table: gaiadr3.epoch_photometry Filter on the table: n_transits > 109 Gaia DR3 Part 1 - Main Table - I/355 (on VizieR) Gaia DR3 Variability - I/358 (on VizieR) Gaia DR3: This work has made use of data from the European Space Agency (ESA) mission Gaia (https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia), processed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC, https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/dpac/consortium). Funding for the DPAC has been provided by national institutions, in particular the institutions participating in the Gaia Multilateral Agreement. The Power Spectrum, from the Discrete Fourier Transform Analysis, about the frequencies of the periodic signal from this variable star. The spectral frequency resolution was: 0.0005 /d Compare these frequency peaks with the ones of the Spectral Window (other diagram). The Power Spectrum, from the Discrete Fourier Transform Analysis, about the frequencies of the explored spectral window: these frequencies are "alias", not real. The spectral frequency resolution was: 0.0005 /d
July 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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A cosmic cartographer, Gaia's main mission was to map out a billion stars.

But Gaia also became a treasure trove for finding exoplanets through a technique called astrometry, which involved something Gaia was exquisite at: measuring the exact positions of stars 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭
Representation of stellar motion for the next 400 thousand years, based on Gaia observations. An oval-shaped image showing our Milky Way galaxy has numerous white streaks across it.
July 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Reposted by Davide Iannone
setiinstitute.bsky.social
This month, the SETI Institute made headlines across science and culture, highlighting new frontiers in our understanding of life on Earth, in space, and what it means to search for life. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 🐋

Read the full stories: www.seti.org/news/seti-in...
July 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I'm at the position (4,16). Thank you!
vrubinobs.bsky.social NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @vrubinobs.bsky.social · Jun 29
Did someone say #NationalCameraDay? 📷

We wanted to celebrate ours by creating a giant 3200-megapixel group photo inspired by our LSST Camera...and here it is, featuring many of YOU!

Grab this epic group photo at rubinobservatory.org/gallery 🔭🧪
A giant collage of selfies shaped in the roughly-plus-shape of LSST Camera's focal plane
June 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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emily.space
Finding out about Gaia at #EAS2025Cork! ☄️

Just announced: Gaia DR4 will be released in December 2026!
A photo of the slide with the December 2026 release date
June 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The first pre-print of the Eclipsing Binary Patrol project on Zooniverse @ebpatrol.bsky.social is now available on ArXiv.

I'm very proud to be a contributor, as a citizen scientist, in this great work!

arxiv.org/abs/2506.05631

#astronomy #stellarastro #citizenscience #zooniverse
The TESS Ten Thousand Catalog: 10,001 uniformly-vetted and -validated Eclipsing Binary Stars detected in Full-Frame Image data by machine learning and analyzed by citizen scientists
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has surveyed nearly the entire sky in Full-Frame Image mode with a time resolution of 200 seconds to 30 minutes and a temporal baseline of at least 27 ...
arxiv.org
June 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
davideiannone.bsky.social
Slow variable pointwise radio source from my collections on Zooniverse

Coordinates:
282.206987053898 , -1.49966214209343

Data Credits: Project "Bursts from Space: MeerKAT"

Click radio image and "light curve" for more

#astronomy
#radioastronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#citizenscience
#zooniverse
Bursts from Space: MeerKAT https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat Subject Number: 70786879 Talk on the subject: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat/talk/subjects/70786879 The flux density from this astronomical object was expressed in milliJansky unit, by a color map (not real colors). The orange blob at the left bottom is the PSF ("point spread function"), showing the shape of an ideal pointwise source as recorded by the radiotelescope taking in count the spatial resolution of the instrument, and the sky position of the object. Reference with my contribute as a citizen scientist: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1298 Almost all of the error bars are smaller than the diameter of the dots, still showing a significative dynamic range in the flux density over the time. The variability amplitude is about 40 mJy, excluding the outliers. The median flux is about 15.7 mJy. The subject has a good activity in the explored time window, for the available time resolution, with a first distinctive growing phase between the epochs 59300 MJD - 59350 MJD; a falling phase between the epochs 59350 MJD - 59425 MJD; a second prominent growing phase between the epochs 59425 MJD - 59525 MJD. "MJD" stands for "Modified Julian Day": this is a time unit used by astronomers to refer to an event "zero", without having to calculate the days from the ordinary calendary. This is a uniform time reference.
April 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Fast variable pointwise radio source from my collections on Zooniverse

Coordinates:
270.49949659664 , -29.876944065209997

Data Credits: Project "Bursts from Space: MeerKAT"

Click radio image and "light curve" for more

#astronomy
#radioastronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#citizenscience
#zooniverse
Bursts from Space: MeerKAT https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat Subject Number: 70790078 Talk on the subject: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat/talk/subjects/70790078 The flux density from this astronomical object was expressed in milliJansky unit, by a color map (not real colors). The orange blob at the left bottom is the PSF ("point spread function"), showing the shape of an ideal pointwise source as recorded by the radiotelescope taking in count the spatial resolution of the instrument, and the sky position of the object. Reference with my contribute as a citizen scientist: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1298 The error bars are smaller than the diameter of the dots, showing a significative dynamic range in the flux density over the time. The variability amplitude is about 1.75 mJy, excluding the outliers. The median flux is about 34.45 mJy. The subject has a good activity in the explored time window, for the available time resolution. "MJD" stands for "Modified Julian Day": this is a time unit used by astronomers to refer to an event "zero", without having to calculate the days from the ordinary calendary. This is a uniform time reference.
March 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by Davide Iannone
science.esa.int
Gaia has been powered down after more than a decade spent gathering data.

Though the spacecraft’s operations are now over and Gaia goes into a well deserved retirement, the scientific exploitation of Gaia’s data has just begun 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

🔭 🧪
Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end
The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel the secrets of our home galaxy.On 27 March 2025, G...
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March 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Reposted by Davide Iannone
stephenserjeant.bsky.social
Loving the Euclid @ec-euclid.bsky.social galaxy explorer tool by Mike Walmsley. Thanks to the @galaxyzoo.org volunteers for all this work! euclid.streamlit.app 🔭🧪
GZ Euclid
This app was built in Streamlit! Check it out and visit https://streamlit.io for more awesome community apps. 🎈
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March 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Extended stable radio source from my collections on Zooniverse

Coordinates:
282.665813752953 , -1.0538110718629101

Data Credits: Project "Bursts from Space: MeerKAT"

Click the image and "light curve" for more

#astronomy
#radioastronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#citizenscience
#zooniverse
Bursts from Space: MeerKAT https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat Subject Number: 70786719 Talk on the subject: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat/talk/subjects/70786719 The flux density from this astronomical object was expressed in milliJansky unit, by a color map (not real colors). The orange blob at the left bottom is the PSF ("point spread function"), showing the shape of an ideal pointwise source as recorded by the radiotelescope taking in count the spatial resolution of the instrument, and the sky position of the object. Reference with my contribute as a citizen scientist: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1298 The extension of the error bars, and the distribution of the dots in the light curve excluding the outliers, show a stable flux around 1.92 mJy. "MJD" stands for "Modified Julian Day": this is a time unit used by astronomers to refer to an event "zero", without having to calculate the days from the ordinary calendary. This is a uniform time reference.
March 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by Davide Iannone
science.esa.int
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) spotted in full glory by #SolarOrbiter.

The #comet was observed with the SoloHI instrument from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.

The encounter happened on 14-25 January, while Solar Orbiter was heading toward #Venus and the comet coincidentally swung by the #Sun.

🔭 🧪
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Davide Iannone
ec-euclid.bsky.social
Direct links to #Euclid #ESASky:

Euclid Deep Field South: sky.esa.int/esasky/?hide...

Euclid Deep Field North: sky.esa.int/esasky/?hide...

Euclid Deep Field Fornax: sky.esa.int/esasky/?targ...

#astronomy #space @esa.int

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ESASky 7.3.1
ESASky is an application that allows you to visualise and download public astronomical data from space-based missions.
sky.esa.int
March 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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stephenserjeant.bsky.social
The @openuniversity.bsky.social has a nice news article on the @ec-euclid.bsky.social @eucliduk.bsky.social data release today, including some breakthrough work on lens discovery done by my grad student Ruby Pearce-Casey 🧪🔭 www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...
The Open University
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March 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Extended variable radio source from my collections on Zooniverse

Coordinates:
282.253366334433 , -1.9079543352235002

Data Credits: Project "Bursts from Space: MeerKAT"

Click the radio image and the "light curve" for more

#astronomy
#radioastronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#citizenscience
#zooniverse
Bursts from Space: MeerKAT https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat Subject Number: 70786950 Talk on the subject: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat/talk/subjects/70786950 The flux density from this astronomical object was expressed in milliJansky unit, by a color map (not real colors). The orange blob at the left bottom is the PSF ("point spread function"), showing the shape of an ideal pointwise source as recorded by the radiotelescope taking in count the spatial resolution of the instrument, and the sky position of the object. Reference with my contribute as a citizen scientist: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1298 Almost all of the error bars are smaller than the diameter of the dots, showing a significative dynamic range in the flux density over the time. The variability amplitude is about 7 mJy, excluding the outliers. The median flux is about 37.88 mJy. The subject has a good activity in the explored time window, for the available time resolution. "MJD" stands for "Modified Julian Day": this is a time unit used by astronomers to refer to an event "zero", without having to calculate the days from the ordinary calendary. This is a uniform time reference.
March 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Gradient analysis of galaxies in the Hubble fields

Coordinates:
0.10458656 , 31.014292

Data Credits: Hubble Space Telescope

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#astronomy
#hubblespacetelescope
#imageprocessing
Image enhanced by a colormap, to show the gradients with low intensity: the little-scale structures of the galactic disk Reference for the Hubble catalog: MAST - Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes | Advanced Search https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html Calibration level: 3 - scientific products Instrument_name: ACS/WFC Proposal_id: 13750 Proposal_type: GO Spectral band: optical Filter: F606W Coordinates of the Hubble field (center): 0.08883333333333 , 31.0225 Processed FITS file: hst_skycell-p1930x11y15_acs_wfc_f606w_all_drc.fits Angular scale: 1 pixel = 0.039987419 arcsec Signal scale: logarithmic Signal units: e-/s Signal range (histogram cut): 0.0676956 e-/s , 0.387074 e-/s Colormap: "sls inverted" Coordinates of the object: 0.10458656 , 31.014292 Processing tool: DS9 - https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/saoimageds9 Astronomical Data Center (search and download): ESASky web portal - https://sky.esa.int/esasky/ Image enhanced by a colormap, to show the gradients with mean intensity: the large-scale structures of the galactic disk Reference for the Hubble catalog: MAST - Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes | Advanced Search https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html Calibration level: 3 - scientific products Instrument_name: ACS/WFC Proposal_id: 13750 Proposal_type: GO Spectral band: optical Filter: F606W Coordinates of the Hubble field (center): 0.08883333333333 , 31.0225 Processed FITS file: hst_skycell-p1930x11y15_acs_wfc_f606w_all_drc.fits Angular scale: 1 pixel = 0.039987419 arcsec Signal scale: logarithmic Signal units: e-/s Signal range (histogram cut): 0.0676956 e-/s , 0.387074 e-/s Colormap: "b inverted" Coordinates of the object: 0.10458656 , 31.014292 Processing tool: DS9 - https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/saoimageds9 Astronomical Data Center (search and download): ESASky web portal - https://sky.esa.int/esasky/ Image enhanced by a colormap, to show the gradients with high intensity: the structure of the galactic core Reference for the Hubble catalog: MAST - Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes | Advanced Search https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html Calibration level: 3 - scientific products Instrument_name: ACS/WFC Proposal_id: 13750 Proposal_type: GO Spectral band: optical Filter: F606W Coordinates of the Hubble field (center): 0.08883333333333 , 31.0225 Processed FITS file: hst_skycell-p1930x11y15_acs_wfc_f606w_all_drc.fits Angular scale: 1 pixel = 0.039987419 arcsec Signal scale: linear Signal units: e-/s Signal range (histogram cut): 0.0676956 e-/s , 0.387074 e-/s Colormap: "sls inverted" Coordinates of the object: 0.10458656 , 31.014292 Processing tool: DS9 - https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/saoimageds9 Astronomical Data Center (search and download): ESASky web portal - https://sky.esa.int/esasky/
March 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
davideiannone.bsky.social
Gradient analysis of galaxies in the Hubble fields

Coordinates:
0.038007605 , 31.016747

Data Credits: Hubble Space Telescope

Click the images for more

#astronomy
#hubblespacetelescope
#imageprocessing
Image enhanced by a colormap, to show the gradients with low intensity: the little-scale structures of the galactic disk Reference for the Hubble catalog: MAST - Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes | Advanced Search https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html Calibration level: 3 - scientific products Instrument_name: ACS/WFC Proposal_id: 13750 Proposal_type: GO Spectral band: optical Filter: F606W Coordinates of the Hubble field (center): 0.08883333333333 , 31.0225 Processed FITS file: hst_skycell-p1930x11y15_acs_wfc_f606w_all_drc.fits Angular scale: 1 pixel = 0.039987419 arcsec Signal scale: logarithmic Signal units: e-/s Signal range (histogram cut): 0.0678952 e-/s , 1.16467 e-/s Colormap: "sls inverted" Coordinates of the object: 0.038007605 , 31.016747 Processing tool: DS9 - https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/saoimageds9 Astronomical Data Center (search and download): ESASky web portal - https://sky.esa.int/esasky/ Image enhanced by a colormap, to show the gradients with mean intensity: the large-scale structures of the galactic disk Reference for the Hubble catalog: MAST - Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes | Advanced Search https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html Calibration level: 3 - scientific products Instrument_name: ACS/WFC Proposal_id: 13750 Proposal_type: GO Spectral band: optical Filter: F606W Coordinates of the Hubble field (center): 0.08883333333333 , 31.0225 Processed FITS file: hst_skycell-p1930x11y15_acs_wfc_f606w_all_drc.fits Angular scale: 1 pixel = 0.039987419 arcsec Signal scale: logarithmic Signal units: e-/s Signal range (histogram cut): 0.0678952 e-/s , 1.16467 e-/s Colormap: "b inverted" Coordinates of the object: 0.038007605 , 31.016747 Processing tool: DS9 - https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/saoimageds9 Astronomical Data Center (search and download): ESASky web portal - https://sky.esa.int/esasky/ Image enhanced by a colormap, to show the gradients with high intensity: the structure of the galactic core Reference for the Hubble catalog: MAST - Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes | Advanced Search https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html Calibration level: 3 - scientific products Instrument_name: ACS/WFC Proposal_id: 13750 Proposal_type: GO Spectral band: optical Filter: F606W Coordinates of the Hubble field (center): 0.08883333333333 , 31.0225 Processed FITS file: hst_skycell-p1930x11y15_acs_wfc_f606w_all_drc.fits Angular scale: 1 pixel = 0.039987419 arcsec Signal scale: linear Signal units: e-/s Signal range (histogram cut): 0.0678952 e-/s , 1.16467 e-/s Colormap: "sls inverted" Coordinates of the object: 0.038007605 , 31.016747 Processing tool: DS9 - https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/saoimageds9 Astronomical Data Center (search and download): ESASky web portal - https://sky.esa.int/esasky/
March 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
davideiannone.bsky.social
Slow variable pointwise radio source from my collections on Zooniverse

Coordinates:
255.98314232289601 , -48.9322142975739

Data Credits: Project "Bursts from Space: MeerKAT"

Click radio image and "light curve" for more

#astronomy
#radioastronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#citizenscience
#zooniverse
Bursts from Space: MeerKAT https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat Subject Number: 70785951 Talk on the subject: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat/talk/subjects/70785951 The flux density from this astronomical object was expressed in milliJansky unit, by a color map (not real colors). The orange blob at the left bottom is the PSF ("point spread function"), showing the shape of an ideal pointwise source as recorded by the radiotelescope taking in count the spatial resolution of the instrument, and the sky position of the object. Reference with my contribute as a citizen scientist: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1298 The error bars are smaller than the diameter of the dots, showing a significative dynamic range in the flux density over the time. The variability amplitude is about 1.75 mJy, excluding the outliers. The median flux is about 3.65 mJy. The subject has a good activity in the explored time window, for the available time resolution, with a distinctive falling phase between the epochs 58200 MJD - 59100 MJD, and a distinctive growing phase between the epochs 59100 MJD - 59500 MJD. "MJD" stands for "Modified Julian Day": this is a time unit used by astronomers to refer to an event "zero", without having to calculate the days from the ordinary calendary. This is a uniform time reference.
March 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
davideiannone.bsky.social
Fast variable pointwise radio source from my collections on Zooniverse

Coordinates:
271.028579750395 , -30.292980409227

Data Credits: Project "Bursts from Space: MeerKAT"

Click radio image and "light curve" for more

#astronomy
#radioastronomy
#timedomainastronomy
#citizenscience
#zooniverse
Bursts from Space: MeerKAT https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat Subject Number: 70789937 Talk on the subject: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat/talk/subjects/70789937 The flux density from this astronomical object was expressed in milliJansky unit, by a color map (not real colors). The orange blob at the left bottom is the PSF ("point spread function"), showing the shape of an ideal pointwise source as recorded by the radiotelescope taking in count the spatial resolution of the instrument, and the sky position of the object. Reference with my contribute as a citizen scientist: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1298 The error bars are smaller than the diameter of the dots, showing a significative dynamic range in the flux density over the time. The variability amplitude is about 7 mJy, excluding the outliers. The median flux is about 127.29 mJy. The subject has a good activity in the explored time window, for the available time resolution. "MJD" stands for "Modified Julian Day": this is a time unit used by astronomers to refer to an event "zero", without having to calculate the days from the ordinary calendary. This is a uniform time reference.
March 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM