Here’s IL TUO possibilità di aiutare a trovare un pianeta nascosto!
Ever since a study last year claimed that there was a high chance of a planet lurking beyond Neptune and Pluto, the world has been waiting for updates on “Planet 9”. But it’s now in YOUR hands to end the wait – the Australian National University is involving people like you and me to look at images and help find this mystery planet.
Astrophysicist Brad Tucker from the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrofisica è guidare il progetto, which is being launched by professor Brian Cox during a BBC Stargazing Live broadcast from ANU. The project is being funded by NASA through the Science Innovation Fund, another (literally) stellar example of cross-border collaboration. The images are from ANU’s SkyMapper telescope, and the scientists believe that enthusiasts are just as likely as them to find something of significance. The le stelle e le galassie sono in bianco e neromentre gli oggetti in movimento sono codificati a colori, rendendo più facile per i bulbi oculari individuare gli oggetti.
Sul Mondi da cortile blog, Aaron Meisner dice:
“In the search for rare moving objects, professional astronomers often painstakingly blink through thousands or even millions of images by eye. Having a team of citizen scientists look through the WISE images will help make sure that no brown dwarf or ninth planet in this data set evades discovery.”
La ricerca del pianeta comporta la scansione di migliaia di immagini per individuare corpi celesti in movimento. Più persone scansionano le immagini, meglio è!
Noi di Kolabtree siamo entusiasti di vedere sempre più progetti di citizen science in corso, che crediamo apriranno la strada a innovazioni e scoperte rivoluzionarie.
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