Presentation of the first data release from Gaia mission
14th September 2016 Aula Magna Enric Cassasas Faculty of Physics Programme outline: 11:45 Presentation (C. Figueras) 11:50 The two first years of the Gaia mission (M. Romero) 12:00 Barcelona’s participation in Gaia (J. Portell) 12:10 The first data release from Gaia (JM Carrasco) 12:25 (approx.) Connexion to ESAC event webstreaming to the official archive opening. 12:35 (approx.) Questions and Answers 12:50 End [UPDATED – Event...
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Radio programme: “La república Santboiana”, Ràdio Sant Boi Special section about astronomy by Josep Manel Carrasco Webpage: Ràdio Sant Boi – La república Santboiana Publication date: 15 June 2016 Josep Manel Carrasco talks about the summer solstice and the seasons. Listen to the whole programme here (in Catalan): http://enacast.com/radiosantboi/?radio-toggle=on#/programs/larepublicasantboiana/radiosantboi_podcast_8417
read moreRun 1000 of the Initial Data Treatment system
Figure 1. IDT web-based front-end tool showing the 1000th IDT run. See here the animation about how the monitoring system behaves during a few hours of the mission. [Edited] We are proud ESA chose this Figure 1 as image of the week, as you can see at http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/iow_20160610 Yesterday, June 9th 2016, almost two years after the start of Gaia’s nominal operations, the Initial Data Treatment system (IDT) finished its 1000th run – a remarkable milestone for this critical system in charge of the daily data processing in the Gaia Data Processing and...
read more“Catalunya busca un projecte aeroespacial de país” (Valor afegit, TV3, 25 may 2016)
TV show: Valor afegit (TV3) First emission date: 25 May 2016 Watch here the whole programme (the piece about aerospace starts at 17’45”) or at their web page http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/valor-afegit/valor-afegit-25052016/video/5603029/
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