Telescope Joan Oro participate in the detection of Gaia16aye, a flaring object of uncertain nature in Cygnus
Telescope Joan Oro participate in the detection of Gaia16aye, a flaring object of uncertain nature in Cygnus Published on 24.08.2016 A Gaia science alert was triggered last 5 August when the object Gaia16aye was found 1.2 magnitudes brighter than during previous Gaia observations (the latest of which conducted on 20 June). Follow-up ground-based observations reveal a red source gradually brightening at a rate of about 0.1 magnitudes per day without changing its colour and showing no fast variability. The observations obtained on 13 August show the object reached and its brightening rate...
read more“Vida extraterrestre” (La república santboiana, Ràdio Sant Boi, 27/Jul/2016)
Programa: La República Santboiana, Ràdio Sant Boi Página del programa: http://radiosantboi.cat/entreteniment/la-republica-santboiana Fecha: 27 Juliol 2016 Josep Manel Carrasco clausura la primera temporada de l’espai ciència de “La república santboiana”, Ràdio Sant Boi You can either download or listen to the programme at the following link: http://enacast.com/radiosantboi/?radio-toggle=on#/programs/larepublicasantboiana/radiosantboi_podcast_8711
read more“La Misión Gaia” (La Mecánica del Caracol, Radio Euskadi, 21 Jul 2016)
Programa: La Mecánica del Caracol, Radio Euskadi Página del programa: http://www.eitb.tv/es/radio/radio-euskadi/la-mecanica-del-caracol/4345846/ Fecha: 21 Julio 2016 Carme Jordi habló de la Misión Gaia. Puede escucharlo aquí o en http://www.eitb.tv/es/radio/radio-euskadi/la-mecanica-del-caracol/3446060/4258316/la-mision-gaia-ciencia-en-instituto-biofisika-y-euskal-encounter/
read moreEl solstici d’estiu i les estacions (Josep Manel Carrasco, Ràdio Sant Boi, 15 jun 2016)
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 moreTransit of Mercury (Josep Manel Carrasco, Sants3Ràdio, 5 May 2016)
Radio programme: “Pa ciència, la nostra”, Sants3Ràdio Special section about the transit of Mercury by Josep Manel Carrasco Webpage: Sants 3 Ràdio Publication date: 5 May 2016 Josep Manel Carrasco talks about the Mercury transit the May 9th. Listen to the programme here: or read the full info at: Pa ciència, la nostra. Programa 306 (5-V-16), Sant3ràdio
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