Sentences with phrase «by amateur astronomer masayuki»

It began with the announcement by the amateur astronomer Heinrich Schwabe, in 1843, that sunspots come and go in an apparently regular eleven - year cycle.

The page is actually a re-post of a document put together by amateur astronomer Gregg D. Thompson.

Invented by amateur astronomer Ben Mayer, the PROBLICOM (Projector Blink Comparator) uses two juxtaposed slide projectors and a rotation disc to alternately obscure the images at a stroboscopic pace.

Invented by amateur astronomer Ben Mayer, the PROBLICOM (Projector Blink Comparator) uses two juxtaposed slide projectors and a rotating disc to alternately obscure the images at a stroboscopic pace.

Established by Wayne Rosing and Dorothy Largay, the Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award honors outstanding educational outreach by an amateur astronomer to K - 12 children and the interested lay public.

«This is arguably one of the finest images of M51 ever taken by an amateur astronomer,» said judge and astronomer Will Gater in a press release.

This video, taken by amateur astronomer Masayuki Tachikawa of Kumamoto, Japan, shows the moment when the object burned up in the atmosphere (the small flash to the center - left at about 2 seconds).

Some 12 years since it was thought lost because of a systems failure, a NASA satellite has been found, still broadcasting, by an amateur astronomer.

But compare the image taken in June last year with one taken by amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley on 8 May and you will see that one of them, known as the south equatorial belt, has disappeared.

Jupiter is hit by an average of 6.5 objects per year that create impacts large enough to be visible from Earth, according to preliminary results from a worldwide campaign by amateur astronomers to observe the giant planet.

This was the fourth in a series of fireballs in Jupiter observed serendipitously by amateur astronomers since June 2010.

Meteors impacting Jupiter's upper atmosphere can create spectacular fireballs, such as the one observed by amateur astronomers Gerrit Kernbauer and John McKeon on 17th March 2016.

Among the most used by amateur astronomers are The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy's Big Questions, Comets: Visitors from Deep Space, The Universe from Your Backyard, Deep - Sky Observing with Small Telescopes, and Stars and Galaxies.

Nicknamed «the Penguin» or «the Porpoise» by amateur astronomers, NGC 2936 used to be a standard spiral galaxy before being torn apart by the gravity of its cosmic companion.

The event could be seen by amateur astronomers with sophisticated instruments, while the Hubble Space Telescope and Kuiper Airborne Observatory could study wavelengths that are not transmitted through the atmosphere.

First noticed by amateur astronomers, the massive storm works like the much smaller convective events on Earth, where air and water vapor are pushed high into the atmosphere, resulting in the towering, billowing clouds of a thunderstorm.

Kamuela, HI — Combining observations from the world's largest telescopes with small telescopes used by amateur astronomers, a team of scientists discovered that the large main - belt asteroid (87) Sylvia has a complex interior, thanks to the presence of two moons orbiting the main asteroid, and probably linked to the way the multiple system was formed.

When mysterious plumes were observed high in the Martian atmosphere by amateur astronomers back in 2012, explanations ranged from massive auroras to a meteor impact.

What's even more impressive is that the majority of these comets have been found by amateur astronomers and enthusiasts from all over the world, scouring the SOHO images for likely comet candidates from the comfort of their own homes.

A software application based on an algorithm created by a NASA challenge has the potential to increase the number of new asteroid discoveries by amateur astronomers.

Many of those comets were discovered by amateur astronomers downloading images from the SOHO website.

[17] A survey conducted by amateur astronomers discovered that 54 % of consumers would still want to «name a star» with a non-scientific star - naming company even though they have been warned or informed such naming is not recognized by the astronomical community.

It can only be seen well on long - exposure photographs and is often used by amateur astronomers as a test of their observing skill.

Nowadays these names are often used by amateur astronomers, but professional astronomers tend to use a simpler scheme: in each constellation the brightest star is named Alpha, the second brightest is Beta, etc. leading to names like alpha Persei (the brightest star of the constellation Perseus).

Paglen's MATRIX exhibition looks to the night sky as a place of covert activity: working with data compiled by amateur astronomers and hobbyist «satellite observers,» cross-referenced across many sources of information, he tracks and presents what he calls «the other night sky.»

Not exact matches

Comet 332P was discovered in November 2010, after it surged in brightness and was spotted by two Japanese amateur astronomers.

The estimate was presented at an international workshop on Jupiter for professional and amateur astronomers organised by Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur in Nice, France.

Isshi Tabe and Dr Jun - ichi Watanabe, of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) in Japan, set up the Find Flash project following the observation of an impact flash by four Japanese amateur astronomers on 20th August 2010.

Paglen was able to identify and photograph these secret spacecraft due to the work of a diverse international group of amateur astronomers who maintain a catalogue of classified spacecraft in Earth's orbit by producing mathematical descriptions of orbits using simple tools like stopwatches and binoculars.

The work done by the NASA surveys, and the other international professional and amateur astronomers, to discover and track NEOs is really remarkable.»

The new dot in the sky was discovered on 3 September by Arizona - based amateur astronomer Bill Yeung.

When Hummels arrived at Columbia in 2005, only a dozen or so amateur astronomers attended the biweekly open telescope nights hosted by the astronomydepartment, says David Helfand, the department chair.

British amateur astronomer Stuart Atkinson, for example, has become the best source by far on Opportunity's progress.

Therapist by day and amateur astronomer by night, Castro joined the NASA - funded Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project when it began in February — not knowing she would become one of four volunteers to help identify the project's first brown dwarf, formally known as WISEA J110125.95 +540052.8.

Branded Dark Sky Parks (DSPs) by the International Dark - Sky Association, these «optically clean» places are a blessing for astronomers, both amateur and professional.

Beginning in July 2015, bright clouds were again seen on Neptune by several observers, from amateurs to astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii.

Using imagery taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2007, amateur astronomers located an object that could be a Russian lander that went dark after a few seconds on Mars in 1971.

The comet was spotted on April 4, 1861 by A.E. Thatcher, an amateur skywatcher in New York City, earning him kudos from the noted astronomer Sir John Herschel.

French amateur astronomer Marc Delcroix processed the amateur images and confirmed the discovery of a bright spot on an image by French amateur Régis De-Bénedictis, then in others taken by fellow amateurs in September and October.

New free software for home computers based on an algorithm created through NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge has the potential to increase the number of new asteroid discoveries by enabling amateur astronomers to analyse their own images.

Astronomers (professional or amateur) can measure a star's brightness (the amount of light it puts out) by using a photometer or charge - coupled device (CCD) on the end of a telescope.

Gao Xing has also received the Edgar Wilson Award, given to an international amateur astronomer by the IAU for achievements in comet discovery.

Just as Paglen works with hobbyist astronomers, curator Tyler Stallings, whose show «Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration» will be seen next year at the Sweeney Art Gallery at the University of California, Riverside, comments that the «idea of citizen scientists, a burgeoning movement, shows a shift from scientists informing the public about what's good for them to research often done by amateurs.»

«So this is the second show [at David Zwirner London]-- and I've always been fascinated by Britain for several reasons, for example it is one of the last «class societies» — although I don't know how long it will still go on — but I once tackled that subject in a small show, the first white cube show that I did called «Spelndid Isolation», and one of the portraits in that show was also based on Henry Draper [American doctor, amateur astronomer, and pioneer of astrophotography]-- these three works in front of you [portraits: «William Robertson», 2014, «John Robison», 2014, and «John Playfair», 2014] are derived from the paintings in the professors room at University of Edinburgh.