Unistellar eVscopes: Smart, portable, and easy-to-use telescopes for exploration, interactive learning, and citizen astronomy
| Autor: | Franck Marchis, Laurent Marfisi, Emmanuel Arbouch, Antonin Borot, Arnaud Malvache |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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020301 aerospace & aeronautics
Data processing Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Aerospace Engineering Astronomy ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences Interactive Learning law.invention Telescope Eyepiece 0203 mechanical engineering Sky law 0103 physical sciences 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Amateur Search for extraterrestrial intelligence media_common Constellation |
| Zdroj: | Acta Astronautica. 166:23-28 |
| ISSN: | 0094-5765 |
| Popis: | Unistellar has created the Enhanced Vision Telescope (eVscope), a compact telescope that amplifies light so users can see hundreds of nebulae and galaxies directly through its electronics eyepiece. It can also pinpoint and identify objects in the sky, making amateur astronomy fun and more accessible to the public. Thanks to its sensitivity and accuracy, the eVscope is a powerful tool able to generate data that can be used by scientists to search for transient events like supernovae, near-Earth asteroids, and comets. This constellation of small, & smart telescopes could also enhance and supplement data generated by the small number of large telescopes operating today. Unistellar initiated a partnership with the SETI Institute to identify and implement scientific applications for a network of eVscopes. We summarize in this article the technology behind the eVscope and its real-time data processing (Enhanced Vision, Automatic Field Detection), then show several applications accessible to future users, including asteroid occultations, the detection of the atmosphere of Pluto and observations of near-Earth asteroids. The Unistellar network has the potential to make citizen astronomy a popular reality by offering all users (new or experienced) a tool to explore the night sky with a powerful and reliable instrument while they contribute to scientific investigations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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