Source: ESO 47/09 - Photo Release
Trumpler 14 image obtained with Multi-conjugate Adaptive optics Demonstrator (MAD)
mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/VLT
The young star cluster Trumpler 14 is revealed in another stunning ESO image. Never before has such a large patch of sky been imaged using adaptive optics, a technique by which astronomers are able to remove most of the atmosphere's blurring effects. (Read more)
PULSE@Parkes is an innovative project that provides high school students the opportunity to control the famous Parkes radio telescope. Students observe pulsars under the guidance of professional astronomers. This project that provides high school students in Australia the opportunity to work with the famous Parkes radio telescope will soon make the data available to schools around the world. The PULSE@Parkes project allows for hands-on remote observing of pulsars producing real-time data, which then becomes part of a growing database used by professional astronomers.
For more information for schools and teachers, requirements for usage, and how to apply for time visit the PULSE@Parkes website.
Source: Berkeley Lab
Astronomers from the University of California Berkeley have analyzed the explosion, which was recorded by a robotic survey in 2007, and found that it is likely the first confirmed observation ever made of a pair-instability supernova, a type of extremely energetic supernova that has been theorized but never directly confirmed.(Read more)
Image source: Weizmann Institute of Science
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