Cyrielle Opitom
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18-10-2017 18:42:42
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Many thanks to DART - OPTiK for giving the astrophysics postgrads, Calvince Juma and Vincent of Technical University of Kenya, the opportunity to be part of the mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects.
If you are in Edinburgh and want to learn more about the #DARTMission and DART - OPTiK (and all the other exciting research going on at the Edinburgh's Royal Observatory), this weekend we are open to the public. Come along!
It's a beautiful day for the Edinburgh Doors Open Days Edinburgh's Royal Observatory! We can't wait to show you some of the amazing science that is happening here 🌟 #ROEOpen
So happy to have spotted the #DARTMission impact flash and ejecta cloud with our portable telescope in Ileret, Northern Kenya. We don’t yet know what the future holds for optical astronomy in Kenya, but we can certainly say it started with a bang! TURKANA BASIN INSTITUTE Technical University of Kenya
Through funding from the The Royal Society, we were able to fund an intern to help us with the communications and outreach parts of the #DARTOPTiK project. We visited the local school in Ileret, and were able to get the kids to come and look through the telescope at TBI 🔭
From today's NASA briefing about #DARTMission, a nice demonstration of how we measure the effect of the impact using telescopes - including Physics Astro @ Edin's contribution through observations at the ESO 1.54m Danish telescope (part of H2020 Neorocks!)
Want to study asteroids? Want to study comets? Want to be on #TeamRadar and a planetary defender? For the first time ever, you can do all that with me at Physics Astro @ Edin 🪨 ☄️ 📡 🔭 Project info: ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fell…
It's going to be a while before the results of the long-term researchers survey are published (LTRs - researchers in long-term employment on short-term contracts), so here's a short report with preliminary results: tinyurl.com/4ctnueae @PrecariousAcad1 Researchers@Ed 🧵1/6
The 2023 Annie Maunder Medal is awarded to Black In Astro ™, a grassroots organisation and community that was founded after the police violence upon Black people within the USA. It focuses on inspiring, developing, and enriching Black space scientists.