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Bath Astronomers
United Kingdom
Приєднався 23 лип 2018
The Bath Astronomers are a community of people in and around Bath who are interested in astronomy and space. Some are armchair astronomers enjoying a book and Googling. Some are astrophotographers. Some are observational astronomers with their own telescope(s) and perhaps an observatory.
We have talks every month and try to gather them here on our YT channel for people to view in their own time.
We have talks every month and try to gather them here on our YT channel for people to view in their own time.
Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture - How can AI help us find exploding stars and hungry black holes?
The Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture 2024. Dr Héloïse Stevance, University of Oxford, delivers her Prize lecture titled 'How can AI help us find exploding stars and hungry black holes?'. The lecture was recorded on 20 November 2024 at the University of Bath.
Modern sky surveys can image the entire sky every night. In doing so, they discover new
cosmic explosions - from stars collapsing to stars being devoured by black holes. But the
sky is vast and the alerts are many - far too many for humans to keep up with. When the
Vera Rubin Observatory opens its dome in 2025, millions of nightly discoveries will flood
astronomers. Partnering with experts in sky surveys and applied machine learning, Dr Stevance is developing a Virtual Research Assistant that harnesses A.I. to help experts find the cosmic explosions that made the space dust we come from.
The video is split into the following sections:
00:00:00 Welcome by Charles Draper, Chair of Herschel Society
00:01:20 Why celebrate Caroline Herschel?
00:03:26 Welcome by Dr Andrew Young, Royal Astronomical Society
00:04:30 Welcome by Paula Chadwick, Durham Durham
00:07:21 Introduction by Dr Héloïse Stevance
00:07:34 Chapter 1: Astronomers and their machines
00:10:53 Chapter 2: A Changing Sky
00:15:28 ATLAS
00:28:17 What is AI?
00:37:27 Chapter 4: Automate
00:53:40 Thank you
00:54:21 Questions
About Dr Héloïse Stevance
Dr Stevance is a researcher at the boundary of Astrophysics and Statistical Learning. She earned her PhD in 2019 from the University of Sheffield working on the shape of supernova explosions, before moving to Auckland University (NZ) to study the genealogy of kilonovae (neutron star mergers). She is now working for the ATLAS sky survey team at the University of Oxford to create automated systems that assist astronomers in their discovery of these stellar explosions. She also has close to a decade of science communication experience; she was awarded the title of Beatrice Tinsley Lecturer 2021 by the Royal Astronomical society of New Zealand, and in October 2024 was a guest panellist on BBC Sky at Night.
About the Prize Lecture
The Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship was established in 2018 by what is now the Herschel Society, in association with the Royal Astronomical Society, to celebrate Caroline’s memory by supporting promising women astronomers early in their careers. Caroline, William’s younger sister, started out as his assistant, but in time became recognised as an important astronomer in her own right, was the first to be paid as such, and was awarded the RAS Gold Medal in 1828. The Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture is hosted by University of Bath in November in cooperation with the Society as part of the University’s public lecture series. Charles Draper, Chairman, Herschel Society
This version of the video was made from original University of Bath video to bring the content to more prominence and to remove a technical glitch or two.
Modern sky surveys can image the entire sky every night. In doing so, they discover new
cosmic explosions - from stars collapsing to stars being devoured by black holes. But the
sky is vast and the alerts are many - far too many for humans to keep up with. When the
Vera Rubin Observatory opens its dome in 2025, millions of nightly discoveries will flood
astronomers. Partnering with experts in sky surveys and applied machine learning, Dr Stevance is developing a Virtual Research Assistant that harnesses A.I. to help experts find the cosmic explosions that made the space dust we come from.
The video is split into the following sections:
00:00:00 Welcome by Charles Draper, Chair of Herschel Society
00:01:20 Why celebrate Caroline Herschel?
00:03:26 Welcome by Dr Andrew Young, Royal Astronomical Society
00:04:30 Welcome by Paula Chadwick, Durham Durham
00:07:21 Introduction by Dr Héloïse Stevance
00:07:34 Chapter 1: Astronomers and their machines
00:10:53 Chapter 2: A Changing Sky
00:15:28 ATLAS
00:28:17 What is AI?
00:37:27 Chapter 4: Automate
00:53:40 Thank you
00:54:21 Questions
About Dr Héloïse Stevance
Dr Stevance is a researcher at the boundary of Astrophysics and Statistical Learning. She earned her PhD in 2019 from the University of Sheffield working on the shape of supernova explosions, before moving to Auckland University (NZ) to study the genealogy of kilonovae (neutron star mergers). She is now working for the ATLAS sky survey team at the University of Oxford to create automated systems that assist astronomers in their discovery of these stellar explosions. She also has close to a decade of science communication experience; she was awarded the title of Beatrice Tinsley Lecturer 2021 by the Royal Astronomical society of New Zealand, and in October 2024 was a guest panellist on BBC Sky at Night.
About the Prize Lecture
The Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship was established in 2018 by what is now the Herschel Society, in association with the Royal Astronomical Society, to celebrate Caroline’s memory by supporting promising women astronomers early in their careers. Caroline, William’s younger sister, started out as his assistant, but in time became recognised as an important astronomer in her own right, was the first to be paid as such, and was awarded the RAS Gold Medal in 1828. The Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture is hosted by University of Bath in November in cooperation with the Society as part of the University’s public lecture series. Charles Draper, Chairman, Herschel Society
This version of the video was made from original University of Bath video to bring the content to more prominence and to remove a technical glitch or two.
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BA Monthly Talk by Meyrick Williams "Exploring the Atmospheres of the Solar System"
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The talk was given at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on Wednesday 11th December 2024. Meyrick Williams gave the talk in person at the lectern of Elwin room. Martin Farrell was master of ceremonies. The video is split into the following sections: 00:00:00 Welcome by Martin Farrell 00:03:03 Introduction by Meyrick 00:04:00 What is an atmosphere 00:06:15 Composition of Earth's ...
Using Photoshop Highpass filters to improve your aurora images
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Image processing Masterclass by Rob Lane to demonstrate how to improve your aurora images using Photoshop Highpass filters. Sections: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Correcting colour temperature 02:45 Adjust exposure 03:24 Star-only image 04:50 Removing artifacts 05:50 Change the blend 06:02 Adding the highpass filter 07:10 Adding a mask 08:30 Fixing vignetting 10:15 Adjusting the background layer 12...
Lunar Imaging Masterclass by Roger H October 2024
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This 53 minute guide was provided by Roger H on the imaging the Moon and post processing. It was delivered as an interactive Zoom talk to members of the Bath Astronomers' astrophotography WhatsApp group on Sunday 13th October.
Guide to kit for Solar Imaging by Roger H
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This 21 minute guide was provided by Roger H on the various kit he uses to capture solar images from white light, hydrogen alpha to calcium k. It was delivered as an interactive Zoom talk to members of the Bath Astronomers' astrophotography WhatsApp group on Monday 5th August. 00:00 Title page 00:06 Welcome by Roger H 01:09 Overview of items to be covered 01:54 Mounts 02:57 Dual use telescopes ...
Guide to processing your solar images by Roger H
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This 36 minute guide was provided by Roger H on how he uses various software to capture, analyse, sharpen and colorize his images taken of the Sun in white light, hydrogen alpha and calcium K. It was delivered as an interactive Zoom talk to members of the Bath Astronomers' astrophotography WhatsApp group on Monday 5th August. 00:00 Title page 00:08 Use of SharpCap to capture video frames 02:50 ...
Astronomy for Beginners - the Solar System
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A series of talks organised by local astronomical societies to help beginners to the hobby of astronomy gain knowledge on a wide range of interesting topics. This is the first session in programme of 6 sessions. The collaboration between Bath Astronomers, Bristol Astronomical Society and Cardiff Astronomical Society was conducted on Tuesday 13th February 2024 by Zoom for members of local astron...
Astronomy for Beginners - History of Astronomy
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A series of talks organised by local astronomical societies to help beginners to the hobby of astronomy gain knowledge on a wide range of interesting topics. This is the fifth session in programme of 6 sessions. The collaboration between Bath Astronomers, Bristol Astronomical Society and Cardiff Astronomical Society was conducted on Tuesday 12th March 2024 by Zoom for members of local astronomi...
Astronomy for Beginners - Space Exploration
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A series of talks organised by local astronomical societies to help beginners to the hobby of astronomy gain knowledge on a wide range of interesting topics. This is the fourth session in programme of 6 sessions. The collaboration between Bath Astronomers, Bristol Astronomical Society and Cardiff Astronomical Society was conducted on Tuesday 5th March 2024 by Zoom for members of local astronomi...
Astronomy for Beginners - the Large-Scale Cosmos
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A series of talks organised by local astronomical societies to help beginners to the hobby of astronomy gain knowledge on a wide range of interesting topics. This is the third session in programme of 6 sessions. The collaboration between Bath Astronomers, Bristol Astronomical Society and Cardiff Astronomical Society was conducted on Tuesday 27th February 2024 by Zoom for members of local astron...
Astronomy for Beginners - the Secret Life of Stars
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A series of talks organised by local astronomical societies to help beginners to the hobby of astronomy gain knowledge on a wide range of interesting topics. This is the second session in programme of 6 sessions. The collaboration between Bath Astronomers, Bristol Astronomical Society and Cardiff Astronomical Society was conducted on Tuesday 20th February 2024 by Zoom for members of local astro...
BA Monthly Talk by Dr Emma Curtis-Lake "Discoveries in the distant Universe with JWST"
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The talk was given at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy on Wednesday 27th March 2024. The James Webb Space Telescope launched on 25th December 2021 and by July 2022 was commencing it's science programme. Since then the discoveries have been coming thick and fast. Even the Tabloids aren't able to keep pace with the science that is going on. In this talk, Dr Emma Curtis-Lake takes us into the spec...
BA Monthly Talk by the members
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February 2024's monthly meeting was members night and we were treated to five talks on a range of topics/member's interests. To help you navigate to each of the talks, you can find them as follows: 00:00:00 Intro by Simon 00:11:47 Charles - the Herschel Society and benefits of membership 00:30:14 Meyrick - planetary atmospheres and their weather 00:51:30 Paul - his build of a telescope in Pakis...
Meeting Cath Adams and Robin Scagell are the Society for Popular Astronomy stand at Astrosfest 2024
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Meeting Cath Adams and Robin Scagell are the Society for Popular Astronomy stand at Astrosfest 2024
Trip to the European Astrofest on 3rd February 2024
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Trip to the European Astrofest on 3rd February 2024
BA Monthly Talk by Dr Carolin Villforth "Supermassive black holes: how to feed them & what happens"
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BA Monthly Talk by Dr Carolin Villforth "Supermassive black holes: how to feed them & what happens"
BA Monthly Talk by Steve Warbis "Quick Astrophotography under a light-polluted sky"
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BA Monthly Talk by Steve Warbis "Quick Astrophotography under a light-polluted sky"
BA Monthly Talk by Simon Holbeche "Twinkle Twinkle"
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BA Monthly Talk by Simon Holbeche "Twinkle Twinkle"
BA Monthly Talk by Mary McIntyre FRAS "History of Women in Astronomy Pt2"
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BA Monthly Talk by Mary McIntyre FRAS "History of Women in Astronomy Pt2"
BA Monthly Talk by Dr Hannah Wakeford "Diving through exoplanet atmospheres"
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BA Monthly Talk by Dr Hannah Wakeford "Diving through exoplanet atmospheres"
Bath Astronomers' Loan Telescope - What's in the box
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Bath Astronomers' Loan Telescope - What's in the box
BA Monthly Talk by Ian Ridpath "When we walked on the Moon"
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BA Monthly Talk by Ian Ridpath "When we walked on the Moon"
BA Monthly Talk by Martin Lunn MBE FRAS "Asteroids, Comets and the Death of the Dinosaurs”
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BA Monthly Talk by Martin Lunn MBE FRAS "Asteroids, Comets and the Death of the Dinosaurs”
Bath Astronomers' Members Evening Wed 22nd Feb '23
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Bath Astronomers' Members Evening Wed 22nd Feb '23
BA Monthly Talk by Dr David Tsang "Astra in Extremis: The afterlives of undead stars"
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BA Monthly Talk by Dr David Tsang "Astra in Extremis: The afterlives of undead stars"
BA Monthly Talk by Dr Patricia Schady "Tracing the enrichment of the Universe with GRBs"
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BA Monthly Talk by Dr Patricia Schady "Tracing the enrichment of the Universe with GRBs"
Bath Astronomers Annual General Meeting - 30th Nov 2022
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Bath Astronomers Annual General Meeting - 30th Nov 2022
BA Monthly Talk by Dr Jeni Millard "Exploring the Invisible Cosmos Through Island Universes"
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BA Monthly Talk by Dr Jeni Millard "Exploring the Invisible Cosmos Through Island Universes"
Thank you, I have just got one of these. Reading the manual is slightly confusing but your quick video put the icing on the cake. Thanks....back out in the cold LOL
the most impressive part is getting photos without cloud coverage in the uk
Nice video - thanks for posting! How well does it track once it's aligned and pointing at an object? Have you done any photography through the scope? (i.e. Long Exposure?). I currently have a Celestron Nexstar SLT mount and it only manages between 15 and 25 seconds exposures before the stars begin to distort due to drift - just wondered if this scope can manage longer when Polar aligned? (the Celestron is alt-az with no built in Polar wedge like the ETX-90, so I think it suffers from field rotation, which I'm guess is the case with the ETX as it's aligned to the pole and will follow the objects in an arc and not "up/down, left right"....
😊 Hello Roger, very interesting podcast and lovely images of the moon. Im not much of an imager however i do put my phone on both of my refractors, a Istar 150mm f8 R35 and a Altair Astro 102mm f11 starwave refractors. Keep up the good work and keep you delightful images coming ❤
Very cool! THanks!
is it CGI ?
The Moon? No.
Everything is amazing except the comment you made at the end of the video. The Earth does not move! I enjoyed it anyway. Thank you!
My control panel is on the East side of the telescope. Could they have assembled it backwards? I point the telescope North and level. But when is skews to the brightest star for alignment, it doesn't point anywhere near a bright star. Any suggestions?
I think he really mixed up West and East.
52 is my favorite number
Please more about cosmos and astronomy. Add. Like all about space and Universe. All subscriptions about Space
Yeah "caused by the tilt" of your own NASASS
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Come again?
I'm amazed that it doesn't at least have a compass built in or on the tripod.. it can't be that much of a cost thing seeing that I had got a small compass in a box of Cracker Jacks..
What is the exact location?
You must be quite a bit North. I’m guessing higher than 52
Thanks for sharing this wonderful talk with those of us beyond Somerset.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was very kind of Dr Emma Curtis-Lake to permit the publication of the talk on UA-cam.
Thanks so very much for this useful guide. Thanks for your time to do it. So useful.
Wow 👌 how long has observatory and telescopes 🔭 been there! Greetings from Nottingham 😊
Hi. The Observatory in it's current position was built in 1977/8. The telescope was at the school from 1920's
@@bathastronomers thanks 😊
Are you properly adjusting for Daylight Savings Time, or not... The fact that literally no analemma videos ever even mention how they deal with this issue is irritating to put it mildly.
They obviously do or else the analemma would be a figure 8 with 1 half of if displaced
yeah well itd be a mess if you adjusted it with dst. i just think of 1 hour ahead or back depending on the time used. not too much of a deal.
@@XBGamerX20 no, you're mind is a mess if you don't understand how using daylight time will skew the pattern.
@@SkyCloudSilence dst isn't much of a necessity in solar calculations, plus most of the world doesn't use dst, unless we're talking about Europe or America and a few others. also btw, the solar analemma is the same for every place on earth, whether that is Antarctica or the equator, so dst, location and time are variables that don't matter whatsoever, but only of course if time is constant.
@@XBGamerX20 Stop gaslighting.
Ummm what are those marks in the moon Vibes of Cosmos Check it out
So I found a fix, once you align the telescope... you can then change the mount type from setup --> Telescope --> mount --> "change alt. az. with the down arrow to polar". It now shows polar when aligning on easy align. I should have known to do this, but you can not mess with the setup options without aligning the scope first... which is odd.
I have a small issue when I align my telescope like you do. I have an ETX 90 ec model and when I go to align on the hand controller, I hit "easy" align mode, which is two-star. During this process, it says it is ETXA on top and says nothing about polar align, it says place telescope in alt. az. home position which tells me it has nothing to do with an equatorial setup. My controller is different, it is the Audiostar 497. This controller should be capable of an eq setup. Anyways I was thinking there is a switch somewhere to tell it to go into eq/polar align instead of alt. az.
also, thank you for your video!😉
Wonderful presentation!
I did the same thing in space engine.
Hi Mary. Thank you for the fascinating chat about such a small part of astrology. You covered it well and in clear understandable language. Your deep interest and knowledge has come over with your awesome passion for this absorbing subject. I would like to pass on the research which i have gathered lately which I think you might be interested to know about. It centres around early European culture. I am writing a saga about the beginnings of the development of cosmic studies. It is mostly involved with the Phoenician explorers venturing from the Mediterranean to map the Atlantic coastal regions and the effects they have had on our society. I believe that they are the most underrated and disregarded people in history who should be credited with giving us the basic structure of our entire way of life. Where can I present a condensed draft of my theory for you to read? Should I send it to the BATH ASTRONOMERS address for you to pick up there at some time, or have them forward it to you ? The archaeologists who I have spoken to have not accepted my ideas as a viable possibility. So, instead of pushing to have them open their blinkered eyes I have been creating a fictional version of history which encompasses the distant early Mesopotamian /Babylonian/Egyptian and Semitic interpretations of astral studies. I hope you will enjoy the way I have stitched a thread through time from 5000 years BCE to the present day which provides plausible answers to many of the puzzles which modern 'experts' seem unable to answer. WHO built ALL the STONE CIRCLES all over Europe and WHY. They tend to leave that one alone and vacantly scratch their heads in wonder.. This is one question I feel I can answer, quite clearly. Once you have read my outline I hope you will be able to give me an honest response. Please be truthful and understand why I am looking for an unbiased crit. Throughout my life I have valued serious honest opinions and learned so much more than from kind but misguided insincere praise. Also, at times, I will be needing help with precise details which are accurate references on astrology throughout my narrative . This is probably why I have been inspired to contact you directly.
Excellent talk......thanks Hannah & Simon for organising.
Well done Roger........................excellent.
is it real video?
These are simulations from two Windows applications - Stellarium and Space Engine
OMG I WITNESED IT , IT IS BREATH TAKING 😭😭❤🤍💙
Wow how was it??? Were the planets clearly visible, did they look bigger than the moon?... We'd cloudy weather so missed it...