Observing with the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NOIRLabAstro 2026-09-29 | Observing with the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Mayall Telescope Aerial Footage NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | Aerial footage of the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/DJI_0454-CC/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld
Pan on the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | Twelve million light-years away lies the galactic masterpiece Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2429d/Credit:Images, Videos, and Animation: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/M. GarrisonImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSFNOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Twilight
Zooming into the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | Twelve million light-years away lies the galactic masterpiece Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2429c/Credit:Images, Videos, and Animation: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/M. GarrisonImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSFNOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Twilight
Cosmoview Episodio 90: Cerro Tololo registra un tesoro cósmico de estrellas nacientes y supernova. NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | A 12 millones de años luz se encuentra la joya galáctica Messier 83, conocida también como la Galaxia del Molinillo Austral. Sus brazos espirales muestran una elevada tasa de formación estelar y además ya se han registrado seis supernovas observadas. Esta detallada imagen se obtuvo en Chile con la Cámara de Energía Oscura del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos, que se encuentra montada en el Telescopio de cuatro metros Víctor M. Blanco, en Cerro Tololo, un Programa de NOIRLab de NSF.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2429b/Credit:Images, Videos, and Animation: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/M. GarrisonImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSFNOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Twilight
Cosmoview Episode 90: Dark Energy Camera Spies the Outskirts of the Swirling Southern Pinwheel Ga... NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | Twelve million light-years away lies the galactic masterpiece Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2429a/Credit:Images, Videos, and Animation: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/M. GarrisonImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSFNOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Twilight
NOIRLabs 2024 Holiday Card NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | NOIRLab's 2023 Holiday Card — happy holidays!More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/iotw2450a/Credit:Animation: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Music: "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel / Free Music Archive (CC-BY)
Pan on the Antlia Cluster NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | The Antlia Cluster (Abell S636) is a group of at least 230 galaxies located about 130 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). It hosts a rich variety of galaxy types, including lenticular galaxies, irregular galaxies and ultra-compact dwarfs. The cluster is dominated by two massive elliptical galaxies — NGC 3268 (center) and NGC 3258 (lower right).This image was taken with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab. It captures only a portion of the 230 galaxies that so far have been found to make up the Antlia Cluster. DECam’s ultra-deep view showcases the variety of galaxies within and beyond the cluster in incredible detail.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2430c/Credit:Images and Videos: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)Music: Produced by Konstantino Polizois
Zooming into the Antlia Cluster NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | The Antlia Cluster (Abell S636) is a group of at least 230 galaxies located about 130 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). It hosts a rich variety of galaxy types, including lenticular galaxies, irregular galaxies and ultra-compact dwarfs. The cluster is dominated by two massive elliptical galaxies — NGC 3268 (center) and NGC 3258 (lower right).This image was taken with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab. It captures only a portion of the 230 galaxies that so far have been found to make up the Antlia Cluster. DECam’s ultra-deep view showcases the variety of galaxies within and beyond the cluster in incredible detail.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2430d/Credit:Images and Videos: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/NASA/Digitized Sky Survey 2/D. de Martin & N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)Music: Zero-project - Through the Looking Glass (zero-project.gr)
Cosmoview Episodio 91: Miles de galaxias capturadas en una sola foto desde Cerro Tololo NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | El Cúmulo de Antlia (Abell S636) es un grupo de al menos 230 galaxias ubicadas a unos 130 millones de años luz de la Tierra en dirección a la constelación de Antlia (la bomba neumática). Alberga una rica variedad de galaxias de distintos tipos, como galaxias lenticulares, galaxias irregulares y enanas ultra-compactas. Destacan en el cúmulo dos galaxias elípticas masivas: NGC 3268 (al centro) y NGC 3258 (abajo a la derecha).Esta imagen fue tomada con la Cámara de Energía Oscura de 570 megapíxeles (DECam) que construyó el Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos y que se encuentra actualmente instalada en el Telescopio de 4 metros Víctor M. Blanco del Observatorio de Cerro Tololo en Chile, un Programa de NOIRLab de NSF. La imagen captura sólo una porción de las 230 galaxias que hasta ahora se han descubierto que componen el Cúmulo de Antlia. La observación ultraprofunda de DECam muestra con increíble detalle la variedad de galaxias dentro y fuera del cúmulo.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2430b/Credit:Images and Videos: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský/R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Airglow
Cosmoview Episode 91: Dark Energy Camera Captures the Glittering Galaxies of the Antlia Cluster NOIRLabAstro 2025-01-02 | The Antlia Cluster (Abell S636) is a group of at least 230 galaxies located about 130 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). It hosts a rich variety of galaxy types, including lenticular galaxies, irregular galaxies and ultra-compact dwarfs. The cluster is dominated by two massive elliptical galaxies — NGC 3268 (center) and NGC 3258 (lower right).This image was taken with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab. It captures only a portion of the 230 galaxies that so far have been found to make up the Antlia Cluster. DECam’s ultra-deep view showcases the variety of galaxies within and beyond the cluster in incredible detail.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2430a/Credit:Images and Videos: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský/R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Airglow
DESI VR Flight Stereoscopic (horizontal) NOIRLabAstro 2024-12-02 | In this 360-degree video, take an interactive flight through millions of galaxies mapped using coordinate data from DESI.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2428a/Credit:Fiske Planetarium/CU Boulder/DESI collaboration
Aerial Footage of Mayall Telescope NOIRLabAstro 2024-12-02 | Aerial Footage of the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/DJI_0449-CC/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld
Rob-VC-Telescope-TL-9-27-24-CC NOIRLabAstro 2024-12-02 | More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Rob-VC-Telescope-TL-9-27-24-CC/Credit:NOIRLab
Rob-RCT-Timelapse-9-27-24-CC NOIRLabAstro 2024-12-02 | More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Rob-RCT-Timelapse-9-27-24-CC/Credit:NOIRLab
Rob-WIYN-Timelapse-9-27-24-CC NOIRLabAstro 2024-12-02 | More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Rob-WIYN-Timelapse-9-27-24-CC/Credit:NOIRLab
Cosmoview Episode 89: NSF NOIRLab Astronomers Discover the Fastest-Feeding Black Hole in the Earl... NOIRLabAstro 2024-11-13 | Using data from NASA's JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers have discovered a low-mass supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. It is accreting matter at a phenomenal rate — over 40 times the theoretical limit. While short lived, this black hole’s ‘feast’ could help astronomers explain how supermassive black holes grew so quickly in the early Universe.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2427a/Credit:Images and Videos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/M. Zamani/NASA/CXC/J.Vaughan/A. M. Gutierrez/J. Davelaar/Radboud University/BlackHoleCam/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Airglow
Cosmoview Episodio 89: Astrónomos de NOIRLab descubren el agujero negro más voraz del Universo pr... NOIRLabAstro 2024-11-13 | Utilizando datos del JWST de NASA y del Observatorio de Rayos X Chandra, un equipo de astrónomos de NOIRLab, de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias, descubrieron un agujero negro supermasivo de baja masa en el centro de una galaxia a solo 1,5 mil millones de años después del Big Bang. El agujero, acumula materia a un ritmo fenomenal, más de 40 veces más rápido que el límite teórico. A pesar de su corta duración, el “festín” de este aguhero negro podría ayudar a explicar a los astrónomos el veloz crecimiento de los agujeros negros supermasivos en el Universo primitivo.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2427b/Credit:Imágenes y Videos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/M. Zamani/NASA/CXC/J.Vaughan/A. M. Gutierrez/J. Davelaar/Radboud University/BlackHoleCam/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)Music: Stellardrone - Airglow
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) Reel NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-24 | Various images of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) from NOIRLab facilities in 2024.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Tsuchinshan_ATLAS_reel/Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/A. Quintana/C. Corco/H. Stockebrand/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab), Music composed and produced by STAN DART.
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS over WIYN NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-24 | Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS over the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/tsuchinshan-atlas-over-wiyn-CC/Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks
Zooming into NGC 1270 NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-24 | NGC 1270 is just one member of the Perseus Cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies that lies around 240 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus. This image, taken with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, which is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, captures a dazzling collection of galaxies in the central region of this enormous cluster.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2426c/Credit:Images and Videos: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab) Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Acknowledgements: PI: Jisu Kang (Seoul National University) Music: Zero-project - Through the Looking Glass (zero-project.gr)
Pan on NGC 1270 NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-24 | NGC 1270 is just one member of the Perseus Cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies that lies around 240 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus. This image, taken with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, which is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, captures a dazzling collection of galaxies in the central region of this enormous cluster.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2426b/Credit:Images and Videos: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab) Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Acknowledgements: PI: Jisu Kang (Seoul National University) Music: Produced by Konstantino Polizois
Cosmoview Episodio 88: Un archipiélago galáctico en un mar de materia oscura NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-24 | NGC 1270 es sólo un miembro más de los que hay en el Cúmulo de Perseo, un grupo de miles de galaxias ubicadas a unos 240 millones de años luz de la Tierra en la constelación de Perseo. Esta imagen fue tomada con el Espectrógrafo Multi-Objeto de Gemini (GMOS, por sus siglas en inglés) en el telescopio de Gemini Norte, la mitad boreal del Observatorio Internacional Gemini que es financiado en parte por la Fundación Nacional de Ciencia de Estados Unidos y operada por NOIRLab de NSF. La fotografía captura una deslumbrante colección de galaxias en la región central de este enorme cúmulo.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2426d/Credit:Observatorio Internacional Gemini/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/ Procesamiento de imágenes: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Acknowledgements: PI: Jisu Kang (Seoul National University)
Cosmoview Episode 88: Gemini North Captures Galactic Archipelago Entangled In a Web Of Dark Matter NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-24 | NGC 1270 is just one member of the Perseus Cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies that lies around 240 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus. This image, taken with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, which is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, captures a dazzling collection of galaxies in the central region of this enormous cluster.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2426a/Credit:Images and Videos: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)/J. Pollard/NASA/ESA/F. Summers (STScl) Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Acknowledgements: PI: Jisu Kang (Seoul National University) Music: Stellardrone - In Time
Comet 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan- ATLAS NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-03 | Have you seen #comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS ☄️? 🤩 Our talented colleagues Carlos Corco and Hernán Stockebrand took these wonderful pictures from/nearby our sites in Chile. #tsuchinshanatlas
Pan on the Rosette Nebula NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-01 | Cradled within the fiery petals of the Rosette Nebula is NGC 2244, the young star cluster which it nurtured. The cluster’s stars light up the nebula in vibrant hues of red, gold and purple, and opaque towers of dust rise from the billowing clouds around its excavated core. This image, captured by 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, is being released in celebration of NOIRLab’s fifth anniversary.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2424c/Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Music: Produced by Konstantino Polizois
Zooming into the Rosette Nebula NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-01 | Cradled within the fiery petals of the Rosette Nebula is NGC 2244, the young star cluster which it nurtured. The cluster’s stars light up the nebula in vibrant hues of red, gold and purple, and opaque towers of dust rise from the billowing clouds around its excavated core. This image, captured by 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, is being released in celebration of NOIRLab’s fifth anniversary.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2424b/Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ESO/N. Bartmann/E. Slawik/S. Guisard Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab), Music: Zero-project - Through the Looking Glass (zero-project.gr)
Cosmoview Episodio 87: Estrellas radiantes en el corazón de una rosa cósmica NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-01 | Entre los ardientes pétalos de la Nebulosa Roseta se encuentra NGC 2244, el joven cúmulo estelar que la alimenta. Sus estrellas iluminan la nebulosa con vibrantes tonos de rojo, oro y púrpura, mientras unas opacas torres de polvo se elevan desde las ondulantes nubes que rodean su núcleo excavado. NOIRLab publica esta imagen para celebrar su quinto aniversario, la cual fue tomada por la Cámara de Energía Oscura (DECam) de 570 megapíxeles que fabricó el Departamento de Energía de Estados Unidos y que se encuentra, montada en el Telescopio Víctor M. Blanco de 4 metros de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de Estados Unidos, en el Observatorio Interamericano Cerro Tololo en Chile, un programa de NOIRLab de NSF.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2424d/Credit:Images and Videos: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann/T. Slovinský Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Music: Stellardrone - Airglow
Cosmoview Episode 87: Radiant Stars at the Heart of a Cosmic Rose NOIRLabAstro 2024-10-01 | Cradled within the fiery petals of the Rosette Nebula is NGC 2244, the young star cluster which it nurtured. The cluster’s stars light up the nebula in vibrant hues of red, gold and purple, and opaque towers of dust rise from the billowing clouds around its excavated core. This image, captured by 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, is being released in celebration of NOIRLab’s fifth anniversary.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2424a/Credit:Images and Videos: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann/T. Slovinský Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Music: Stellardrone - Airglow
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 8 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-23 | In this module of SatCons 101, information is provided on how astronomers and commercial space operators are seeking solutions that limit the negative effects of large satellite constellations on astronomical observations. Mitigations described include accurately predicting satellite positions; image processing techniques that can 'back-correct' for the presence of satellite trails in images; altering the properties of satellites to make them less conspicuous; and the rapid and efficient disposal of satellites at the end of their service lives to prevent generating orbital debris.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module8/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Cosmoview Episodio 86: DECam confirma que los vecindarios de los cuásares del Universo primitivo ... NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-23 | Observaciones realizadas con la Cámara de Energía Oscura (DECam, por sus siglas en inglés) confirman las expectativas de los astrónomos de que los cuásares del Universo primitivo se formaron en regiones del espacio densamente pobladas con galaxias compañeras. El enorme campo de visión de DECam y sus filtros especiales jugaron un papel fundamental para llegar a esta conclusión. Además, estas observaciones revelan la razón por la que los estudios previos que buscaban caracterizar la densidad de los vecindarios de los cuásares en el Universo primitivo arrojaban resultados contradictorios.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2422b/Credit:Images and Videos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/J. da Silva (Spaceengine)/M. Zamani/CTIO/T. Slovinský/ESO/M. Kornmesser/N. BartmannMusic: Stellardrone - In Time
Cosmoview Episode 86: DECam Confirms that Early-Universe Quasar Neighborhoods are Indeed Cluttered NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-23 | Observations using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) confirm astronomers’ expectation that early-Universe quasars formed in regions of space densely populated with companion galaxies. DECam’s exceptionally wide field of view and special filters played a crucial role in reaching this conclusion, and the observations reveal why previous studies seeking to characterize the density of early-Universe quasar neighborhoods have yielded conflicting results.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/noirlab2422a/Credit:Images and Videos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/J. da Silva (Spaceengine)/M. Zamani/CTIO/T. Slovinský/ESO/M. Kornmesser/N. BartmannMusic: Stellardrone - In Time
Gemini North Interior Fulldome NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-20 | Activity inside Gemini North as it opens and prepares for a night of observations.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/GN-interion-open/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 7 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-20 | This module reviews the international legal framework governing the human use of outer space and the ways in which national and international laws govern the deployment and operation of satellites. It explores the way in which existing environmental laws may interact with space activities; asks whether outer space is a legal 'commons'; and considers ways in which the rights of all users of space under the law may be preserved with the goal of promoting safe and sustainable space operations.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module7/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 6 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-19 | The presence of large numbers of satellites in orbit around the Earth has effects beyond their impacts to astronomy. This module discusses the cultural significance of night skies and how the presence of many bright, moving objects in our skies presents a challenge to communities that access the night sky for recreation, tourism and/or religious practice. It raises concerns about the lack of consultation with these groups in making decisions that affect the appearance of the night sky, and it presents emerging research results suggesting that satellites may even impact the activities of some wildlife species.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module6/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Gemini North Interior Fulldome NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-18 | A fulldome view of the interior of the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/GN-Clip22-FD-CC/Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos
WIYN 3.5-meter telescope at KPNO NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-18 | Zoom-out video of the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/WIYN-Asteroid-CC/Credit:NKPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Lockridge
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 5 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-18 | This second of two SatCons 101 modules describing the impacts of the operation of large satellite constellations on astronomy considers effects of satellites on the operation of radio telescopes. Topics presented include how access to the radio frequency spectrum is allocated; the phenomenon of radio frequency interference; and how the properties of radio transmitters aboard satellites can yield harmful interference to radio telescopes.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module5/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Airglow Above Rubin AuxTel NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-17 | Atomic processes in the Earth's atmosphere light up the sky above the Rubin Auxiliary Telescope in streaks of red and green, a phenomenon known as airglow. Rubin AuxTel was previously the Calypso Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO). In 2014 it was moved to its current site in Cerro Pachón after it was donated to the Rubin Observatory by its proprietor Edgar Smith. It will provide important complementary data for the Rubin Observatory throughout survey operations.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Petr_Pachon_TLS_Rubin_AuxTel-CC/Credit:RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek
Timelapse footage of the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at night. NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-17 | This timelapse footage of the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab. As Earth rotates the stars appear to travel west across the night sky over the Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation where KPNO is located. The observing dome periodically rotates to allow the telescope to track its target object as it moves throughout the night. The Wisconsin-Indiana-Yale-NOIRLab (WIYN) Observatory is a partnership consisting of Indiana University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University, Purdue University, NSF NOIRLab, and NASA. This partnership between public and private universities and NOAO was the first of its kind. The telescope hosts the NEID instrument, which is a state-of-the-art exoplanet-discovery machine.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Petr_Kitt_Peak_Pachon_Fulldome_14mm-CC/Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 4 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-17 | This is the first of two SatCons 101 modules describing the impacts of the operation of large satellite constellations on astronomy. In this module, the effects on optical and infrared astronomy in particular are presented. Examples are provided, including the presence of bright streaks in astronomical images; how satellites can affect spectroscopic observations; and the tendency of satellites and space debris to raise the diffuse brightness of the night sky. Lastly, it considers how thermal radiation from satellites and debris can harm infrared astronomy.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module4/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 3 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-13 | The various effects of the processes by which satellites are launched, operated and de-orbited is explored in this module. It traces the effects on the environment from launch and ascent through the atmosphere to re-entry and disposal. Failure of satellites in space and damage to them through collisions is discussed, along with the resulting hazards associated with the generation of space debris.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module3/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Night Changes Over Kitt Peak NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-13 | Watch how the sky brightens over the course of a night at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO)!More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Tomas_Kitt_Peak_Timelapse_From_Roof-CC/Credit:Kitt Peak National Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský
Gemini North Interior Fulldome NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-13 | A fulldome view of the interior of the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/GN-Clip11-FD-CC/Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos
Still Among the Stars: KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-12 | Sitting on the southern part of Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is the KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope, one of the earliest telescopes at the observatory. While the telescope appears still and stolid, its astronomical targets are anything but. Attached to the telescope is the Spectral Energy Distribution Machine for Kitt Peak (SEDM-KP), a specialized instrument designed to follow up on 'transient' phenomena in the sky. Within the large category of transients are feeding black holes, exploding stars, merging neutron stars, pulsating variable stars, rolling asteroids, and so many more. By observing these transients, SEDM-KP will help us understand more about our dynamic night sky. More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/2-1m-Telescope-Clip1/Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos
Video showing the orbit of 2022 SF289 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-12 | Video showing the orbit of 2022 SF289 relative to the orbit of Earth and other planets in the Solar System.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/ann23023a/Credit:J. Moeyens/University of Washington/OpenSpace
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 2 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-12 | In this module, the theory of satellite constellations — coordinated groups of satellites with a collective function — is presented. Examples of both large and small constellations are given along with details of their uses for both communications and non-communications purposes. Uses are suggested for both military and civilian applications.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module2/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center and 0.5-meter Telescope. NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-11 | This video shows the observing dome for the 0.5-meter telescope at the visitor center of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, located on the Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation. The 0.5-meter telescope is dedicated to the public night observing program, astronomy workshops, and overnight telescope observing programs.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/KittPeak-NOP-12-6-23-CC/Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks
CPS SatCons 101 Training Module 1 NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-11 | Learn about the fundamentals of satellites, including the history of their use, the reasons why satellites are launched, and their operational life cycles. The video describes the basic functional elements of satellites and the challenges of operating them in the harsh environment of space, as well as the kinds of orbits they inhabit. It also provides information on the ways that satellites can fail.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/Module1/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors Proyecto Pasantes de NOIRLab NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-11 | Pasantes de NOIRLab Grady Robbins y Austin Humphreys hablan sobre el proyecto de ciencia ciudadana _Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors_.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/cool-neighbors-es-blog/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld
Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors Project NOIRLab Interns NOIRLabAstro 2024-09-11 | NOIRLab interns Grady Robbins and Austin Humphreys discuss the _Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors_ citizen-science project.More information and download options: http://noirlab.edu/public/videos/cool-neighbors-blog-edit2/Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld
