Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement
Citizen science project GLORIA (GLObal Robotic-telescopes Intelligent Array) is a first free- and open-access network of robotic telescopes in the world. It provides a web-based environment where users can do research in astronomy by observing with robotic telescopes and/or by analyzing data that ot...
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| description | Citizen science project GLORIA (GLObal Robotic-telescopes Intelligent Array) is a first free- and open-access network of robotic telescopes in the world. It provides a web-based environment where users can do research in astronomy by observing with robotic telescopes and/or by analyzing data that other users have acquired with GLORIA or from other free-access databases. Network of 17 telescopes allows users to control selected telescopes in real time or schedule any more demanding observation. This paper deals with new opportunity that GLORIA project provides to teachers and students of various levels of education. At the moment, there are prepared educational materials related to events like Sun eclipse (measuring local atmosphere changes), Aurora Borealis (calculation of Northern Lights height), or transit of Venus (measurement of the Earth-Sun distance). Student should be able to learn principles of CCD imaging, spectral analysis, basic calibration like dark frames subtraction, or advanced methods of noise suppression. Every user of the network can design his own experiment. We propose advanced experiment aimed at obtaining astronomical image data with high dynamic range. We also introduce methods of objective image quality evaluation in order to discover how HDR methods are affecting astronomical measurements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-395b2bfd63984451ac7c935968601dac2025-02-03T01:25:27ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772016-01-01201610.1155/2016/86456508645650Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical MeasurementStanislav Vítek0Petr Páta1Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, 166 27 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, 166 27 Prague, Czech RepublicCitizen science project GLORIA (GLObal Robotic-telescopes Intelligent Array) is a first free- and open-access network of robotic telescopes in the world. It provides a web-based environment where users can do research in astronomy by observing with robotic telescopes and/or by analyzing data that other users have acquired with GLORIA or from other free-access databases. Network of 17 telescopes allows users to control selected telescopes in real time or schedule any more demanding observation. This paper deals with new opportunity that GLORIA project provides to teachers and students of various levels of education. At the moment, there are prepared educational materials related to events like Sun eclipse (measuring local atmosphere changes), Aurora Borealis (calculation of Northern Lights height), or transit of Venus (measurement of the Earth-Sun distance). Student should be able to learn principles of CCD imaging, spectral analysis, basic calibration like dark frames subtraction, or advanced methods of noise suppression. Every user of the network can design his own experiment. We propose advanced experiment aimed at obtaining astronomical image data with high dynamic range. We also introduce methods of objective image quality evaluation in order to discover how HDR methods are affecting astronomical measurements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8645650 |
| spellingShingle | Stanislav Vítek Petr Páta Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement Advances in Astronomy |
| title | Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement |
| title_full | Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement |
| title_fullStr | Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement |
| title_short | Realization of High Dynamic Range Imaging in the GLORIA Network and Its Effect on Astronomical Measurement |
| title_sort | realization of high dynamic range imaging in the gloria network and its effect on astronomical measurement |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8645650 |
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