Five takeaways from imaging at the astro scale
How do we observe things that are out of this world? Guest experts share 5 takeaways for creating, processing, and understanding images at the astro scale.
This exploration was originally part of a live webinar in June 2021. This video has been edited and condensed from that longer presentation.
Learn more about the past program:
https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/program/ima...
About our guest experts (in order of appearance):
Clara Sousa-Silva, Quantum Astrochemist at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian:
https://clarasousasilva.com/
Curtis Woodcock, Professor, Director of the Center for Remote Sensing, Earth & Environment, College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University:
https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Erika Wright, Education Specialist Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian:
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/
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0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Collecting enough light
1:24 - Photographing change over time
3:15 - Clearing the atmosphere
5:56 - What images communicate (and how)
8:47 - Getting results