Give the Sun a Voice

https://gitlab.com/godotuniverse/give-the-sun-a-voice

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ydHz-VzFY95dwqLkPMsk0kAgWEK_RpSsIM8gdAmW6ic/edit#slide=id.g15d499efa0d_0_31

This NASA Space App challenge is intended to help young people learn about the Sun in our solar system and to help those individuals to make a conscious connection between weather-related events on Earth with those preceding events occurring on the Sun's surface.

Our app currently intakes source data from GOES-16 and GOES-17 to capture various flux values concerning protons, electrons, x-rays and other sensor-related data. These datasets originate as NC files and are processed into JSON files via Python file development using VS Code. The instruction manual and complete codes are available in the GitLab repository for the public. Hopefully, we could give a jump start for anyone who is interested.

Similarly, Parker Solar Observatory data files originating in a FITS format, are captured from web scraping processing of the FITS file via the direct URL, so as to facilitate future automation and perhaps small format electronics adoption that is expected as the primary method for young individuals to access this app, likely a cell phone or similar. Furthermore, the FITS files are saved into PNG image files and then transformed as a collection into the final GIF format. This process and the following are accomplished using Jupyter Notebook and VS Code IDE.

For the final app, a time series chart, an alert type gauge, an audio player, and an AI-generated image that personifies the Sun according to its solar flux are presented. These various app features are again developed using Jupyter Notebook.

The final app is intended to be web-based and the MVP for this is Jupyter Notebook based. This web-based app will be an iteration of the initially conceived MVP, and we hope that it reflects all our team's synergy for this hackathon event!

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe-instruments

https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/https://ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/satellite/goes-r.html

We used the data from the Parker Space Probe (PSP)'s only video-capable instrument, the Wide-Field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) and the GOES satellite to create the Sun's personification.

We also talked about having an NFT token for each AI-generated image but did not have time to completely build this idea before the deadline. This is something that should be considered for the future.

While many may see working with a brand-new group comprised of strangers from a variety of ages, experiences, and backgrounds as a downside, in the "Give the Sun a Voice project, it was a massive upside. Our group ranges from high school students to nonscience professionals to career data engineers. The variety of opinions makes for a project that can be understood not only by budding students but also by people who are experts in the fields of Computer Science, Engineering, and Space.

After finding some difficulty obtaining data for another challenge, we decided to try this challenge to expand opportunities for the youth of today, who will be the leaders of tomorrow, to learn more about heliophysics from an early age. The data sets for this challenge were obtainable after diligent searching and we targeted data from the Parker Space Probe's (PSP) only instrument capable of recording video from the WISPR instrument, a project led by the Naval Research Observatory.

Here are some testimonies from our team members:

Budi (Software Engineer): My passion for space started since I was a very young age. Whenever there is a chance, I enjoy reading, playing games, watching a movie and talking about space and science. This is not my first time at Space Apps Hackathon. However, this is the most fun and full of enthusiastic members I have ever participated in. Kudos to everyone on my team. You are all amazing!

Nathan (MA Physics, BA Aerospace Engineering/Engineer Data Scientist at The Boeing Company): This is my first Hackathon despite my lifelong interest in all things Space and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know my teammates and brainstorming solutions for how to best use the data. I am honored to work with each of my teammates and am grateful for the opportunity to showcase my coding and project development skills. Our team used an Agile approach, which helped our group stay cohesive throughout multiple brainstorming sessions and through the product delivery deadline. Space really is the final frontier and this explorer has answered the call!

Shira (Junior, High School): Growing up with an interest in STEM and especially space, I had a fabulous time participating in the space apps challenge. Being the youngest member of the team and in High School, I was worried at the begging of the challenge that I would not be able to contribute at all. I am so lucky that I joined a team of very kind, respectful, and knowledgeable people who provided me with opportunities to take up tasks that were within my skillset but also provided me with a challenge. I helped by doing things such as providing my ideas, graphic design, and more! It is wildly refreshing to be part of a Hackathon event where everybody is treated fairly, and their opinions and not disregarded based on their age and/or gender. I'd like to thank all my team members for making this experience an unforgettable one.

Sunshine (Federal Attorney/JD, BA in Comparative History of Ideas/History of Philosophy): Fascinated with all things new and exciting, I am excited to participate in my first NASA Hackathon challenge! I came with an open mind and am really happy how our team formed so naturally. I am even more thrilled that our team's app idea will cultivate fascination for Space and increased engagement with our Sun. Further, as a "nonSTEM" degree person, I felt this challenge allowed me an invaluable opportunity to contribute to the push for new discoveries in Space and to make these discoveries relevant to those on our pale blue dot planet.

Zach (Interested in Space) I never thought space was interesting. Mars is a desert and Saturn is largely inaccessible for the human species until we develop better spacecraft. It was until I realized that understanding other planets ultimately benefits planet Earth that I jumped into space. Watching NASA smash into Dimorphos was the ultimate experience that made me realize "This matters and I want to be part of this." Space shouldn't be an "American" thing and it shouldn't be limited to any particular country. Space is for all of humanity and that is what we're fighting for.

All references for the coding portions are labeled as comments embedded in the code.

General references:

http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu

http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Participate/index.php#Toolkit

http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Show-Article.php?articleID=180

http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/index.php#Timeline

https://civspace.jhuapl.edu/destinations/missions/parker-solar-probe

https://wispr.nrl.navy.mil/wisprdata

https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov

https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/gsfc_sound/sun_sonification.wav

Discord Stable Diffusion Bot (AI image generation bot)

Discord Midjourney Bot (AI image generation bot)

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