High-Level Project Summary
How has the visible sky changed over the last few years? This and other questions have led us throughout history to create great discoveries and scientific experiments. The Alnitak project developed an interactive way to study stars, their characteristics, and their variability. It consists of a Web application, which creates a star map by modeling a cosmic calendar. In this way, a 360° night illusion is created. With the help of the different databases provided by space agencies, the Web application was supplied with the team's own algorithms for a clearer interpretation. The Alnitak project encourages the user's curiosity to discover new challenges through applied learning.
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Detailed Project Description
1. Detailed project description
1.1 What does it do exactly?
A system was developed to show people what the human eye can not distinguish, a system where different stars are found, with a display of dates to verify the information of the star on a given date by displaying a popup with information about the selected star.
1.2 How does it work?
The stars seen in the panel, each one is connected to a database where it contains all the information of the star obtained through the NASA database that we import to our own database by means of a java program (interpreter) that transforms the .dat files obtained from NASA, to SQL format.
(Data interpreter algorithm)
1.3 What are the benefits?
It gives a way of teaching people who have little knowledge about what a star system is, since what a human eye cannot see with the naked eye, we expose that solution so that people have a means of education.
1.6 What do we hope to achieve?
To achieve that people can learn and visualize the process that has taken the stars over the years, and remove their doubts through the information displayed on each star.
1.7 What languages and tools?
We use programming languages such as java, javascript, php and html, and a SQL database, with connection to PHP, with the phpmyadmin system.
(languages and tools)
Drive Document
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15jhNJOLMgAOZGgIK9MhH3wyGRB2gFXd1?usp=sharing
Space Agency Data
From the beginning we created a theoretical introduction, with the help of the documents provided by the Space Apps platform to generate ideas and develop a solution. Part of the theory was to know the different properties of the light generated by the stars, this in order to understand the basic operation of the different space telescopes that provided us with the information for our project.
To create our solution "The Anitak Web Application" we used the databases generated by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Such data were obtained from both the MOST Space Telescope project (Canada) and the BRITE Satellite Contellation project.
Both projects provided us with the necessary data to make our web application a dynamic and creative platform.
Cepheids. (s. f.). Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/cepheids.html
Imagine the Universe! (s. f.). Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/cataclysmic_variables.html
Light Curves - Introduction. (s. f.-b). Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/timing1.html
MOST - A tiny satellite probes the mysteries of the universe. (s. f.). Canadian Space Agency. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/most/
The BRITE Constellation. (s. f.). Canadian Space Agency. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/brite/
Canada, G. of. (2017b, marzo 27). Advanced MOST Science Archive (AMSA). Donnees Data. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://donnees-data.asc-csa.gc.ca/dataset/b9e38866-c7b0-4314-a640-c9c08a2a7658
Hackathon Journey
Our experience in NASA SPACE APPS CHALLEGE 2022 has been very satisfactory. A weekend of adrenaline where we have tested our skills, abilities and knowledge. Through teamwork, developing new skills and learning. Undoubtedly an experience to repeat.
We learned a lot! Being a team of people of different ages and with very varied knowledge, working this challenge has allowed us to learn from all of us. We learned about new tools
Our project Alnitak, was inspired by the idea of developing a medium where in an interactive, innovative and creative way can bring people of all ages to learn more about the stars. About their characteristics and variability. The project consists of a Web application, which creates a star map modeled on a small cosmic calendar. Giving the illusion of a 360° night.
In the development process there have been brief setbacks that with discipline and effort we have been able to solve and move forward with the challenge.
We were very pleased to have excellent advisors during the challenge. In no particular order, we would like to thank local coordinators Vivian Jimenez, Leandro Camacho and Ricardo Quesada, as well as all mentors Claudia Peña, Bryan Medrano, Fiorella Arias, Brigitte Gomez, Marcela Martinez, Alfredo Morales, Sharon Romero and Josue Morera.
References
Cepheids. (s. f.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/cepheids.html
Imagine the Universe! (s. f.). Canadian Space Agency. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/cataclysmic_variables.html
Light Curves - Introduction. (s. f.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/timing1.html
MOST - A tiny satellite probes the mysteries of the universe. (s. f.). Canadian Space Agency. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/most/
Part 3: Temperatures of Stars | Imaging the Universe. (s. f.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from http://astro.physics.uiowa.edu/ITU/labs/foundational-labs/introduction-to-stellar/part-3-temperatures-of.html
The BRITE Constellation. (s. f.). Canadian Space Agency. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/brite/
Tags
#SpaceApps, #Stars , #Software