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The United Nations Basic Space Science Initiative: The TRIPOD concept [PDF]

in J.B. Hearnshaw and P. Martinez (eds.): Astronomy for the developing world, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2006, pp. 277-284, 2006
Since 1990, the United Nations is annually holding a workshop on basic space science for the benefit of the worldwide development of astronomy. Additional to the scientific benefits of the workshops and the strengthening of international cooperation, the workshops lead to the establishment of astronomical telescope facilities through the Official ...
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Report on the Twelfth United Nations/European Space Agency Workshop on Basic Space Science [PDF]

Astrophysics and Space Science 305(2006)325-330, 2006
Pursuant to recommendations of the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III) and deliberations of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), annual UN/European Space Agency workshops on basic space science have been held around the world since 1991.
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Visualizing Astronomical Data with Blender [PDF]

, 2013
Astronomical data take on a multitude of forms -- catalogs, data cubes, images, and simulations. The availability of software for rendering high-quality three-dimensional graphics lends itself to the paradigm of exploring the incredible parameter space afforded by the astronomical sciences.
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Astronomical Science with Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics: A Brief Review, a Current Snapshot, and a Bright Future [PDF]

, 2006
We briefly discuss the past, present, and future state of astronomical science with laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO). We present a tabulation of refereed science papers from LGS AO, amounting to a total of 23 publications as of May 2006. The first decade of LGS AO science (1995-2004) was marked by modest science productivity (~1 paper/year ...
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Toward an internally consistent astronomical distance scale [PDF]

, 2017
Accurate astronomical distance determination is crucial for all fields in astrophysics, from Galactic to cosmological scales. Despite, or perhaps because of, significant efforts to determine accurate distances, using a wide range of methods, tracers, and techniques, an internally consistent astronomical distance framework has not yet been established ...
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Interactive Visualization and Simulation of Astronomical Nebulae [PDF]

, 2012
Interactive visualization and simulation of astrophysical phenomena help astronomers and enable digital planetariums and television documentaries to take their spectators on a journey into deep space to explore the astronomical wonders of our universe in 3D.
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The Role of NewSpace in Furthering Canadian Astronomy [PDF]

, 2019
[Highly abridged, from executive summary] As much as NewSpace presents opportunities, there are significant challenges that must be overcome, requiring engagement with policy makers to influence domestic and international space governance. Failure to do so could result in a range of long-lasting negative outcomes for science and space stewardship.
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Çukurova University Space Sciences and Solar Energy Research and Application Center (UZAYMER): I. Observing Conditions and Ongoing Projects [PDF]

Turkish Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2021, 2021
\c{C}ukurova University Space Sciences and Solar Energy Research and Application Center (UZAYMER) was founded in 1991. In this work, we present current research in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics and solar energy and the astronomical infrastructure of the center.
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On the Verge of an Astronomy CubeSat Revolution [PDF]

Nature Astronomy, 2018, Volume 2, p. 374-378, 2018
CubeSats are small satellites built in standard sizes and form factors, which have been growing in popularity but have thus far been largely ignored within the field of astronomy. When deployed as space-based telescopes, they enable science experiments not possible with existing or planned large space missions, filling several key gaps in astronomical ...
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A Gateway to Astronomical Image Processing: Vera C. RubinObservatory LSST Science Pipelines on AWS [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time, operated by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, is a 10-year astronomical survey due to start operations in 2022 that will image half the sky every three nights. LSST will produce ~20TB of raw data per night which will be calibrated and analyzed in almost real time.
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