Friday, September 2, 2011

Nearby supernova found within 24 hours, thanks to computing

Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
From Wired.com

Where would modern astronomy be without computers to search through the torrent of data?
"The team from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, credit the early detection to a specialized survey telescope at the Palomar Observatory in Southern California and advanced computing."

No comments:

Post a Comment