PizzaCast – Technology outreach in the frame of FLARECAST
A couple of weeks ago we were asked to present the FLARECAST software infrastructure at one of the regular science talks organised by Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW). As software talks tend to be rather abstract for non IT experts we thought about demonstrating...Making Videos with your Smartphone
Using a smartphone for making videos is current practice not only among amateurs. As smartphone cameras have reached a considerably high quality, using them rather than some bulky equipment has become widespread practice by media professionals, including TV....Python in Astronomy
Although it remains a bit of a controversial topic amongst those who still prefer IDL, the Python programming language is becoming increasingly popular in the astrophysics community for development and analysis. For the first time it has the most mentions in NASA/ADS,...Paid Open Access Publishing – the Gold Road
Every EU project coordinator gets offers for paid open acces publishing from all kinds of journals – some of which more thrustworthy than others. In theory, paid publishing is one of the accepted, although contested, ways in which project information can be...The First User Workshop
On January 12 and 13, FLARECAST scientists, engineers and the outreach coordinator met with representatives of satellite operators, aviation companies, government organisations and defence agencies: potential future users of the solar flare forecasting service we are...
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SunSpotter Citizen Science
Become a scientist and help us classify sunspots using SunSpotter. Citizen science project by FLARECAST's Irish partners.
Science on a Table
A communication tool to facilitate the dialogue between scientists and visitors at public events. By FLARECAST's Swiss partners.