The first data release, based on just over one year of observations, was published in 2016 it contained distances and motions of two million stars. Gaia was launched in December 2013 and started science operations the following year. It demonstrates the need for long-term projects to guarantee progress in space science and technology and to implement even more daring scientific missions of the coming decades."
" Gaia is an ambitious mission that relies on a huge human collaboration to make sense of a large volume of highly complex data. " The observations collected by Gaia are redefining the foundations of astronomy," says Günther Hasinger, ESA Director of Science. Preliminary analysis of this phenomenal data reveals fine details about the make-up of the Milky Way's stellar population and about how stars move, essential information for investigating the formation and evolution of our home Galaxy. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC Maps: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO The new data includes positions, distance indicators and motions of more than one billion stars, along with high-precision measurements of asteroids within our Solar System and stars beyond our own Milky Way Galaxy. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGOĪ multitude of discoveries are on the horizon after this much awaited release, which is based on 22 months of charting the sky. Subscription service without advertising, in return for a modest annual fee.Gaia creates richest star map of our Galaxy – and beyondĮSA's Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home Galaxy. At some point in the future, we may offer an alternative The page still contains advertising, which some people find annoying, but we rely mostly on advertising income to finance the site. If the page you want to load is not included, just return to the home page (click on the Heavens-Above logo)
#Skychart future full
The full screen option is not supported on all devices, especially on those running iOS.In the future, we aim to either reduce the size of the stars, or remove them On very small screens, such as my iPhone SE, there is too much clutter in the chart.We plan to get a special translation page on-line soon for our translation volunteers. The translation of all the text into the languages supported by Heavens-Above is not yet complete, and you will still see English text mixed in with your chosen.However, there are still some known problems which we are working to resolve, and these include We've tested the chart on as many device as we can, and believe it's ready to go online. Automatic selection of the current highest or brightest satellite.Popup information when the pointer is moved over other heavenly bodies, similar to the "interactive sky chart".Allow the user to rotate the chart to suit there viewing direction.Ability to zoom in on a portion of the chart.More information about the selected satellite, such as launch details, picture, category, orbit display.New features which we plan to add in the near future include: Menus at the top of every page, and so avoiding the need to go back to the home page to reach the navigation menu. The idea is that the navigation to other pages will always be available in the drop-down The chart "look and feel" will become the new standard for Heavens-Above.
You can take your smart device or laptop outside and enjoy the sky with the live sky chart as your guide. The live sky chart has a new dark theme, which we hope will prevent you from being dazzled by a bright screen when observing the sky. To correspond to the current time, rather than waiting for a page refresh. The pages will become more dynamic, continuously updating their contents We also want to offload most of the processing from the server to the client. More usable on mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones.
Our aim is to make the site look better and be We would be the first to admit that the site looks quite dated - we've been online for over 20 years now in more or less the same format. Overhaul of the Heavens-Above web site which will continue to progress over the coming months. The Live Sky Chart is a new page on Heavens-Above which shows the currently visible satellites moving across the sky.
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