SESDA II staff help lead the way with visualization of A-Train data using Giovanni and Google Earth
Posted On: December 7, 2009Comments: No Responses
The combination of Giovanni and Google Earth allows striking visualization of data from the “A-Train” satellite constellation. SESDA II staff helped develop the Giovanni Google Earth visualization capability which uses the A-Train constellation data to provide users with ability to visualize both vertical data curtain plots and surface strips for the same temporal and spatial […]
Will a massive Solar storm cause the world to end on December 21, 2012?
Posted On: October 5, 2009Comments: No Responses
Such was the sobering premise of an interview by SESDA II Scientist Dr. Alex Young in a documentary by Discovery Channel about the myths of the end of the world when the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. The documentary is timed with the upcoming release of a major science fiction movie about the […]
SESDA II on Amazon
Posted On: August 4, 2009Comments: No Responses
If you are interested in learning all about Solar Image Analysis and Visualization (and have a few spare dollars), then head over to Amazon, where you’ll find a hardcover collection of published papers from a workshop in Baltimore, Maryland held in October 2008. The workshop brought together experts on image processing and Solar Physics from […]
SESDA II Scientists Help Bring New Life to Hubble
Posted On: June 3, 2009Comments: No Responses
On May 14, 2009, STS-125 astronauts successfully installed the new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the Hubble Space Telescope. Among those anxiously monitoring the operation from the ground were two SESDA II scientists, who played a significant role in developing and calibrating the principal detector in WFC3. As part of a team working at […]
SESDA II staff add false color functionality to the Hurricane Data Portal
Posted On: June 2, 2009Comments: No Responses
The GES DISC Hurricane Data Analysis Tool has added the capability to animate false color images of Merged Infra-Red (IR) data in addition to the previously available grayscale images. This capability enhances the images and animations that can be created with the Merged IR data from geostationary weather satellites. After selecting False Color, the geographical […]
SESDA II Artwork on the Cover of DISCOVER Magazine
Posted On: June 2, 2009Comments: No Responses
Artwork by SESDA II multi-media specialists graced the cover of the April 2009 issue of Discover Magazine for a story on the Solar Probe Plus mission that is scheduled for launch in 2015. Using actual data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, staff created an artist’s rendition of what the Solar Probe mission is likely […]
SESDA II Team Supports “Around the World in 80 Telescopes”
Posted On: April 30, 2009Comments: No Responses
Ever wonder what goes on at the world’s largest ground and space observatories? Such was the premise of “Around the World in 80 Telescopes”, a live 24-hour webcast on April 3, 2009 that profiled the daily activities of astronomers around the globe as they worked on some of the most advanced telescopes on Earth and […]
SESDA II: Helping To Visualize the Universe
Posted On: March 30, 2009Comments: No Responses
NASA’s High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) and Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis (LAMBDA), with the help of SESDA II scientific programmers, are providing new ways to view the skies from the comfort of your desk chair. SkyView is a virtual observatory that provides a single interface to data from dozens […]
SESDA II staff designed and developed Sun-Earth Day 2009
Posted On: March 5, 2009Comments: No Responses
SESDA II staff designed and developed Sun-Earth Day 2009 highlighting the International Year of Astronomy. Join tens of millions across the globe on March 20th to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first telescopic observations of the heavens. For more information go to http://sunearthday.nasa.gov.
SESDA II Supports GSFC Day in Annapolis
Posted On: March 5, 2009Comments: No Responses
In honor of Goddard’s 50th birthday, SESDA II Education and Public Outreach staff participated in the Goddard Space Flight Center Day at the Maryland State Legislature, held in Annapolis, MD on February 12, 2009. This all-day event was sponsored by two Maryland State Senators and took place in the West Hall at the Miller Senate […]
