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Originally Posted by dylan_odonnell
I thought it was great to see ABC paying some attention to space related stuff for a change instead of the endless navel-gazing newscycle and tiresome sports reporting. ABC were one of the only networks globally that reported on the highly attended World Science Festival in Brisbane as well. Meanwhile 100+ articles hit the global news about the first test match in India (yawn). The stadium was mostly empty.
Lasers? Bring it on. Everything is better with lasers. I thought it was commendable they were using cameras capable of showing the stars and the presenters in the same frame without exposure issues - that's no easy feat.
In case anyone missed it, tune into the chat they have after the main broadcast. It's a little less of the pop-sci stuff we all know here and a bit more casual with just some amazing scientists drinking a beer and having a chat. It's on the livestream on facebook or ABC2 I believe.
The Keyhole Nebula pic was great too. The photographer at AAO actually took the time to post the details for us super nerds : https://angelrls.wordpress.com/2017/...eyhole-nebula/
"Data taken on 3rd April 2017 using the CACTI camera in 2dF at the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope. Color image using B (12 x 60s, blue) + [O III] (12 x 60 s, green) + Hα (12 x 60 s, red) filters."
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Yes - I watched the first show & the only good thing was that pic of the Keyhole.
I wish they would have told us a bit more.
e.g. were they using real adaptive optics?
- a flexible secondary mirror?