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Darsham: Astronomy society sees sky-rocketing member interest

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Annaliese Matheron, of Dash Astro astronomical society, stargazes in Darsham.

Andrew Hirst Monday, January 20, 2014 4:33 PM

A fledgling east Suffolk astronomy group has reported a surge in membership as part of a trend which has seen stargazing become one of the UKs fastest growing hobbies.

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The Darsham based group DASH Astro welcomed 50% more visitors to its latest session, which founding members have attributed to the increased media attention devoted to the subject.

Its very topical at the moment with programmes such as the BBCs Stargazing Live, said group secretary Annaliese Matheron. Ive also read that astronomy is one of the fastest growing hobbies, with (online retailer) Amazons section on astronomy equipment for sale one of its most rapidly expanding.

Ms Matheron also welcomed recent coverage in this paper which previewed a number of stargazing events held in conjunction with the Quantatids meteor shower in early January.

Although the Star Party held by DASH Astro was unfortunately a wash out Ms Matheron said it enjoyed bumper attendance at its following meeting thanks to the coverage, which highlighted the exceptional viewing conditions available in Suffolks rural areas.

The group, which held its inaugural meeting on the midsummer solstice, will be enlisting experts to increase members knowledge.

Its constitution states: Dash Astro will actively work to promote astronomy as an accessible science and worthy pastime through the education of its members and the community at large.

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Neutrino Telescopes Launch New Era of Astronomy

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The recent discovery of neutrino particles bombarding Earth from outer space has ushered in a new era in neutrino astronomy, scientists say.

Neutrinos are produced when cosmic rays interact with their surroundings, yielding particles with no electrical charge and negligible mass. Scientists have wondered about the source of cosmic rays since they were discovered, and finding cosmic neutrinos could provide clues about the origin of the mysterious rays.

In November, a team of scientists announced the discovery of cosmic neutrinos by the giant IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. [Neutrinos from Beyond the Solar System Found (Images)]

"We now have the opportunity to determine what the sources are, if we are indeed seeing sources of cosmic rays," said Francis Halzen, principal investigator of the IceCube observatory and a theoretical physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The big difference why it's new astronomy is that we are not using light, we are using neutrinos to look at the sky."

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Neutrinos are the social misfits of the particle world they rarely interact with matter. Produced in some of the most violent, but unknown, events in the universe, they travel to Earth at close to the speed of light and in straight lines, which reveals information about their origin. Supernovas, active galactic nuclei and black holes are some of the possible sources for these ghostly particles.

Until recently, scientists had only detected neutrinos beyond Earth from the sun or from a supernova in the Milky Way in 1987. No neutrinos from distant cosmic sources had been seen.

But in April 2012, IceCube recorded two neutrinos with extremely high energies almost a billion times that of the ones found in 1987 that could only have come from a high-energy source outside the solar system. After looking deeper into the data, scientists found a total of 28 high-energy neutrinos with energies greater than 30 teraelectronvolts (TeV), reporting their finding in the journal Science.

The finding opens the door to a new kind of astronomy that would "image" the sky in the light of neutrinos, rather than photons. "Each time we find another way to make a picture of the sky using gamma rays, X-rays, radio waves you have always been able to see things you never saw before," Halzen told SPACE.com.

The successful completion of IceCube and the prospect of other telescopes on the horizon have set the neutrino world abuzz.

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Piero Madau Wins Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

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Piero Madau, distinguished professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been chosen to receive the 2014 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, awarded jointly by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) to recognize outstanding work in astrophysics.

The prize honors Madau "for fundamental contributions to our understanding of the era of first light in the universe, the ionization and heating of the intergalactic medium, and the formation and evolution of galaxies."

Madau's research addresses key events in the early evolution of the universe, including the dawn of galaxies, the formation of the first stars and black holes, and the reionization and chemical enrichment of the intergalactic medium. The detailed history of the universe during these early formative stages is crucial to understanding galaxy formation and evolution. In recent years, his team has carried out some of the highest resolution computer simulations of the halo of dark matter that surrounds the Milky Way galaxy.

"Dr. Madau's work has helped pull back the curtain on pivotal events in the history of the universe, including the birth of stars and galaxies and the evolution of black holes," said Fred Dylla, AIP executive director and CEO. "The Heineman award recognizes his lifetime of prolific, impressive and influential achievements."

AAS President David Helfand recalled an evening meal he once shared with the now renowned researcher: "When I was on sabbatical in Cambridge about 20 years ago, I had Piero to dinner. We had an interesting conversation about brick-laying, a subject in which he has some expertise and to which he thought he might return if this astrophysics thing didn't work out. Well, over the past two decades, brick-laying he has done -- in most areas of modern cosmology -- and the Heineman Prize is an apt recognition of his many contributions."

Madau earned his B.S. in physics at the University of Florence and his Ph.D. in astrophysics at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy. He spent several years as an astronomer at the Space Science Telescope Institute in Baltimore, and he served as assistant director of research at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, before joining the UCSC faculty in 2000.

The Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics was established in 1979 and is funded by the Heineman Foundation. The prize, which consists of an award for $10,000 and a certificate, will be presented at a future meeting of the AAS.

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Lowell Observatory’s Deidre Hunter Wins Prestigious Education Prize

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Deidre Hunter, longtime astronomer at Lowell Observatory, has been chosen as the 2014 recipient of the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) Education Prize.

The AAS awards this prize annually "to recognize outstanding contributions to the education of the public, students and/or the next generation of professional astronomers." Hunter was chosen "for co-founding and successfully running for the last 17 years a science and astronomy education program for 5th-8th grade Navajo-Hopi students and their teachers (of Arizona, and New Mexico), a historically underserved and culturally isolated population."

Hunter, who in addition to her duties as an astronomer serves as Lowell's Deputy Director for Science, has worked at Lowell since 1986, primarily studying the nature and behavior of tiny irregular galaxies. Not content to simply carry out research, Hunter has long been a proponent of education and in 1996 founded the Lowell Observatory Navajo-Hopi Astronomy Outreach program -- with colleague Amanda Bosh -- to reach underserved Native communities.

Hunter lists the specific goals of this program as twofold: to help teachers get Navajo and Hopi children excited about astronomy and to help teachers of Navajo and Hopi students learn about astronomy and astronomy activities so that they will be better able to incorporate astronomy in their classrooms.

Hunter responded to news of the award, "I'm stunned. There are many people working very hard at astronomy education and people doing incredibly innovative things. This is just one program. But those of us carrying out this program appreciate the encouragement this award means."

She added, "Over the past 17 years 21 astronomers and about 75 teachers have partnered under the Lowell Observatory Navajo-Hopi Astronomy Outreach Program. Many other people at Lowell have helped with the teacher workshops. These people make this program what it is."

The AAS was founded in 1899 and is the major professional organization in North America for astronomers. It has granted a prize for education since 1992, when Carl Sagan won the inaugural award.

Lowell director Jeff Hall said, "I'm delighted the American Astronomical Society has given Deidre the honor of one of its major annual prizes, and appreciate the Society's recognition of her many years of effort designing, seeking funding for, and carrying out an outreach program that has gained renown nationwide. She's an inspiring science educator, and I look forward to seeing the program continue to thrive in years to come."

The AAS also awarded former Lowell research associate Emily Levesque with the Annie Jump Cannon Award, given to an outstanding female astronomer within five years of receiving her Ph.D.

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