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Can a spherically symmetrical cat flying in space in a spacesuit be considered a planet?
A planet is a relatively large (from 1000 km) spherically symmetric body, which must necessarily revolve around a star or be an orphan planet, and in which thermonuclear fusion reactions have never occurred and cannot occur.
Meanwhile, today is International Black Cat Day!
Сats may not be planets, but they are still purring universes of their own.
Today, our Sunday column #astroprograms is back in your feeds again 👽
It is dedicated to useful programs that our students use in their own research.
But today we will tell you about one interesting astronomical platform - Gaia Vari - a citizen science project, which consists in the classification of variable objects from data collected by the Gaia space telescope.
Its Ukrainian translation was created by a member of our team, Ulyana Pylypenko.
#mastodon #astronomy #ukraine #science #space
Why do scientists study variable stars? ☄️ Have you ever heard about such stars before?
The study of variable stars is one of the main tools for discovering new physical phenomena and laws of nature.
We may better comprehend what is going on with the fixed stars by studying them in various states, under various settings, at various periods, and with the use of various technologies.
Astronomical NUAAR kitties wish you a warm morning and good week 😸
Today, August 8, is International Kitty Day.
This is an unofficial (official in our community! 😼) holiday, started in 2002 by the International Fund for the Protection of Animals.
On this day, it is customary to thank cats for their merits, honor them and love them (always)💫
We are grateful to cats for inspiring us!
#astronomy #cats #mastodon #ukraine #science #photography #kittens
Hello everyome!
We continue our Sunday column #astroprograms 👽
It is dedicated to useful programs that our students use in their own research.
PerAnSo is one of the best astronomical tools for studying lunar phenomena in space: Cepheid pulsations, orbital motion of binary systems, lunar measurement of distant quasars and more!
Peranso 3 is the leading light curve and period analysis software in astronomy. 🔭
Hello to everyone!✨
To prevent controversy among the scientific community, we have a small addition about the discovery of a new nebula 🌌
The Ukrainian Vlad Sazhen really found a new object in the Cepheus constellation, because none of the databases we checked contain information about the object with the coordinates specified by Vlad.There is no doubt that this guy made a real discovery, but to be sure, it must be confirmed by at least two independent facts of registration.
#mastodon #science
On our website, the article "Astronomy in Ukraine without decorations.." was significantly expanded and improved 🚀
From now on in the material:
▪️ even more statistical data that give a clear idea of the state of Ukrainian astronomy;
▪️significant discoveries and achievements of Ukrainian astronomers;
▪️ key problems of Ukrainian astronomy and options for solving them;
▪️contribution of our NUAAR team to the development of astronomy in Ukraine.
We continue our Sunday column #astroprograms 👽
It is dedicated to useful programs that our students use in their own research.
iSpec is a utility for working with the spectra of stars, namely the determination of stellar atmospheric parameters and the chemical composition of a star using two major astrophysical methods.
