To commemorate World Space Week, the Royal Astronomical Society will stream live views of the planet Uranus in three separate webcasts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 8-10), and you can see it live here. Join astronomers and planetary researchers from the University of Leicester as they observe Uranus utilizing NASAs Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The webcasts start every day at 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT) and will end at 11:55 a.m. EDT (1555 GMT). You can watch live webcasts reside in the window above, courtesy of the Royal Astronomical Society, or tune in by means of YouTube.Related: Top 5 strange realities about mysterious UranusNASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft captured this image of the planet Uranus on Dec. 18, 1986. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)Astronomers and planetary researchers from the University of Leicester are to lead devoted livestream observations of Uranus in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) to bring live imagery of the world to the public in the UK and around the world.Members of the public are invited to see live video of the ice giant– 50,000 kilometres across and practically 3 billion kilometres from Earth– as the professionals look to measure and analyse numerous elements of its environment across 3 days of observations using NASAs Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Uranus was very first found by Sir William Herschel in 1781, utilizing a small telescope in his back garden in Bath. Herschel went on to become the founding president of the RAS in 1820. The partnership follows an extremely effective RAS livestream in 2020, likewise led by Leicester researchers, which observed the shadow of the moon Ganymede pass throughout the face of Jupiter in genuine time.Observations of Uranus will take location from 9.00 am to 4.55 pm (BST) on Friday 8, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October 2021, and will be offered to see on the RAS YouTube channel.The observations will be led by Leicester PhD student Emma Thomas. She said:”Over these three days of observations, we will be constructing up the most in-depth infrared map of Uranus that we have ever completed (a full 360 degrees longitude), and by doing this we hope to spot and fully map the southern infrared aurora for the very first time ever.””My area of research study is to examine and completely map the infrared aurorae at Uranus, which is done by analysing spectra (looking at the various wavelengths of light gotten from Uranus) from telescopes such as IRTF, Keck (likewise on Hawaii), and the Very Large Telescope in Chile.””The aurora of Uranus has been an enduring mystery considering that the first detection of near infrared emissions back in 1993, but in the last four years we have started to take the initial steps in understanding the strange and fantastic aurorae we see at Uranus.”Dr Tom Stallard, Associate Professor in Planetary Astronomy at the University of Leicester, included:”We were blown away by the reaction to our livestream of Jupiter in 2015 and eagerly anticipate working together with the RAS as soon as again as we focus on Uranus.”Its actually interesting to be able to share the adventure of live observations such as this, as the group– led by Emma– aim to map the emissions from a formerly uncharted corner of our Solar System.”Lucinda Offer, Education, Outreach and Events Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society, added:”Were really delighted to be able to share this live stream event from Hawaii with the general public so individuals can discover more about what astronomers do, as the groups in Leicester, Hawaii and at the RAS follow in Herschels footsteps. 240 years on Uranus is still a mysterious world, and in celebration of Women in Space for World Space Week, Emma and her coworkers will reveal us how astronomers are gradually unlocking its tricks.”As well as real-time observations of Uranus, each live stream will also feature expert guests from the Royal Astronomical Society, University of Leicester and other research study organizations consisting of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). There will be opportunities to put concerns to the scientists and more on how our understanding of this remote planet has altered over the past two and a half centuries.Leicester researchers have actually also been designated time on the prominent James Webb Space Telescope, the most advanced observatory ever developed, after it introduces later on in 2021. Dr Henrik Melin and Dr Leigh Fletcher, both of the School of Physics and Astronomy, are amongst the specialists who will study composition of the worlds atmosphere, in a variety of various spectra utilizing JWST. Dr Melin is thought about a world specialist in measuring the Uranus ionosphere with infrared measurements, and recently provided his research study at the Royal Society.Guests can register for the livestream complimentary of charge on Eventbrite.Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook.
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)Astronomers and planetary scientists from the University of Leicester are to lead devoted livestream observations of Uranus in collaboration with the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) to bring live images of the world to the public in the UK and around the world.Members of the public are invited to see live footage of the ice giant– 50,000 kilometres across and practically 3 billion kilometres from Earth– as the experts look to determine and analyse various elements of its environment across three days of observations utilizing NASAs Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.”The aurora of Uranus has actually been an enduring mystery given that the very first detection of near infrared emissions back in 1993, however in the last four years we have actually begun to take the first actions in understanding the wonderful and unusual aurorae we see at Uranus.”As well as real-time observations of Uranus, each live stream will also feature expert guests from the Royal Astronomical Society, University of Leicester and other research institutions including the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).