🔭 Turn amateur telescopes into a global turbulence sensor network! Apply for this unique internship at the crossroads of astronomy, optics & data science with Unistellar, LAM & Miratlas! 🚀✨
🚀 I𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 Marseille Adaptive Optics! 🌍✨ Measuring and predicting atmospheric turbulence is a key challenge for both astronomy and optical satellite communications. Today, observatories rely on dedicated (and costly) monitoring stations, but what if we could leverage a global network of amateur astronomers instead? 🔭 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮: UNISTELLAR's new Odyssey telescopes (85 mm) could be used as a distributed sensor network to measure turbulence. With over 100,000 observations per year, this data could feed predictive models and help optimize the deployment of optical communication stations. 🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: The goal is to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of estimating turbulence using UNISTELLAR telescopes. This will involve simulations and real observations at Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP), working with UNISTELLAR and Miratlas systems to validate the method. 📍 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Location: Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), in partnership with UNISTELLAR, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab & Miratlas. Funding: Internship funded by UNISTELLAR Duration: 4 to 6 months. Observations: Travel to OHP (expenses covered). 💡 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: ✅ Basic knowledge of image processing and optics. ✅ Experience with scientific programming (Python, Matlab, etc.). ✅ Interest in instrumental astronomy This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of observational astronomy, instrumentation, and data science, while contributing to an innovative citizen science project! 🔗 If you're interested or know someone who might be, feel free to reach out! 🚀