Essays about: "Observatory"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 78 essays containing the word Observatory.

  1. 11. Determining the alignment of Solar Orbiter instruments STIX and EUI during solar flares

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för rymdfysik, Uppsalaavdelningen

    Author : Sofia Tynelius; [2022]
    Keywords : Solar flares; the Sun; STIX; EUI; alignment; pointing;

    Abstract : Solar Orbiter is a mission launched in 2020 that will take images closer than ever of the Sun. It has ten instruments on board, including The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) and The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI). READ MORE

  3. 12. Global Cultures – Critical Zone Observatories of Everyday Objects : (A Global Environmental History of Yogurt)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Leni Charbonneau; [2022]
    Keywords : yogurt; biofilm; critical zone observatory; microbiopolitics; probiotic; microbial biodiversity; new materialism; OOO;

    Abstract : This study turns to what is for many an everyday item – yogurt – as a critical zone observatory, a synergistic, place-based laboratory which aims to integrate heterogenous representations of planetary phenomena as they are registered at a common surface. Yogurt has an impressive cultural endurance largely derived from its prominence in various paradigms of health. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Social Contract of Live Streaming : A Case Study of Four Streams on Twitch.tv

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Desislava Atanasova; Oliver Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Gaming culture; Immersive data collection; Live-streaming; Netnography; Online chat rooms; Social Contract Theory; Twitch.tv; Fördjupande datainsamling; Kontraktualism; Live-streaming; Netnografi; Online chattrum; Tv-spels kultur; Twitch.tv;

    Abstract : This thesis asks how unique and different communities are formed and facilitated on the live-streaming platform Twitch.tv. Twitch was chosen for its relevance to gaming culture as well as its higher number of users comparatively to its contemporaries. READ MORE

  5. 14. Qualitative assessment of the contribution of permanent highway observatories to socio-economic evaluations in France

    University essay from KTH/Systemanalys och ekonomi

    Author : Robin Gaborit; [2021]
    Keywords : permanent observatory; highway; socio-economic evaluation;

    Abstract : This degree project was carried out at the transport design office Setec International, in Paris, from August 3rd to December 18th, 2020. I was part of the team in charge of the post-evaluation of the A150 highway. READ MORE

  6. 15. Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Bayesian Inference for Gravitational Waves

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Christine Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Gravitational Waves; LISA; LISA mission; Bayesian Inference; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; MCMC; Bayes’ Theorem; stochastic sampling; Metropolis Hastings; histograms; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a space borne gravitational wave detec- tor set to launch in 2034, with the objective of detecting and studying the Gravitational Waves (GWs) of our universe. So far, ground-based detectors such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have been successful in detecting GWs, but the limitations of ground based detectors is what makes LISA so special. READ MORE