Miguel R. Alarcon

Using old data, and cloud computing scientists working at the Asteroid Institute identified 27,500 new asteroids. These were objects that had been imaged in the past but hadn't had orbits calculated from those images. And a big part of this is because there's new algorithms that can exploit massive increases in computer power available today.

☄️ Using observations made with the @GTCtelescope, a study led from the #IACastrofísica and the @unicomplutense has confirmed a new Trojan asteroid that shares an orbit with Mars 🔴 ℹ️ ow.ly/AUaW50QXY5V 🖼️ Gabriel Pérez (SMM, IAC)

The citizen scientists at @ActiveAsteroids announced the discoveries of 15 rare active asteroids! Congratulations to Colin Chandler & the team! science.nasa.gov/get-involved/c…

One of our latest works, published this month on A&A aanda.org/articles/aa/fu… Once again, the rapid first-response capability of the Canary Islands Observatories (GTC & TTT telescopes) has contributed to a significant advancement in our knowledge of Near-Earth Objects.

Meet the fastest large telescope in the world, the 8.4m Simonyi Survey Telescope at the heart of @VRubinObs. 200+ tons of glass and steel, able to make a 180° turn in less than 20 seconds.

I'm starting a curated list of interactive machine learning demos: github.com/MilesCranmer/a…. Looking for more suggestions! My plan is to incorporate some into the ML modules of Cambridge's new MPhil in Data Intensive Science, as a way to hone students' intuition.

La semana pasada nos encontrábamos en el sur de Groenlandia, retransmitiendo las auroras boreales que veíamos desde el campamento Fletanes, frente al glaciar Qaleraliq. Una experiencia inolvidable, que puedes ver aquí ⬇️ ow.ly/6Ygf50PKaZi

We found our first potentially hazardous asteroid, 2022 SF289, using the HelioLinC3D code that will power @VRubinObs's LSST survey!! Written by @uwdirac's Ari Heinze, the new code can identify asteroids with half the observations as needed before. washington.edu/news/2023/07/3… . 🧵 👇

And @jgserrb will be presenting his work on the genomic history of the Canary Islands in poster #961

Durante la duración de la emergencia volcánica, que nos ha obligado a permanecer cerrados para proteger el telescopio, hemos aprovechado para instalar nuestra nueva plataforma de manteniendo de media luna HMP (Half Moon Plarform).

Astrónomos de @astrosabadell junto con los Técnicos de Operaciones Telescópicas del @IAC_Astrofisica han detectado con el telescopio #IAC80 del #OTTenerife el débil tránsito del #exoplaneta WASP-156b. ℹ️ ow.ly/Igaz50GNKQ4 📸 Daniel Lopez/IAC 📈 #ExoClock @ArielTelescope

A simulated image of the solar system around a nearby star at 10 microns with an ELT like TMT or GMT. Just sayin' ... #Astro2020

All 6 huge filters for the @VRubinObs camera have been fabricated, coated & delivered to @SLAClab! The 3200-megapixel Legacy Survey of Space & Time Camera will be the largest digital camera ever built. ow.ly/AJvA50Gy2C7 Credit:@Livermore_Lab/G.McLeod

Los últimos trabajos del grupo @EELabs_eu, portada de la revista @astronomia_mag de noviembre.

The paper describing design, construction and deployment of our prototype GOTO instrument on La Palma has now been accepted by @RAS_Journals! An important milestone for our collaboration, but we're already working hard on the next stage of upgrades arxiv.org/abs/2110.05539

Nuestro compañero Jaime Zamorano (@cefalopodo), galardonado con el Crawford Hunter Lifetime Achievement Award de la @IDADarkSky por su lucha contra la contaminación lumínica. ¡Enhorabuena por ese merecidísimo reconocimiento! ➡️ sea-astronomia.es/noticias/jaime…

❗️Nuevas oportunidades para trabajar en los Observatorios de Canarias (@IAC_Astrofisica ) El @TOG_IAC convoca 2 nuevas plazas para titulados en Física, Matemáticas o Ingeniería: Operador de Telescopios: iac.es/es/ofertas-de-… Ing. de Software: iac.es/es/ofertas-de-…

Comunicado del @IAC_Astrofisica sobre la erupción volcánica en La Palma Enlace al texto completo: ow.ly/JKsX50Gg6ZP

Medir la oscuridad en lugares remotos 🔎📊💡 Así es el nuevo fotómetro SG-WAS que ayudará a conocer el impacto de la luz artificial nocturna sobre las áreas naturales protegidas de la Macaronesia para @EELabs_eu ℹ️ ow.ly/D4tO50GawZK 📸 Miguel Rodríguez Alarcón (IAC)

A powerful experimental laser, based on ESO technology and developed with MPB Communications and @toptica_ag , passed a key test at @avso_de . Its eventual home will be at the @ESA Optical Ground Station in Tenerife. 🔗 eso.org/public/announc… Credit: F. Kamphues/ @ESO