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The Cosmic Diary is not just about astronomy. It's more about what it is like to be an astronomer.

The Cosmic Diary aims to put a human face on astronomy: professional scientists will blog in text and images about their lives, families, friends, hobbies and interests, as well as their work, their latest research findings and the challenges that face them. The bloggers represent a vibrant cross-section of female and male working astronomers from around the world, coming from five different continents. Outside the observatories, labs and offices they are musicians, mothers, photographers, athletes, amateur astronomers. At work, they are managers, observers, graduate students, grant proposers, instrument builders and data analysts.

Throughout this project, all the bloggers will be asked to explain one particular aspect of their work to the public. In a true exercise of science communication, these scientists will use easy-to-understand language to translate the nuts and bolts of their scientific research into a popular science article. This will be their challenge.

Task Group:

Mariana Barrosa (Portugal, ESO ePOD)
Nuno Marques (Portugal, Web Developer)
Lee Pullen (UK, Freelance Science Communicator)
André Roquette (Portugal, ESO ePOD)

Jack Oughton (UK, Freelance Science Communicator)
Alice Enevoldsen (USA, Pacific Science Center)
Alberto Krone Martins (Brazil, Uni. S. Paulo / Uni. Bordeaux)
Kevin Govender (South Africa, S. A. A. O.)
Avivah Yamani (Indonesia, Rigel Kentaurus)
Henri Boffin (Belgium, ESO ePOD)

July 22 eclipse: Public release of Hinode eclipse movie

Partially occulted Sun viewd from Hinode

Partially occulted Sun viewd from Hinode

Total eclipse can be watched in southern Japan and China next Wednesday (July 22).  “Hinode” satellite will meet a deep partial eclipse around 1UT on July 22, when the satellite flies from west China to India.  At this time, X-ray telescope (XRT) onboard Hinode will take series of X-ray full Sun with high cadence. The movie will show that the shadowed Moon is passing over the X-ray corona. The Hinode operation team has a plan to release this movie to the public immediately after the data is delivered to ISAS/JAXA, Sagamihara. The movie will be available from the following address (sorry, only in Japanese).

いよいよ来週水曜日(7/22)は皆既日食の日です。「ひので」衛星は、日本時間午前１０時ころに中国奥地からインド上空を飛翔中に部分日食に遭遇する予定です。その際、「ひので」のX線望遠鏡は、X線で太陽全面を連続的に撮影します。太陽コロナを背景に黒い月が通過していく様子がとらえられるだろう。「ひので」運用チームは、このX線画像のムービを可能な限り短時間で地上に降ろして、一般の方々が見れるように準備しています。詳しい情報は下記を見てください。

http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/solar/eclipse/

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