Measure A Supernova With YOUR DATA! - M1 Crab Nebula

Hey folks,
another round of astro-science done from our backyard!
Can we measure the proper motion of far distant supernova explosions using our amateur equipment? YES WE CAN! So let's go!
-Chris
#telescope #supernova #stem

[@ishanr8697]

Super cool, will recommend this to my Physics students if they're looking for an Astro project!

[@catchingphotons]

Very nice! It's a super fun thing to do!

[@avt_astro206]

Absolutely impressive. this Is Real Astronomy, makes me wanna Try Something like this. I have Actually Been trying to Measure the parallax of Sirius Just As An experiment! Professional Astronomers Use Doppler shifting from a specific wavelength of light to actually see The change in wavelength, in this case as The Nebula is Coming towards us so it's Kind of Blue Shifted!

[@catchingphotons]

Uh great! Did the parallax measurement work? That's an excellent idea and I'll definitely try this one day.
My next project is the detection of a known exo-planet. I think my 6" might be on the edge of what is doable but it's worth a try anyway!
Cheers and clear skies!

[@avt_astro206]

@@catchingphotons I'm not Done with it yet, Let's Wait for another 6 months :- )

[@GarnettLeary]

Fantastic video topic and demonstration

[@catchingphotons]

Thanks!!

[@Btsproofforever]

Your videos are explainable and amazing keep going:)

[@catchingphotons]

Thanks for your heartwarming comment!

[@astrojourneyuk]

What a great video! Love it!

[@catchingphotons]

Thanks man! Very much appreciated!! 😎👍

[@kenglennie7219]

Impressive the way you teach this info, just a side note maybe this can be used to calculate rate of spin on Galaxies for example, something to look into?

[@catchingphotons]

Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated.
The spin rate of galaxies is determined by splitting the light into its spectrum and looking for characteristic wave lengths. They will be shifted ever so slightly due to the Doppler effect. Light coming towards you will be shifted to the blue, light moving away from you will be shifted to the red side of the spectrum.
Thereby you can determine the rotation rate of the galaxy.

[@YassineKAOUANE]

mindblowing. 🤯🤯

[@catchingphotons]

Indeed! It's super cool what one can do with modest equipment! Cheers!

[@mrlittlefinger1516]

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[@catchingphotons]

😎👍

[@mrlittlefinger1516]

Thanks