Astro-COLIBRI

iOS Universel / Education

Flares of known astronomical sources and new transient phenomena occur on different timescales, from sub-seconds to several days or weeks. The discovery potential of both serendipitous observations and multi-messenger and multi-wavelength follow-up observations could be maximized with a tool which allows for quickly acquiring an overview over both persistent sources as well as transient events in the relevant phase space. Astro-COLIBRI's architecture comprises a RESTful API, a real-time database, a cloud-based alert system and a website as well as an app as clients for users. The structure of Astro-COLIBRI is optimized for performance and reliability and exploits concepts such as multi-index database queries, a global content delivery network (CDN), and direct data streams from the database to the clients to allow for a seemless user experience. Astro-COLIBRI evaluates incoming VOEvent messages of astronomical observations in real time, filters them by user specified criteria and puts them into their MWL and MM context. The clients provide a graphical representation with an easy to grasp summary of the relevant data to allow for the fast identification of interesting phenomena and provides an assessement of observing conditions at a large selection of observatories around the world.

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

- Major Navigation Update: You can now swipe between screens and access a new Filters & Legends area via the side menu.
- Enhanced Info Screen: A redesigned layout features clickable areas for photometry and external links, plus the ability to enlarge and share images.
- Interactive SkyMap: Events on the SkyMap are now selectable, and manual zoom buttons have been added.
- New Scientific Data: Added a "Star" event class, LAST Observatory integration, and access to RAPAS photometric observations.
- Improvements: Better layout for tablet screens, general performance enhancements, and bug fixes.