The Open Universe and Data-driven Astronomy

2018/10/08 by Priya Shah, Shah, Priya
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.IM #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1810.03318

2 pages, Poster in IAU's role on global astronomy outreach, the latest challenges and bridging different communities, to Appear in Astronomy in Focus, IAU, GA

arxiv created 2018/10/08 · openalex publication_date 2018/10/08 · arxiv updated 2018/10/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Activities related to access to astronomical facilities and data could offer an effective, entry-level path for outreach and astronomy education. The Government of Italy proposed the Open Universe initiative that was adopted by the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs. Education in astronomy is a key method to promoting rational thinking and the scientific method. We shall discuss how new methods using available data need to be used for outreach and education to help vizualise and understand actual data. We shall show, using GAIA DR2 data, how present data analysis and visualization tools can be used to identify star clusters, moving groups and runaway stars. Thus, with this example, real data can be used to understand stellar dynamics in the galaxy.

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