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and the next meeting is imminent:
The next telecon (monthly meeting) is tomorrow!
Date: Tuesday, March 25th
Time: 1300h CDT/ 1400h EST / 1900 FR / 1800h UTC
Zoom Link: https://umn.zoom.us/j/8068498577Agenda:
1. Review of activities from the last month. How do you all feel about the alert system?
2. Update on the pre-processing manual.
3. Update on KNC Utilities (FORGE, use of KNC website for images)
4. Update on social media posts.
5. Update on monthly photo challenge: Deep Sky Objects. Currently, no one has submitted any NEW images. If these are not topics you are interested in, please let me know.
6. Update on topic requests. This form has had a few submissions. Thank you!
7. A short presentation by KNC member, Thierry Midavaine, on a topic of interest; a new technology from a company called Prophesee that could be applied to CMOS arrays where you can use machine learning to analyze the rise and fade of each pixel in an image.Regards,
Cristina Andrade
Research Professional | MN Institute for Astrophysics
The Kilonova Catcher Core Team
http://kilonovacatcher.in2p3.fr/