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I don't found any post about Stardust@Home so I created a new thread.
Stardust@Home is a distributed search by volunteers for interstellar dust in the Stardust interstellar dust collector. Volunteers have to pre-register for an expected start in spring of 2006. You will also have to pass a test to be qualified for the search. Indeed, unlike the distributed computer projects running in background tasks, this project is using your eyes to scan "focus movies" thanks to a Virtual Microscope. ![]() According to estimations, there should be about 45 interstellar dust impacts in the collector. Besides the satisfaction of contributing actively to this sample return project, your name will appear as a co-author on the paper announcing the discovery of the particle. ![]() http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ Rakhir |
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The stardust info I read said that there were expected to be "several dozen" particles trapped in the collector. If there are about 100 particles to be viewed in the eventual 700,000 focus movies, that would be about one per 7,000 movies. It would be a shame to view thousands of movies and then miss the one particle that was present in them.
![]() I recall there were to be test movies presented every so often similar to the instructional movies containing examples of particles. I wonder how often. I would think there are more test particle images than real particles scattered amongst the movies. I wonder if they will tell you if you have identified a test particle image. |
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