
국제천문연맹(IAU) 창설 100주년을 기념하는 다양한 정보와 자료를 공유하는 게시판
- 2019년은 국제천문연맹(IAU, International Astronomical Union)이 창설된지 100년이 되는 해입니다.
- 대한민국 임시정부가 수립되었던 1919년, 전 세계 79개국 12,000명의 회원으로 시작한 국제천문연맹은 지난 1세기 동안 수 많은 천문학적인 발견과 과학적 지식을 전 인류에게 확산하는 성과를 이루었습니다.
- IAU100 사이트는 국제천문연맹 창설 100주년을 기념하기 위한 다양한 자료과 정보를 공유하기 위해 만들어졌으며, 이를 통해 많은 시민들과 학생들, 학자들이 인류의 유산이라 할 수있는 천문학적 발견의 즐거움을 나누고자 합니다.
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No. 6
IAU자료실
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D03.1.A_WWII technologies
WORLD WAR II TECHNOLOGIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
ADVANCED OPTICS CONTROL SYSTEMS EARLY COMPUTERS NUCLEAR FISSION JET ENGINES RADAR ROCKETS
WORLD WAR II TECHNOLOGIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
D03.2.A._Dark times and culture
WORLD WAR II TECHNOLOGIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
ADVANCED OPTICS CONTROL SYSTEMS EARLY COMPUTERS NUCLEAR FISSION JET ENGINES RADAR ROCKETS
THE DARK TIMES, COSMOS AND CULTURE
During and following the dark times of the World Wars, literature and culture offered an intellectual escape and glimmer of hope. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's novella "The Little Prince" depicted the story of a little boy from a tiny asteroid who travelled between planets. This tale became one of the most iconic 20th-century pieces of literature. Work by Kenji Miyazawa ("Night on the Galactic Railroad”) also shaped the imagination of entire generations. This period is now regarded as the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Fictional journeys through the stars and visits to imaginary worlds became a vehicle to address deep, existential questions about the meaning of life, happiness, and our place in the Universe.
01 LE PETITE PRINCE, ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY
02 NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILOAD, KENJI MIYAZAWA
03 LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN,
04 THE NAKED SUN, ISAAC ASIMOV
Credit: 01. Fondation Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 02. Kenji Miyazawa, 03. Herge / Moulinsart, 04. Isaac Asimov / Doubleday Science Fiction
WORLD WAR II TECHNOLOGIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
THE DARK TIMES, COSMOS AND CULTURE
D03.3.1._HarvardComputers
HARVARD COMPUTERS
Major innovations of the 19th century, including photography and spectroscopy, helped lead astronomy to evolve into astrophysics. Telescopes began generating massive quantities of observational data, which needed to be interpreted into numbers and tables for researchers to analyse. Prior to the invention of computers, all necessary calculations were performed manually. Notably, the Harvard College Observatory employed a number of women as skilled workers to process astronomical data at the turn of the 20th century. Known as “Harvard Computers”, these women analysed images and revolutionised the world of observational astronomy, supporting the birth of modern cosmology. Many went on to become distinguished scientists in their own right, including Henrietta Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Annie Jump Cannon.
Credit: Harvard University Archives
Credit: Charles Reynes
D03.4.1. and others_Post-war IAU
THE UNITING ROLE OF THE IAU POST-WAR
The first decades of the International Astronomical Union(IAU) were characterised by diplomatic cand political circumstances. After World War II, the IAU rediscovered itself diplomatic and political circumstances. After World War II, the IAU rediscovered itself in a somewhat new, uniting role: bringing together a deeply conflicted community via the means of science. In the second half of the 20th century, the astronomical community expanded significantly, with larger numbers of researchers from diverse backgrounds joining the organisation. The IAU grew from a small organisation of elite researchers to an increasingly inclusive embodiment of the global research community, including increased participation of female members, young scientists, and astronomers from minorities and developing countries. It also outgrew its initial role focussed on science, diplomacy and the naming of celestial objects, embracing new efforts in outreach, education and development.
Credit: 01. & 03. International Astronomical Union, 02. American Institute of Physics
SCIENCE DIPLOMACY NAMING EDUCATION OUTREACH DEVELOPMENT
01.: IAU GA ROME, 1922
02.: IAU GA ZURICH, 1948
03.: IAU GA BERKELEY, 1961
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IAU100] Above & Beyond Exhibition Decade2 ai자료 압축파일 입니다.
D02.1.1.R_HBML What are stars
WHAT ARE STARS?
Stars are glowing spheres of gas. Cecillia Payne-Gaposchkin was the first to suggest that stars are primarily made of hydrogen and helium in 1925. At a star’s centre is a dense, burning core where nuclear fusion occurs. Anticipated by Arthur Eddington in the 1920s, the nuclear process that power stars would only be fully proven in the late 1930s by Hans Bethe.
STELLAR ENERGY
We long wondered what makes stars shine ? Fire? Coal? To explain what fuels a star, physicists first set out to understand the structure of atoms to uncover the hidden power of nuclear reactions. Stars shine because of these reactions at their core. In 1937, the work of Hans Bethe shed light on the different ways hydrogen can fuse into helium. This meant that the origin and nature of stars was no longer a complete mystery. Further studies contributed to developing the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis, which explains how different chemical elements are forged through different nuclear fusion reactions at different stages of a star’s life-cycle.
CHANDRASEKHAR LIMIT - 1,4 M
Named after the Indian-American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Chandrasekhar limit is an important value for astronomy. He determined that a compact, evolved star (known as a white dwarf) is 1.4 times more massive than our Sun is too massive to remain stable. After this limit, the force of gravity causes the white dwarf star to collapse into a dense core remnant or even a black hole.
D02.1.2.INFO and others_HBML info board
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HUBBLE-LEMAITRE LAW
Thanks to Albert Einstein and his equations of General Relativity, we finally had the tools to study the Universe on the largest scales. Subsequent studies by Georges Lemaitre suggested that space is expanding: every point in space, for example every galaxy, grows further apart from each other as time passes. This was soon confirmed by the observations of Edwin Hubble and collaborators, who proved the expansion of the Universe in 1929. They observed that the further galaxies are, the faster they move apart. This relationship was called the "Hubble constant" and was initially estimated by Hubble at 500 km/s/Mpc*, but has since been narrowed to 73.5 km/s/Mpc at the turn of the 21st century.
*A parsec is a unit used to express distances in space. One parsec is equal to 3.26 light-years.
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HUBBLE-LEMAITRE LAW
Thanks to Albert Einstein and his equations of General Relativity, we finally had the tools to study the Universe on the largest scales. Subsequent studies by Georges Lemaitre suggested that space is expanding: every point in space, for example every galaxy, grows further apart from each other as time passes. This was soon confirmed by the observations of Edwin Hubble and collaborators, who proved the expansion of the Universe in 1929. They observed that the further galaxies are, the faster they move apart. This relationship was called Hubble law and introduced the Hubble constant, initially estimated at 500 km/s/Mpc*, since then narrowed to 73.5 km/s/Mpc at the turn of the 21st century.
*A parsec (pc) is a unit used to express distances in space. One parsec is equal to 3.26 light-years. A megaparsec (Mpc) is equal to a million parsecs.
D02.2.1.A._.D02.2.1.R_D02.2.2._Radioastronomy
UNIVERSE IN RADIO WAVES
KARL JANSKY EXPLAINING SOURCE OF RADIO EMISSION
Credit: Bell Laboratories / Nokia Corporation
ANTENNAS OF MEERKAT RADIO TELESCOPE WHICH IS A PRECURSOR TO THE SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY
Credit: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)
UNIVERSE IN RADIO WAVES
RADIO ANTENNA USED BY KARL JANSKY TO DISCOVER RADIO EMISSION AT THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY
There is more to the Universe than meets the eye. The development of radio astronomy became a key step in strengthening our toolkit for studying the Universe. In 1933, Karl Jansky
was busy developing the trans-Atlantic radio telephone service when he accidentally detected radio signals coming from a distance source: the centre of the Milky Way. This lead to important developments of radio techniques, primarily during World War II, that forged our modern telecommunications landscape and opened new ways of perceiving the Universe. As a result, we have since discovered pulsars, quasars, radio galaxies, and many other extreme cosmic environments and events.
Credit: Bell Laboratories / Nokia Corporation
D02.3.1._The War of the Worlds
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
In 1938, the radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ book "The War of the Worlds", narrated and directed by Orson Welles, allegedly caused widespread panic in the USA. The narration convinced listeners across the country that a Martian invasion of Earth was taking place. This realistic radio dramatisation of the 1897 science fiction novel describing the alien attack was taken by some as genuine news during the tension prior to World War II.
Credit:
01. Alvim Correa, 02. Chicago Herald Examiner, 03. Daily News,
04. Associated Press
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D01.1.1.A_SW Hooker Telescope
HOOKER TELESCOPE MT. WILSON OBSERVATORY, USA
Completed in 1917, the Hooker Telescope was the largest and most precise astronomical instrument in the world for nearly three decades, leading the way for an exciting new era in stellar and extragalactic research.
Observations conducted with this telescope helped astronomers prove that there is much more to the Universe than our local hub of stars in the Milky Way, which is but one of a myriad of galaxies. It has also allowed us to measure the size of the star Betelgeuse for the first time and to identify early clues for the existence of the mysterious dark matter. Even over 100 years later, this remarkable monument of observational astronomy is still used today for science outreach and by visitors who can observe the cloudless skies of California.
Credit: Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California
EARLY SCI-FI AND THE ANTICIPATION OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
With the onset of cinematography and radio transmission, the beginning of the 20th century brought a revolution in new forms of media. The live broadcast and the motion picture added new layers of storytelling and immersion that allowed writers, directors and producers to explore science and technology inspired futures, taking them beyond the realm of literature.
01 Das Himmelschiff [A Trip To Mars], Denmark 1919
02 Аэлита [Aelita], Soviet Union 1924
03 Algol. Tragodie der Macht [Algol: Tragedy of Power], Germany 1920
04 The Skylark of Space, USA 1915-1920
D01.1.1.R._SW external walls
ABOVE AND BEYOND 1919?2019
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
- HOW DO STARS FORM AND SHINE?
- IS THERE LIFE ELSEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE?
- WHAT IS THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE?
D01.1.4.A_SW Solar Eclipse
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE
UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 29 MAY 1919
Once a total solar eclipse is witnessed, such an event cannot be forgotten. For centuries, total solar eclipses were perceived as frightening, almost mystical events. The short period during which day turns into night is a spectacle caused by the Moon blocking the Sun.
A century ago, this phenomenon was used to successfully test, for the first time, a novel theoretical concept coined by Albert Einstein: the General Theory of Relativity. Two expeditions led by Eddington & Dyson (Sao Tome and Principe) and Crommelin (Sobral, Brazil) were set out to observe an eclipse in May 1919. The researchers confirmed that the light of stars around the Sun is indeed deflected due to the solar mass in the amount predicted by Einstein’s theory.
Credit: Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society, Courtesy of the Royal Astronomical Society Library
STARLIGHT REFRACTION
D01.1.4.R_SW 1919 data-wall
WHAT IS THE UNIVERSE? IS EARTH THE ONLY LIVING PLANET?HOW DOES THE SUN FUNCTION? WILL WE BE EVER ABLE TO TRAVEL INTO SPACE? IS EINSTEIN RIGHT?
WHAT WE KNEW IN 1919
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL IAU MEMBERS: 207
NUMBER OF RESEARCH OBSERVATORIES AROUND THE WORLD: 100
DISTANCE OF OPTICAL OBSERVATION: 2.5 MILLION L.Y.
DISTANCE INTO SPACE REACHED BY HUMAN-MADE MACHINE: 0 KM
NUMBER OF KNOWN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ASTEROIDS: 0
NUMBER OF KNOWN PLANETS: 8
NUMBER OF KNOWN GALAXIES: 1
1 LIGHT YEAR (L.Y.) = 9.5 TRILLION KILOMETRES
DATA SOURCES: 1. INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION (1922), 2. & 5. MINOR PLANET CENTER / SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY, 3. OESH ET AL., THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 2016, 4. NASA/JPL, 6. HTTP://EXOPLANET.EU, 7. MARIO LIVIO (STSCI)
IS THERE MORE THAN ONE UNIVERSE? WILL WE EVER FIND A THEORY OF EVERYTHING? WHEN WILL WE DETECT AND ENCOUNTER EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE? WILL HUMANITY BECOME AN INTERPLANETARY CIVILIZATION? WAS EINSTEIN WRONG?
WHAT WE KNOW IN 2019
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL IAU MEMBERS: 12 380
NUMBER OF RESEARCH OBSERVATORIES AROUND THE WORLD: 2 099
DISTANCE OF OPTICAL OBSERVATION: ~32 BILLION L.Y.
DISTANCE INTO SPACE REACHED BY HUMAN-MADE MACHINE: 21.3 BILLION KM
NUMBER OF KNOWN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ASTEROIDS: 1 920
NUMBER OF KNOWN PLANETS: 3 812 + 8
NUMBER OF KNOWN GALAXIES: 100?200 BILLION
INFORMATION VALID FOR JULY 30TH, 2018
DATA SOURCES: 1. INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION, 2. & 5. MINOR PLANET CENTER / SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY, 3. OESH ET. AL. 2016, 4. NASA/JPL, 6. HTTP://EXOPLANET.EU, 7. MARIO LIVIO (STSCI)
D01.1.5.A.A._SW The Great Debate
THE GREAT DEBATE
In 1920, we were still trying to figure out the cosmic order. Two astronomers, Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis, confronted each other in an historic debate that argued the very nature of our galactic home: the Milky Way. Shapley held the opinion that the so-called ‘spiral nebulae’ (fuzzy, cloud-like objects observed in the sky) were in fact clouds belonging to our Milky Way like the Orion Nebula.
Curtis instead believed the spiral nebulae are themselves galaxies like our own Milky Way, that are much further into space and thus expanding our perceived size of the Universe. While both were backed by the best scientific evidence available at the time, the debate remained unsolved for a few years. When the first measurement of the distance to one such spiral ? Andromeda ? was made, Curtis was proved right. The spiral nebulae were large, distant, independent galaxies beyond our own, in a much larger Universe.
HARLOW SHAPLEY
"It seems to me that the evidence is opposed to the view that the spirals are individual galaxies comparable with our own. In fact, there appears as yet no reason for modifying the tentative hypothesis that the spirals are not composed of typical stars at all, but are truly nebulous objects"
Credit: Harvard University Archives
NEBULA OR GALAXY?
01 FLAME NEBULA
CREDIT: ESO/IDA/DANISH 1.5 M/R. GENDLER, J.-E. OVALDSEN, C. THONE AND C. FERON
02 TOBY JUB NEBULA
CREDIT: ESO
03 NGC 1300 GALAXY
CREDIT: NASA/ESA/HUBBLE HERITAGE TEAM (STSCI/AURA)
04 RING NEBULA
CREDIT: NASA/ESA/HUBBLE HERITAGE TEAM (STSCI/AURA)
05 SOMBRERO GALAXY
CREDIT: ESO
06 ESO 486-21 GALAXY
CREDIT: ESA/HUBBLE & NASA
HEBER CURTIS
"The evidence points strongly to the conclusion that spirals are individual galaxies, or islands of galaxies, comparable with our own galaxy in dimension and in number of component units."
Credit: Allegheny Observatory Records
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No. 3
IAU자료실
IAU100] Above & Beyond Exhibition Decade0 ai 자료 압축파일 입니다.
D00.1.1._visual opening
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
A variety of remarkable achievements have taken place overy the last century. As the world recovered from the devastation of World War I, the astronomical community was on the verge of paradigm-shifting discoveries. The pillars of physics were about to evolve and the understanding of our place in the Universe would soon expand to previously unthinkable landscapes.
What has always led us forward, however, was curiosity. We have long sought answers to better understand some of the most universal and existential questions of humankind. What is the size and structure of this thing we call ‘Universe’? Is there life outside of Earth? What powers the stars? How do they begin to shine and what happens when they die?
Some of these questions may seem obsolete today, while others are just as open as they were a hundred years ago. As in every story of science and discovery, this was just the beginning.
1919-2019
The Above and Beyond exhibition is a modest attempt at navigating through some of the most important and spectacular achievements in modern astronomy. It is a global journey through a century of scientific and technological advancements and an era of inspiration that expanded social boundaries and spurred imagination. The exhibition celebrates a century’s work of research and discovery by making sense of this fascinating and mysterious home of ours, the Universe.
The exhibition has been created in the framework of the International Astronomical Union’s 100th anniversary (1919-2019).
WWW.IAU.ORG/100
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
EXHIBITION CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION AND SCIENCE NOW
WWW.IAU.ORG/100
WWW.SCIENCENOW.STUDIO
CREDITS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS : Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University, IAU), Jan Pomierny (Science Now), Pedro Russo (Leiden University, IAU)
EDITING : Claudia Mignone, Bethany Downer
PRODUCER : Łukasz Alwast (Science Now)
VISUAL DESIGN : Lena Mitek (leniva fullmetal agency), Janek Mo?ka (leniva fullmetal agency), Neon Neonov (leniva fullmetal agency)
IAU100 COORDINATOR : Jorge Rivero Gonzalez (Leiden University, IAU)
CREATIVE CONCEPT : Łukasz Alwast (Science Now), Karolina Panasiuk (Science Now), Jan Pomierny (Science Now)
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN : MADE Studio
PRODUCTION SUPPORT : Joanna Trytek (Black Salt)
PRODUCTION : Ryszard Zalewski (MONT-EXPO)
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT : Łukasz Alwast (Science Now), Kamil Deresz (Science Now), Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University, IAU), Jorge Rivero Gonzalez (Leiden University, IAU), Jan Pomierny (Science Now), Milena Ratajczak (Science Now), Pedro Russo (Leiden University, IAU)
SPECIAL THANKS : Michele Armano, David Baneke, Piero Benvenuti, Lars Lindberg Christensen, Maria Rosaria D’Antonio, Gerhard Hensler, Werner Z. Zellinger
CONTENT SUPPORT : Jarle Brinchmann, Dirk van Delft, Henk Hoekstra, Maksymilian Manko, Claudia Mignone , Frans Snik
IAU Commission C3 Members
IAU Division Presidents
IAU Executive Committee Members
IAU 100 Years Task Force Members
WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM : European Southern Observatory, European Space Agency, Harvard University, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency , Jet Propulsion Lab, Leiden University, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Roscosmos, Royal Astronomical Society, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory , South African Radio Astronomy Observatory , The World At Night
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
WHAT IS THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE?
For centuries, we were only capable of perceiving the world through the lens of the human eye. This was later aided by increasingly elaborate, but fundamentally simple, instruments.
As technology advanced, our understanding of the natural world became sharper and deeper, and our eyes opened even more. With scientific results being made accessible to larger groups of people, everyone could look into the depths of the Solar System, our Galaxy and the Universe as we know it. We began to understand more about how extensive the cosmos truly is and what it is made of.
WHAT IS THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE?
HOW DO STARS FORM AND SHINE?
Looking up into the sky, we have always found inspiration in our daily companion and source of life, the Sun. Although special to us, we have learned that it is just one of billions that sparkle in the night sky. Discovering what stars like our Sun are made of and what causes them to shine was no easy task.
We have also learned about the evolution of stars and how their death can create supernova explosions that lead to the formation of black holes. This includes the life-cycle of stars, leading to our understanding of the processes that creates the elements, which we are all made of.
HOW DO STARS FORM AND SHINE?
IS THERE LIFE ELSEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE?
Life has flourished here on Earth but we are still uncertain of its true origins Are we alone in the Universe? Will we ever discover and experience extraterrestrial forms of life? These questions have kept philosophers, scientists and science-fiction writers busy for centuries.
However, throughout the past 100 years we began approaching these questions in a more tangible manner. With pioneering research in the scientific community and endless speculations unravelling in the domains of cinema, literature and media, we have pushed ourselves towards new frontiers that question our place and future in the Universe.
IS THERE LIFE ELSEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE?
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
D00.1.1._visual opening
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MAKING SENSE OF THE UNIVERSE FOR 100 YEARS
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