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On July 1st, 2023 (Canada Day!), the ESA’s Euclid mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. As part of the ESA’s Cosmic Vision Programme, the purpose of this medium-class mission was to observe the “Dark Universe.” This will consist of observing billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light-years away to create the most extensive 3D map of the Universe ever created. This map will allow astronomers and cosmologists to trace the evolution of the cosmos, helping to resolve the mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy. The first images captured by Euclid were released by the ESA in November 2023 and May 2024, which provided a glimpse at their quality. On October 15th, 2024, the first piece of Euclid‘s great map of the Universe was revealed at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan. This 208-gigapixel mosaic contains 260 observations made between March 25th and April 8th, 2024, and provides detailed imagery of millions of stars and galaxies. This mosaic accounts for just 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will cover over its six-year mission and provides a sneak peek at what the final map will look like. The IAC 2024 session, which took place from October 14th – 18th in Milan, was the 75th annual meeting of the Congress. The session welcomed over 8,000 experts from space agencies, the research sector, and the space industry to come together and discuss the use of space to support sustainability. The mosaic, presented by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Director of Science Carole Mundell during the event, contains about 100 million sources, including stars in our Milky Way and galaxies beyond. The main objective of the Euclid mission is to measure the hidden influence of Dark Matter and Dark Energy on the Universe. These will hopefully resolve questions that astronomers have been dealing with for decades. It all began in the 1960s when astronomers noted that the rotational curves of galaxies did not agree with the observed amounts of matter they contained. This led to speculation that there must be a mysterious, invisible mass that optical telescopes could not account for (aka. Dark Matter). By the 1990s, thanks to observations made by the venerable Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers also noticed that the rate at which the Universe has been expanding (the Hubble-Lemaitre Constant) was accelerating with time. By observing the shapes, distances, and motions of billions of galaxies, Euclid‘s 3D map will provide the most accurate estimates of galactic masses and cosmic expansion over the past 10 billion years. Zooming very deep into the mosaic (see image below), the intricate structure of the Milky Way can be seen, as well as many galaxies beyond. Another interesting feature is what looks like clouds between the stars in our galaxy, which appear light blue against the background of space. This is the gas and dust of the interstellar medium (ISM), which is known on a galactic scale as the “galactic cirrus” (because of its resemblance to clouds). Euclid‘s super-sensitive optical camera—the VISible instrument (VIS), composed of 36 charged-coupled devices (CCDs) with 4000 x 4000 pixels each—can see these clouds as they reflect optical light from the Milky Way. Said Euclid Project Scientist Valeria Pettorino in an ESA press release. “This stunning image is the first piece of a map that, in six years, will reveal more than one-third of the sky. This is just 1% of the map, and yet it is full of a variety of sources that will help scientists discover new ways to describe the Universe.” This graphic provides an overview of the mosaic and zoomed-in images released by ESA’s Euclid mission on October 15th, 2024. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA/CEA Paris-Saclay/J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi As noted, the mosaic shows only 1% of what Euclid will observe during the course of its six-year mission. In just two weeks, the observatory covered 132 square degrees of the Southern Sky in pristine detail (more than 500 times the area of the full Moon). Since the mission began routine science observations in February, 12% of the survey has been completed. By March 2025, the ESA will release 53 square degrees of the survey, including a preview of the Euclid Deep Field areas. This will be followed by the release of the first year of cosmology data sometime in 2026. The Euclid Consortium (EC) consists of more than 2000 scientists from 300 institutes in Europe, the USA, Canada, and Japan and is responsible for providing the mission’s instruments and data analysis. Further Reading: ESA The post Check Out This Sneak Peek of the Euclid mission’s Cosmic Atlas appeared first on Universe Today.

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The word "unbelievable" would be certainly used by millions of Pink Floyd fans around the world to describe the legendary singer and guitarist David Gilmour. He first joined the band in 1967 to be a kind of backup for Syd Barrett but eventually became his replacement, since the group decided to fire Syd due to his declining mental state. Gilmour was a fundamental part of the band's sound that showed it's peak on albums released from "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) until "The Wall" (1979). Over the decades, Gilmour always praised artists who influenced him and once mentioned one that in his opinion is unbelievable. The musician that David Gilmour called unbelievable Although David Gilmour's music was always more Progressive and bluesy sometimes, he was inspired by many other music genres like Funk and Folk. So he is a big fan of the legendary American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bob Dylan. In an interview with The Guardian back in 2006, he said that he was really happy when the musician started to play the electric guitar and called him unbelievable. “To me, I was never one of the people who thought Dylan was a monster for going electric. I liked the change. But I must say the power of the young Dylan as the acoustic-playing protest singer- which he’s always denied. But sorry Bob, you were a protest singer. Just to get his guitar and play to a crowd of people and it’s like an arrow. His words come out and the music. People underestimate his actual musical abilities. And the melodies and the words just shoot out like an arrow. I think he was unbelievable. And is,” David Gilmour said. Gilmour's love for Bob Dylan started when he got the musician's debut album on his 16th birthday. He recalled that great memory in an interview with BBC Two back in 2015 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). “I got Bob Dylan’s first record for my 16th birthday. They (his parents) sent me from Greenwich Village (New York). Before that they sent me the Peter Seeger’s guitar tutor record, which is my only actual instruction (To play guitar). (It) was with Peter Seeger’s guitar tutor record,” David Gilmour said. Gilmour already revealed that one of his favorite Bob Dylan songs is "Ballad in Plain D" from "Another Side of Bob Dylan" released in 1964. Bob Dylan likes Pink Floyd [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goi8sjYEFBs&pp=ygUbYmFsbGFkIGluIHBsYWluIGQgYm9iIGR5bGFu[/embed] Bob Dylan is one of the most prolific songwriters of all time but he still likes to listen to many different kinds of music and recently even revealed in his book "The Philosophy of Modern Song" that he listens to Dio and Duff McKagan. As revealed by Gilmour in an interview with Record Collector magazine back in 2003, Dylan likes Pink Floyd and said he loved the song "The Dogs". Of course, he was referring to the famous track "Dogs" of the album "Animals" (1977). “The second time we met was around the time of ‘The Delicate Sound Of Thunder’. He said (adopts perfect Dylan accent) hey, I love your record, The Dogs, man. I was so thrilled. Not many Pink Floyd fans like this track. But Bob does. So it was OK with me.” Born in Duluth, Minnesota back in 1941, Bob Dylan has a career spanning more than 6 decades and he has released 39 studio albums so far. In 2016 he was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature for his songwriting and contribution to music. He also was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame back in 1988. The post The musician that David Gilmour called unbelievable appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.