2024 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)
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Make your own image of the Crab Nebula with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge using James Webb Space Telescope data.
Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data and tools to create your own images of the Crab Nebula. Use your images to explore the supernova remnant or focus on creating an image that you think is beautiful. You can capture your own real-time telescope image using the MicroObservatory robotic telescope network. You can also work with a set of data files taken with multi-wavelength space-based missions from NASA, ESA, and CSA (Hubble, Webb, Chandra, Spitzer).
Visit the NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge page for more information about the project, and see how to work with NASA data by reviewing past challenges.
The NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge provides learners of all familiarity levels authentic experiences using real astrophysics data, including those from NASA space-based missions. Participants engage in the scientific practices of a scientist through accessible data tools and experiences while they create and share composite images.
The NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge includes instructions to help participants turn data into beautiful images with a simple and free web-based image processing tool used by professional astronomers. The JS9 image processing tool is widely used by the astronomical community to process and analyze the data from the world’s premiere research telescopes. NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge uses a version of this tool, JS9-4L, developed for learners.
The challenge also features short videos by professional astronomers. These subject matter experts provide science content knowledge of the target observed across the electromagnetic spectrum. Submit your creations to the challenge and they may be highlighted as standout entries commented on by scientists.