Request for TAC - add new project - theSkyNet

[GLeeM]

There is a new BOINC project.

Will someone from TAC create the TeAm in the following project:

theSkyNet POGS - the PS1 Optical Galaxy Survey

http://ec2-23-23-126-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com/pogs/

Thanks

 

[Rudy Toody]

I set up the team with founder RT. As soon as TAC sets up TAC user, they can ask me to transfer ownership.

 

[petrusbroder]

User TAC set up. Ownership transfer requested.

 

[petrusbroder]

petrusbroder has joined, is crunching first WU.

 

[somethingsketchy]

I'm wondering what is the difference between this and SETI is. Just joined the team and waiting for work to be downloaded

 

[GLeeM]

Thanks

 

[Rudy Toody]

I transferred ownership to TAC!

 

[petrusbroder]

I'm wondering what is the difference between this and SETI is. Just joined the team and waiting for work to be downloaded

Other purpose: Seti searches for a signal from "ET", this project is much more astronomical research ...

... physical parameters (such as stellar mass surface density, star formation rate surface density, attenuation, and first-order star formation history) on a resolved pixel-by-pixel basis using spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting techniques in a distributed computing mode.

Other observations, other "input": not only radio signals but optical and spectral data and thus other output ...

 

[petrusbroder]

I am just looking through the site - it is wonderful! Just check out the science threads of the message boards - not many, but so interesting! E.g.
Check these three threads. Then click on any thread, and in the thread on the SINBAD-link. Scroll down to the "plots and Images" section and click e.g. the Aladin-applet. You can get so much information about those galaxies: optical pics, infra-red, ultraviolet pics, radio maps etc. You can zoom or expand, rotate, look up the literature, etc.
This is just wonderful!

 

[Ken g6]

Well, that was quick! From the site:

Testing pause
Thanks for you help on this so far. We're now looking at the results to make sure they make sense before we put out more galaxies.

Glad I got four WUs when I did!

 

[Rudy Toody]

I am just looking through the site - it is wonderful! Just check out the science threads of the message boards - not many, but so interesting! E.g.
Check these three threads. Then click on any thread, and in the thread on the SINBAD-link. Scroll down to the "plots and Images" section and click e.g. the Aladin-applet. You can get so much information about those galaxies: optical pics, infra-red, ultraviolet pics, radio maps etc. You can zoom or expand, rotate, look up the literature, etc.
This is just wonderful!

Check out the ones you have helped crunch. There is a small rectangle to show the part you worked on. Very sweet!

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Keep us updated on this project. I would love to start crunching on this. Going to try to add it now.

EDIT: Added, and they have work units available.

 

[GLeeM]

Keep us updated on this project.

Tasks ready to send - 136,415

There are WUs again!

 

[Rudy Toody]

Here is a pdf with lots of pictures.

 

[petrusbroder]

Nice! Thanks - although I don't understand more than a few sentences ...

 

[Rudy Toody]

Nice! Thanks - although I don't understand more than a few sentences ...

I know that feeling well!

When I look at the pictures, I can feel the wheels turning.
When I read the words, I find out the hamsters are dead.

 

[petrusbroder]

I know that feeling well!

When I look at the pictures, I can feel the wheels turning.
When I read the words, I find out the hamsters are dead.

LoL! Exactly the feeling! spooky, isn't it?
Going out with a shovel, a lot of hamsters to bury. ()

 

[PCTC2]

Is no one else worried about it being called "SkyNet" and it using our computing cycles? No one else feels this strange paranoia?

 

[petrusbroder]

I think it is kind of funny ...

... at least as yet.

 

[Rudy Toody]

Is no one else worried about it being called "SkyNet" and it using our computing cycles? No one else feels this strange paranoia?

I'm not getting this. I think I need to resuscitate a hamster.

 

[Rudy Toody]

With the help of one groggy hamster and Wikipedia, I find a movie reference.

I already understood pogs. Those were milk-bottle caps when I was a lad of nine and tasted fresh milk for the first time.