ATel #6593: Gaia Alerts classified at the William Herschel Telescope
Authors of ATel #6593 released today (19 Oct 2014; 14:48 UT) report spectroscopic confirmation and classifications for Gaia Photometric Science Alerts published on this website.
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The first batch of Gaia photometric alerts released
We have just released our first batch of alerts. You can find more information, and the candidates on Gaia Photometric Science Alerts: Validation Phase page.
Radial Velocity Spectrometer data processing - first results
ESA publishes the first results provided by the spectroscopic processing of Gaia-RVS data at CNES-DPCC.
Gaia discovers its first supernova
While scanning the sky to measure the positions and movements of stars in our Galaxy, Gaia has discovered its first stellar explosion in another galaxy far, far away.
Gaia starts routine operations
Following the In-Orbit Commissioning Review on 18 July, Gaia started routine operations phase on 25 July.
The first Gaia spectra published
Gaia team has published the first spectra obtained by Gaia.
One Billion Objects in Space installation opens in June
A temporary installation by Tania Kovats, Gaia's artist in residence, opens in June as part of the Public Art Programme for the North West Cambridge Development.
Gaia Live in Schools
2,500 children at 34 schools and colleges from across Europe participated in the event, which took place on 25 March 2014.
Gaia tilt watched from Earth
Astronomers at Hawaii's Mauna Kea Observatory capture Gaia's apparent change in brightness as its orientation to the Earth is changed during a test manoeuvre.
Gaia is the focus of The Guardian editorial
Gaia is the focus of the editorial in today's Guardian.
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