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Guillaume Bertrand

@guillaumebertrand.bsky.social

Amateur astronomer (Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Photometry...) 🪐 🌈 🔭 https://guillaumebertrand.notion.site https://staros-projects.org https://www.sunscan.net

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Despite tough conditions (technical issues), I managed to capture a spectrum 🌈 of Nova Ser 2025 (V691 Ser) and do V-band photometry. #astronomy #astrophysics

25.07.2025 16:29 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Betelgeuse is a double! Fun to learn something new about a familiar star.

21.07.2025 19:09 — 👍 149    🔁 29    💬 7    📌 6
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The Ring Nebula, Now with Argon! - AstroBin This is my first experiment with the new [Ar III] (doubly ionized Argon) filter for the QHY miniCam8M. After this successful first attempt, I'm excited to try it on other nebulae. This was captured fr...

The Ring Nebula, now with Argon!
Very excited about this one which incorporates data taken with a new [Ar III] filter available for the QHY miniCAM8M system. More details are available on my astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/jk9lev
#astrophotography #nebula

18.07.2025 18:59 — 👍 26    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
Naissance d'une étoile avec des jets

Naissance d'une étoile avec des jets

Des astronomes viennent d'observer la naissance d'une étoile à 1300 années-lumière de nous!!

©ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.

16.07.2025 15:17 — 👍 194    🔁 30    💬 8    📌 2
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GW231123: a Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190-265 M⊙

On 2023 November 23 the two LIGO observatories both detected GW231123, a gravitational-wave signal consistent with the merger of two black holes with masses 137+22−17M⊙ and 103+20−52M⊙ (90\% credible intervals), at luminosity distance 0.7-4.1 Gpc and redshift of 0.39+0.27−0.24, and a network signal-to-noise ratio of ∼22.5. Both black holes exhibit high spins, 0.9+0.10−0.19 and 0.80+0.20−0.51 respectively. A massive black hole remnant is supported by an independent ringdown analysis. Some properties of GW231123 are subject to large systematic uncertainties, as indicated by differences in inferred parameters between signal models. The primary black hole lies within or above the theorized mass gap where black holes between 60-130 M⊙ should be rare due to pair instability mechanisms, while the secondary spans the gap. The observation of GW231123 therefore suggests the formation of black holes from channels beyond standard stellar collapse, and that intermediate-mass black holes of mass ∼200 M⊙ form through gravitational-wave driven mergers.

arXiv preprint GW231123: a Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190-265 M⊙ On 2023 November 23 the two LIGO observatories both detected GW231123, a gravitational-wave signal consistent with the merger of two black holes with masses 137+22−17M⊙ and 103+20−52M⊙ (90\% credible intervals), at luminosity distance 0.7-4.1 Gpc and redshift of 0.39+0.27−0.24, and a network signal-to-noise ratio of ∼22.5. Both black holes exhibit high spins, 0.9+0.10−0.19 and 0.80+0.20−0.51 respectively. A massive black hole remnant is supported by an independent ringdown analysis. Some properties of GW231123 are subject to large systematic uncertainties, as indicated by differences in inferred parameters between signal models. The primary black hole lies within or above the theorized mass gap where black holes between 60-130 M⊙ should be rare due to pair instability mechanisms, while the secondary spans the gap. The observation of GW231123 therefore suggests the formation of black holes from channels beyond standard stellar collapse, and that intermediate-mass black holes of mass ∼200 M⊙ form through gravitational-wave driven mergers.

Figure 7 of the paper showing the inferred masses. The masses are measured to be high, but the exact values depend significantly depending on the waveform model used. These are the most significant systematic uncertainties we have seen so far. New detections are pushing the boundaries of our calculations.

Figure 7 of the paper showing the inferred masses. The masses are measured to be high, but the exact values depend significantly depending on the waveform model used. These are the most significant systematic uncertainties we have seen so far. New detections are pushing the boundaries of our calculations.

Figure 8 of the paper showing the inferred spins. Results again vary between waveform models, but they consistently show high spin magnitudes with some support for misalignment relative to the orbit of the binaries.

Figure 8 of the paper showing the inferred spins. Results again vary between waveform models, but they consistently show high spin magnitudes with some support for misalignment relative to the orbit of the binaries.

Screenshot of from the Gravitational Wave Open Science Center showing spectrograms of the signal (which is short) as well as links to download the raw data.

Screenshot of from the Gravitational Wave Open Science Center showing spectrograms of the signal (which is short) as well as links to download the raw data.

The LIGO Virgo KAGRA study of #GW231123 was posted to the arXiv today, and is free to read

arxiv.org/abs/2507.08219

Data are available from the GW Open Science Center

gwosc.org/eventapi/htm...

#OpenScience #OpenData ☄️

14.07.2025 16:18 — 👍 36    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 4
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The biggest black hole merger ever detected so far rocked the Universe The gravitational waves they emitted were fiercely powerful, but where did the black holes come from?

In 2023, astronomers detected a cosmic blast so powerful it released more energy than ALL THE STARS IN THE UNIVERSE COMBINED. The cause: two black holes colliding and merging… which is a problem, because they were way bigger than we thought possible.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-bigges...

🧪🔭

14.07.2025 14:49 — 👍 331    🔁 86    💬 24    📌 6
Pluton

Pluton

Pluton

Pluton

Pluton

Pluton

Il y a 10 ans, la sonde New Horizons survolait Pluton, aux confins du système solaire, nous ramenant ces clichés exceptionnels.

14.07.2025 18:43 — 👍 469    🔁 80    💬 9    📌 6
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The #Sun in live with the small solar telescope #SUNSCAN and my iPad. H-alpha and Ca II H lines. #astronomy #astrophotography

12.07.2025 09:19 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Aidez-moi à faire avancer ce combat : Sauvons l'émission «La Terre au carré» et l’écologie sur Radio France ! Nature et environnement - Signez la pétition : Sauvons l'émission «La Terre au carré» et l’écologie sur Radio France !

En pleine canicule on annonce raccourcir la seule émission qui parle de climat.
Soutenez la Terre au carré !
www.mesopinions.com/petition/nat...

02.07.2025 14:24 — 👍 488    🔁 248    💬 21    📌 11

Hopla, on est prêtes avec @marietreibert.bsky.social pour un live sur les premières images de Vera Rubin 🔭
et…. on passera ensuite une heure à regarder les étoiles avec @pierregirard.bsky.social en direct de l’OHP à Nice ✨
Le lien twitch dessous et le lien YouTube ici m.youtube.com/watch?v=WtQu...

01.07.2025 18:46 — 👍 43    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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Avez-vous une minute pour aider cette campagne? Oui au pluralisme et à l'indépendance des médias audiovisuels publics, non à leur fusion !

Si vous aimez l’audiovisuel public et craignez comme nous pour son avenir menacé par un projet de fusion, n’hésitez pas à apporter votre soutien à cette pétition.

chng.it/dZ8YZk5W6K

29.06.2025 10:35 — 👍 63    🔁 46    💬 6    📌 3
Le télescope Vera Rubin vient de livrer ses premières images spectaculaires, et elles pourraient bien bouleverser notre vision de l’univers. Ce mardi à 21h30, Arte vous propose un live exceptionnel sur Twitch et YouTube : une première partie consacrée à cette prouesse scientifique et humaine, suivie d’une observation du ciel en direct avec des médiateurs et un astrophotographe. Une émission immersive pour explorer ensemble les mystères de la matière noire et les coulisses de l’astronomie moderne. Présenté par Marie de la boite à curiosités, Alexandra Delbot et Pierre Girard.

Le télescope Vera Rubin vient de livrer ses premières images spectaculaires, et elles pourraient bien bouleverser notre vision de l’univers. Ce mardi à 21h30, Arte vous propose un live exceptionnel sur Twitch et YouTube : une première partie consacrée à cette prouesse scientifique et humaine, suivie d’une observation du ciel en direct avec des médiateurs et un astrophotographe. Une émission immersive pour explorer ensemble les mystères de la matière noire et les coulisses de l’astronomie moderne. Présenté par Marie de la boite à curiosités, Alexandra Delbot et Pierre Girard.

📲 L’univers vient de nous envoyer une notif.
Objet : « Révélations cosmiques »

Rendez-vous mardi dans Scope pour découvrir en direct les incroyables images du télescope Vera Rubin 👉 Twitch.tv/artefr

28.06.2025 10:00 — 👍 30    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 7
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My first exoplanet transit with my little 6-inch Newtonian telescope 🔭 not perfect but what a cool experience! 💫Here is the photometric curve of Qatar-6b! var.astro.cz/fr/Exoplanet... #astrophysics #astronomy #photometry

29.06.2025 10:53 — 👍 39    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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The #sun live with #sunscan and my ipad. Some magnificent protuberances under a coronal sky but a lot of atmospheric turbulence. ☀️🔭 www.sunscan.net #astrophotography #astronomy

28.06.2025 12:42 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Long-term Doppler imaging of the star XX Trianguli indicates chaotic non-periodic dynamo - Nature Communications Long-term Doppler imaging of star spots can provide information about stellar dynamos. Here, the authors show 16 years of Doppler imaging of star XX Trianguli, which indicates chaotic nonperiodic dyna...

In 2018, I wondered (w/ @ericagol.bsky.social + @jradavenport.com) if the new Gaia mission would map stellar positions precisely enough to see stars wiggle as their dark spots move across their surfaces surfaces. This star comes *so* close. #stars 🧪🔭

05.02.2025 16:28 — 👍 32    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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We found the most distant confirmed galaxy
(some Sergej Boebka vibes 😅)

arxiv.org/abs/2505.11263

19.05.2025 06:42 — 👍 49    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 6
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Here's a cool spectro and photometry experiment to measure the mass of supermassive black holes from your backyard :) Based on single-epoch estimators in broad-line AGN. 🌈🔭 #astrophysics #astronomy #spectroscopy #photometry

guillaumebertrand.notion.site/Estimating-b...

26.06.2025 11:43 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Merci pour le partage Cédric 😁

26.06.2025 06:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Here is some work on spectral reflectance study of asteroids with the Star’Ex low-resolution spectrography #astronomy #astrophysics #spectroscopy guillaumebertrand.notion.site/Spectral-Ref...

21.06.2025 06:09 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Les inégalités de genre en mathématiques apparaissent dès les premiers mois de l'enseignement primaire.

Étude, publiée dans @nature.com , par Pauline Martinot et Stanislas Dehaene. Communiqué sur le site du @collegedefrance.bsky.social :
www.college-de-france.fr/fr/actualite...

12.06.2025 04:46 — 👍 2    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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The sun this morning with the small #SUNSCAN solar telescope and my smartphone 🔭🌞 #STAROS #astrophotography #astronomy #astrophysics

09.06.2025 16:00 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
ACME Multimessenger Citizen Science: Training Event for Amateur Astronomers - Sciencesconf.org

ACME (Astrophysics Centre for Multimessenger studies in Europe) Multimessenger Citizen Science: Training Event for Amateur Astronomers - online 10 June 2025 citizen-science.sciencesconf.org 🔭🧪⚛️ #citizenscience

28.05.2025 07:42 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Trump VS les sciences du climat | Scope | LIVE | ARTE
YouTube video by ARTE Trump VS les sciences du climat | Scope | LIVE | ARTE

🔭 Scope, le stream scientifique d’ARTE est de retour ! Ce soir, le stream scientifique d’ARTE explore le rôle central des États-Unis dans les sciences du climat et les conséquences de leur retrait progressif 👇

26.05.2025 16:52 — 👍 92    🔁 39    💬 2    📌 3
Article en Belgique annonçant la censure du spectacle

Article en Belgique annonçant la censure du spectacle

Notre spectacle qui parle de l'infini de l'univers et de la connerie avec @guillaumemeurice.bsky.social a été déprogrammé à Uccle en Belgique.
Est-ce que c'est parce que je fais de l'astrophysique subversive ?
Est-ce que le bourgmestre est platiste?
Tant de questions sans réponses !

25.05.2025 17:29 — 👍 392    🔁 102    💬 27    📌 7
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What is it? | SUNSCAN

@khagolnomy.space Yes! 😁 All about this project here : www.sunscan.net

24.05.2025 18:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Vous savez, la présidente de région qui expliquait partout que la région n'avait plus les moyens de soutenir des projets culturels ?

Elle finance avec l'argent des contribuables le petit délire nationaliste d'un milliardaire.

23.05.2025 20:28 — 👍 882    🔁 549    💬 38    📌 5
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The sun this morning in several wavelengths (h-alpha, helium and continuum) with the small #SUNSCAN solar telescope and my smartphone. #astrophotography #staros #sun #astrophysics

23.05.2025 09:53 — 👍 38    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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plot updated

10.05.2025 16:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Proud to co-sign this paper thanks to some high-resolution spectra of Be stars.

10.05.2025 10:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Any ideas to explain all these variations? Can the star's strong chromospheric activity explain the emissions and absorptions at the heart of the h-alpha line? And what about the bumps located at +/- 150 km/s ? @alexsanterne.bsky.social

10.05.2025 09:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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