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@bochthomas.bsky.social

Software engineer at CDS. Taking care of HiPS pixels in Aladin project

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Preview of HST color HiPS

Preview of HST color HiPS

We just published at @cdsportal.bsky.social a color HiPS for Hubble Space Telescope images, combining 18 individual HiPS.
This data product gives an accurate preview of the HST archive content, spatially and spectrally.

Explore it interactively in Aladin Lite: alasky.cds.unistra.fr/HST-hips/col...

29.09.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WIP:

Plan oblique HiPS map of Alsace region.

Elevation data from @ignfrance.bsky.social RGE ALTI - Water ways data from @openstreetmap.bsky.social

High-resolution image of the map: filesender.renater.fr?s=download&t...

Final goal is to deliver a similar interactive map for the whole France.

24.09.2025 06:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While at CDS, the Aladin project mainly deals with deep sky images, we also map planetary surfaces.

We released the HiPS of China's Tianwen-1 MoRIC images, a true-color map of Mars at 76m resolution.

Interact with this awesome dataset in Aladin Lite at alasky.cds.unistra.fr/Planets/CDS_...

18.09.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The image seems to be flopped left-right.
If you want an high-res interactive view of the region, Aladin Lite provides access to MRO CTX images : aladin.cds.unistra.fr/AladinLite/p...

17.09.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A nice press release. Check the #AladinLite visualization in the web page, comparing the Einstein cross of the background galaxy as seen by ALMA with the HST near-infrared image of the foreground galaxies.
astro.unistra.fr/en/2025/09/1...

16.09.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black and white sketch of Mount Hood, seen from a roughly ground level view. It is in a black frame, and on a blue background. Off to the left are a vertically stacked series of smaller images, too small to read. Each is different-looking, but all are black and white miniature versions of posters. The miniature version of the Mount Hood poster is highlighted in white.

A black and white sketch of Mount Hood, seen from a roughly ground level view. It is in a black frame, and on a blue background. Off to the left are a vertically stacked series of smaller images, too small to read. Each is different-looking, but all are black and white miniature versions of posters. The miniature version of the Mount Hood poster is highlighted in white.

Sample images of three monochrome posters each prepared in a line drawing style. One shows Mount Rainier, another Katahdin, and the last one shows Devil's tower. The posters are stacked on top of each other and the Mount Rainier one is partially rolled up.

Sample images of three monochrome posters each prepared in a line drawing style. One shows Mount Rainier, another Katahdin, and the last one shows Devil's tower. The posters are stacked on top of each other and the Mount Rainier one is partially rolled up.

A detailed zoom in of a hachured representation of the Presidential Range, with peaks labeled.

A detailed zoom in of a hachured representation of the Presidential Range, with peaks labeled.

A vertical-orientation poster titled "The Seven Summits" โ€” it shows black and white sketches of seven different peaks, the highest on each continent. The peak sketches alternate between being positioned on the left and the right side of the poster. Next to each is a label naming the mountain and giving its location. The poster is framed on a blue background.

A vertical-orientation poster titled "The Seven Summits" โ€” it shows black and white sketches of seven different peaks, the highest on each continent. The peak sketches alternate between being positioned on the left and the right side of the poster. Next to each is a label naming the mountain and giving its location. The poster is framed on a blue background.

I arrive here having finished a major, multi-month project: creating a posters in a hachure style reminiscent of centuries past. Have a look: terrainlines.etsy.com.

There's a free ebook, too! somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2024/10/31/a...

If you could share them around, I would be grateful!

11.11.2024 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 136    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Cutouts of objects in Rubin first look images

Cutouts of objects in Rubin first look images

@vrubinobs.bsky.social First Look images are amazing.
We created a page with image cutouts of all 80,000+ SIMBAD objects in the published fields:
alasky.cds.unistra.fr/rubin-firstl...

Click on an object thumbnail to explore further interactively in Aladin Lite.

cc @lsst-france.bsky.social

16.07.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SkyMapper DR4 color HiPS has just been published in the HiPS network.
Explore it interactively in Aladin Lite:
alasky.cds.unistra.fr/Skymapper/DR...

16.07.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats Sarah !

01.07.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vera C. Rubin Observatory's view of the Virgo Cluster. 
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Vera C. Rubin Observatory's view of the Virgo Cluster. Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Vous avez probablement vu les premiรจres images spectaculaires du Vera C. Rubin telescope publiรฉes cette semaine. Mais saviez-vous que leur visualiseur Skyviewer repose sur #AladinLite, dรฉveloppรฉ par le @cdsportal.bsky.social ?
Plongez-vous dans ces nouvelles donnรฉes :
cds.unistra.fr/fr/news/2025...

27.06.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The HiPS for V. Rubin observatory @VRubinObs First Lookup images is available in the HiPS network.
It encompasses the two fields "Cosmic Treasure Chest" and "The Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae".

alasky.cds.unistra.fr/Rubin/CDS_P_...

#IVOA #AladinLite

27.06.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

s/contrat/contrast

26.06.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes, you can change contrat and brightness in Aladin Lite, look at this video.

26.06.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Merci Andy !

24.06.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Aladin Lite Aladin Lite is an online sky atlas, geared towards visualization of a sky region. Is is able to display FITS images and overlay astronomical tables.

you can compare DESI and Rubin first light images interactively in Aladin Lite : aladin.cds.unistra.fr/AladinLite/?...

24.06.2025 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very nice visualization of Rubin first images, powered by Aladin Lite

23.06.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Skyviewer

I strongly recommend playing with @vrubinobs.bsky.social's just released Skyviewer app, which has a tour and the Virgo data loaded. Go play here: skyviewer.app

23.06.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Preview
Euclid Q1 HiPS visualisation CDS has generated 5 image HiPS from Euclid Q1 datasets. This page enables their visualisation with Aladin Lite

Euclid Q1 images, released 2 months ago, can be explored from your browser with Aladin Lite:
alasky.cds.unistra.fr/Euclid/Q1/

21.05.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
All-sky view of SkyMapper DR4 i-band HiPS

All-sky view of SkyMapper DR4 i-band HiPS

HiPS for SkyMapper DR4 i-band images is now available in the HiPS network: alasky.cds.unistra.fr/Skymapper/DR...
#AladinLite

21.05.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Snapshot of HiPS SkyMapper DR4 g-band

Snapshot of HiPS SkyMapper DR4 g-band

HiPS for SkyMapper DR4 g-band images is live and available at alasky.cds.unistra.fr/Skymapper/DR...

28.04.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ADASS 2024 presentation by Manon Marchand on iPyaladin
YouTube video by CDS - Centre de donnรฉes astronomiques de Strasbourg ADASS 2024 presentation by Manon Marchand on iPyaladin

If you missed Manon Marchand's recent #ADASS2024 talk on #iPyaladin, you can access it from here !
youtu.be/E98vouSlbU4

02.12.2024 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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