The missing map of the sky
Here, Brice Ménard, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University and a researcher at Anthropic, explains how he worked with Claude Science to produce the first complete map of the sky in UV light.
Key points
- Features on AI-assisted discoveries, practical workflows, and field notes across the sciences.
- The map will be a valuable educational tool, allowing students to see in detail the rich structure of the Milky Way visible at this wavelength.
- About a third of this map, including much of the galactic plane, was predicted with Claude Science using the method outlined in this post.
- Over the past 50 years, space telescopes have observed parts of the sky in UV and published their data.
Sources (1)
- [1]The missing map of the skyAnthropic Research · Oct 8, 12:00 AM
Here, Brice Ménard, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University and a researcher at Anthropic, explains how he worked with Claude Science to produce the first complete map of the sky in UV light.
Features on AI-assisted discoveries, practical workflows, and field notes across the sciences.
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