Stardust Phase 2

[Invité JoeldeParis]

Tous à vos microsopes virtuels !

Stardust@home relance la quête des poussières dans l'aérogel avec un grandissement double par rapport à la précédente campagne.

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Dear Joël BXXXXXXXXX,

We are writing to let you know about an exciting new phase that is about

to begin in the Stardust@home search. Ever since we launched Stardust@home

nearly a year ago, you and other dedicated "dusters" have proved incredibly

successful at detecting possible particle tracks in the Stardust interstellar

collector. We can truly say that the ability of our dusters to pinpoint even

the smallest and most subtle features in the aerogel has been a constant

source of amazement to us. Some of these features may well turn out to be

the very first solid samples of matter from outside the solar system ever

collected.

Now we can do even better. We are currently reprocessing the images we took

of the Stardust collector so as to double the magnification of the focus

Spam. By scanning these new Spam our dusters will be able to pinpoint

even smaller and subtler potential tracks. A new stardust track hunt, of

unprecedented sensitivity, will be on!

But first -- a short break. In order to launch this new Stardust@home

"Phase 2" we will first need to end the current phase and take the virtual

microscope (VM) off line for around two weeks. Our plan is to close down

the VM between July 27 and August 9. The training and testing features,

as well as the actual search for particle tracks, will all be unavailable

during this time. We hope to have the forums and the rest of the website

open during the transition.

When we temporarily disable the Stardust@home VM, we will also finalize the

results of all the dusters who took part in Phase 1. The scores, rankings

and candidate lists from this phase will all be preserved and permanently

displayed on the Website. When the new Stardust@home Phase 2 launches in

early August all dusters will begin anew with a clean slate and an equal

chance at discovering more candidate stardust tracks. For more information

on our transition to Phase 2 see our website at

http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/for...opic.php?t=1858.

We thank you all for your amazing contributions to Stardust@home, and we look

forward to the next phase of this historic project. Your talent and dedication

to this project have been truly impressive. We couldn't do it without you!

The Stardust@home Team

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