Auger Google
Earth/Sky News
In reverse
chronological
order
19
January 2012
Google had
updated the
imagery available
in the Mendoza
area, in
particular with
higher-resolution
images of
Malargue. As a
result the ground
images shifted by
perhaps 15 m
(typical of the
stated position
resolution) and
the Auger Malargue
campus building no
longer appeared to
sit correctly on
their spots on the
ground. The Auger
South model files
(in English,
German, Spanish
and Italian) were
all updated, with
the buildings
shifted to match
the imagery.
30
March 2010
The
positions of all
deployed surface
detector
stations have
been updated,
current as of
now (this update
is reflected in
the English,
Spanish, German
and Italian
model files). In
addition, a new
feature has been
introduced in
the English
model file only
(for now),
showing some new
enhancements to
the Auger
Observatory,
including the
prototype radio
detector antenna
locations, and the
projected AERA
radio detector
antenna locations
(thanks to Jörg
Hörandel for the
coordinates!), a
3D model of the
HEAT (High
Elevation Auger
Telescope) FD
detectors (thanks
to Hans Klages for
the photos!), and
the AMIGA
close-packed
infill array of
detectors.
The
following Auger
South model
files have been
updated to
reflect this: Pierre_Auger_Observatory_English.kmz,
Observatorio_Pierre_Auger_Espanol.kmz,
Pierre_Auger_Observatorium_Deutsch.kmz,
and Osservatorio_Pierre_Auger_Italiano.kmz
.
9
October 2009
The
file Published_Auger_Events_Sky.kmz
has been updated
to add a layered
composite image of
the Centaurus A
AGN, an animation
of the Cen A
supermassive black
hole, and to
correct the
scaling of the Cen
A VLA image, which
was too large.
16
September 2009
Google
has updated the
imagery used in
Argentina such
that all of the
Pierre Auger
Observatory area
is now imaged at
fairly high
resolution. As a
consequence,
parts of the
array previously
lacking detail
now explicitly
show structures
not previously
seen, such as
the Los Morados
and Loma
Amarilla
fluorescence
telescopes, as
well as the two
Central Laser
Facilities. But
also the imagery
did not exactly
coincide with
the exact known
measured
coordinates of
these
facilities, so
that new Google
Earth model
files were
produced with
the structures
slightly shifted
to match the
Google Earth
imagery.
The
following Auger
South model
files have been
updated to
reflect this: Pierre_Auger_Observatory_English.kmz,
Observatorio_Pierre_Auger_Espanol.kmz,
Pierre_Auger_Observatorium_Deutsch.kmz,
Osservatorio_Pierre_Auger_Italiano.kmz
and Auger_tour.kmz
.
4
June 2009
A new Google
Earth/Sky movie is
available:
25
May 2009
This Auger Google
Earth Web Site was
reorganized to
match the style of
the official Auger
Web Site.
9
March 2009
The Auger North
model files have
been updated to
reflect the
evolving plan for
the possible
Northern Auger
tank positions, on
a sqrt(2) mile
grid over 8,000
sq. miles (thanks
to Fred Sarazin
for the updated
coordinates!). The
model files
affected are:
Auger
North model in
English: Pierre_Auger_Observatory_North.kmz
Auger
North model in
Spanish: Observatorio_Pierre_Auger_Norte.kmz
Auger
North model in
German: Pierre_Auger_Observatorium_Nord.kmz
Auger
North model in
Italian: Osservatorio_Pierre_Auger_Nord.kmz
5
November 2008
The Auger South
model files have
been updated to
reflect the
positions of the
tanks deployed as
of the end of
October 2008.
These are
Pierre_Auger_Observatory_English.kmz,
Observatorio_Pierre_Auger_Espanol.kmz,
Pierre_Auger_Observatorium_Deutsch.kmz,
and Osservatorio_Pierre_Auger_Italiano.kmz.
4
March 2008
The Auger South
model files have
been updated to
reflect the
positions of the
tanks deployed as
of February 2008.
These are Pierre_Auger_Observatory_English.kmz,
Observatorio_Pierre_Auger_Espanol.kmz,
Pierre_Auger_Observatorium_Deutsch.kmz,
and Osservatorio_Pierre_Auger_Italiano.kmz.
Two new movies of
Google Earth/Sky
exploration are
available:
Exploration in
Google Sky of
the arrival
directions of
some of the
highest-energy
events in the
direction of the
Centaurus A
active galactic
nucleus (about
31 MB):
Auger_GoogleSky.wmv .
A history using
Google Earth of
Auger tank
deployment from
2002 to 2008
(about 21 MB): SDTankHistory.wmv
.
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