How a trip to Lochinvar National Park ignited a passion for astrophotography.
Unlike many parts of the world where city lights and pollution obstruct the view of the stars, in Zambia, just 30 – 40 kilometres outside of major cities, you can witness the full majesty of the night sky.
In this documentary short, Dr Mupanga Mwanakatwe, a passionate and dedicated Zambian astrophotographer, shares his journey into the art of astrophotography.
Today, via his online channel ZedAstro, he shares his expertise, hoping to inspire more Zambians to embrace the enchanting world of astrophotography.
#astrophotography #milkyway #astrophotos #deepsky #stargazing #space #zambia #cosmos
Sponsor: @FqmZambia
Production: Ryno Media
Big Data Africa attendee Emmanuel Hansingo @Thee_Hans2 was part of the @DARABigData hackathon at the Uni of Zambia in 2020. He was set to study Nuclear Eng; following the #hackathon he changed focus & took a Comp Studies PGDip. This year he started a CompSci MSc at @UnzaOfficial!
@LankyObserver K42,000 is the total value of the goods we will acquire from our supplier. K22,000 is the profit. Sells are are currently averaging K8000 per month.
AfricaAI & MICCAI are hosting a #MedicalImaging summer school in Marrakesh (May 29 - Jun 2).
Open to African students currently studying for an MSc or PhD, application deadline 28 Feb 2023. Travel bursaries are available.
More details here https://t.co/m1u2w098f2
The #BigDataMauritius hackathon has begun! Teams are working on tutorials & have received some very sought after @darabigdata merchandise. We learned interesting facts about our participants this morning! They are not only #DataScientists but also musicians, ecologists & bakers🇲🇺
Of course, I can never resist making a chart.
So I made one showing this trade-off between environmental impact and animal welfare 👇
I added it to my personal blog:
https://t.co/yIRbfpHjmV
‘This work is vital to Africa’s agricultural prosperity. It is my resolve to be among those that will help the continent to realise its potential.’
Our former student @NgongaEmmanuel is working on the world’s largest soybean breeding project @NewtonFund
https://t.co/miBajBP1Q7
Whenever I start feeling smart for moving divs, buttons, and form inputs around with CSS I see something like this where people are literally out there engineering rocket engines and am reminded I don’t know anything in the grand scheme of things.
What emerged when the MIGHTEE team analysed the early science data on the ilifu research cloud, was no less than 20 previously undetected galaxies. They were able to determine their dynamics, how they move, and how they are bound together.
Read more here:
https://t.co/8tjw6p4lGu