You have a phenomenal can-do attitude, and it is extremely motivational! Keep up the excellent work, and thanks for making it possible for those of us who are interested in space to participate in the study of the cosmos.
Mike > On 13.03.2019, at 11:00, Yuma Decaux <jamy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Also, > > Having won the NASA space app challenge here in Brisbane, and being in touch > with a few engineers working at NASA, the job is about going to them and > communicating. if no-one does it, no-one at NASA will really think anyone who > is visually impaired is interested in working for them. > > > > >> On 13 Mar 2019, at 7:49 pm, Raymond Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net >> <mailto:rforet7...@comcast.net>> wrote: >> >> Very interesting: but, do you really think that Nasa actually believes a >> blind person will ever actually go in to space? Hate to tell you, but as >> for me, I think not; their noises to the contrary not with standing. >> >> >> Sent from the first computer with built-in screen reader access for the >> blind: >> >> Sincerely, >> >> The constantly barefooted Ray >> >>> On Mar 13, 2019, at 4:25 AM, Sandie Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:sandi1...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Looooool. While i really respect your work, i really do, a blind person in >>> space. I will believe it when i see it . >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 13 Mar 2019, at 03.01, Yuma Decaux <jamy...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:jamy...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I have spoken to Mark about this off list and he has been kind enough to >>>> support the endeavour I have been embarked on for the past year, as well >>>> as what I am about to ask. >>>> >>>> Some of you know that I have been working on the first star gazing app for >>>> sighted and blind, Astreos. >>>> >>>> Let's say that it has gotten very far since I first started playing around >>>> with NASA's data trove. It won a NASA space app challenge, has appeared >>>> across the globe, at an Apple summit for education, and even a physics >>>> magazine from the U.k. >>>> >>>> Some also might know that I have spoken at a recent TEDx in Brisbane, >>>> Australia. >>>> >>>> I am about to release a version which now has every object which has been >>>> classified and is known to pro astronomers, and some objects which are >>>> only known in the scientific field, along with some big improvements, bug >>>> fixes and a special feature which is the reason of this invitation. >>>> >>>> I have spoken to several astrophysicists, both at my uni and one close to >>>> my city which is the only one in the SOuthern hemisphere working with MIT >>>> on a data set coming from a recently launched satellite, the TESS or >>>> Transit Exoplanet Search Satellite. Our discussion is ongoing as they are >>>> validating what I thought would be possible as a blind person. >>>> >>>> What the TESS satellite basically does is to capture what is known as >>>> light curves, a time based light value set of pixels from hundreds of >>>> thousands of stars in the night sky. >>>> >>>> With a set of tools, scientists usually try to identify various >>>> phenomenon, such as the explosion of a super nova, what is called tidal >>>> disruptions which are basically black holes ripping stars apart, and also >>>> exoplanets transiting their host stars. Visually, this is quite messy, so >>>> teams around the world try to use algorithms. However, human perception is >>>> way more advanced than computers. >>>> >>>> And this is where the idea came. What if we as blind users can actually >>>> hear the transition of an exoplanet? it happens to be very much a reality. >>>> >>>> So I am working with those astrophysicists to create a sequence of tools >>>> for the blind, so that we can download light curves associated to what are >>>> called authorised campaigns, use the tools to identify yet undiscovered >>>> exoplanets, report it to the scientific team working on that quadrant, and >>>> if the discovery is confirmed, the exoplanet will be named under whatever >>>> you want it named. >>>> >>>> This is citizen science to its most universal. >>>> >>>> And this is my proposal for the Holman prize, so that I can keep >>>> investigating, and speaking to the people who will make this a reality, >>>> including 2 blind astrophysicists, one in SOuth Africa, who has also >>>> spoken at TED, and another in the U.K, who will most probably love the >>>> work being done. >>>> >>>> Finally, the last leg of the investigation will be to NASA's jet >>>> propulsion labs, where the engineer I have been working on for solar >>>> system objects as well as asteroids and comets, will help me promote >>>> science topics for blind kids who have an inclination for maths and >>>> sciences. >>>> >>>> And this one being a stretch goal, but still a possibility, is to approach >>>> a Japanese tycoon who has recently booked a flight with space X to the >>>> moon scheduled in 2023, with the intent of having various human citizens >>>> onboard. This is to get one of us, picked from a facebook page I will >>>> establish, to be on that flight. >>>> >>>> I know this is ambitious, but there are no limitations to what we can do, >>>> and I guarantee this is the case, from my own experience. And I am sure >>>> most of you think the same. >>>> >>>> Here is the link to the video, please press on the like button and help me >>>> get this investigation through to the first blind citizen having an >>>> exoplanet named after him/her. It might be one of us, or many of us. But >>>> in the end, it will only show the world that being blind does not limit us >>>> to anything, and that we are fully part of the space age. >>>> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TDsHHuT3CQ&feature=youtu.be >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TDsHHuT3CQ&feature=youtu.be> >>>> >>>> Also, here's the link to get the app Astreos, and be part of the beta >>>> testing stage when the exoplanet hunting sequence starts. >>>> >>>> https://astreos.oseyeris.com <https://astreos.oseyeris.com/> >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot for your attention, and have an awesome week :) >>>> >>>> Yuma, the space indiana jones >>>> >>>> If you can, please help propagate this around your networks, family and >>>> friends. I and many others think this can usher in a lot of new ideas and >>>> promote accessibility to a whole lot more for us. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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