Astro-COLIBRI
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2.11.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Astro-COLIBRI
Flares of known astronomical sources and new transient phenomena occur on different timescales, from sub-seconds to several days or weeks. The discovery potential of both serendipitous observations and multi-messenger and multi-wavelength follow-up observations could be maximized with a tool which allows for quickly acquiring an overview over both persistent sources as well as transient events in the relevant phase space. Astro-COLIBRI's architecture comprises a RESTful API, a real-time database, a cloud-based alert system and a website as well as an app as clients for users. The structure of Astro-COLIBRI is optimized for performance and reliability and exploits concepts such as multi-index database queries, a global content delivery network (CDN), and direct data streams from the database to the clients to allow for a seemless user experience. Astro-COLIBRI evaluates incoming VOEvent messages of astronomical observations in real time, filters them by user specified criteria and puts them into their MWL and MM context. The clients provide a graphical representation with an easy to grasp summary of the relevant data to allow for the fast identification of interesting phenomena and provides an assessement of observing conditions at a large selection of observatories around the world.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.11.0
Last updated on Mar 14, 2024
Old Versions
- Added support for the RAPAS and BHTOM networks (submission of interesting events from the frontends + weekly list of most interesting transient posted in the ASTRO-COLIBRI FORUM)
- Download the full filter settings defined in the interface as JSON file (science mode)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements: fixed opening of Unistellar deeplinks + added new event information: sun distance + follow-up campaigns
- Download the full filter settings defined in the interface as JSON file (science mode)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements: fixed opening of Unistellar deeplinks + added new event information: sun distance + follow-up campaigns
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Version History
2.11.0
Mar 14, 2024
- Added support for the RAPAS and BHTOM networks (submission of interesting events from the frontends + weekly list of most interesting transient posted in the ASTRO-COLIBRI FORUM)
- Download the full filter settings defined in the interface as JSON file (science mode)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements: fixed opening of Unistellar deeplinks + added new event information: sun distance + follow-up campaigns
- Download the full filter settings defined in the interface as JSON file (science mode)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements: fixed opening of Unistellar deeplinks + added new event information: sun distance + follow-up campaigns
v2.10.0
Feb 28, 2024
- Multi-observatory visibility plot: select multiple observatories around the world to efficiently plan your follow-up campaigns
- Opening the app from a notification now directly loads the announced event
- Color schemes: choose between different schemes to customize the appearance of the interface
- Opening the app from a notification now directly loads the announced event
- Color schemes: choose between different schemes to customize the appearance of the interface
2.9.1
Jan 19, 2024
- bug fix: error circles in manual cone search
- minor tweaks to event cards
- minor tweaks to event cards
2.9.0
Jan 15, 2024
. Astro-COLIBRI discussion forum for exchanges about the latest events, helpdesk + direct contact with the developers, discussions of tools and equipement, astrophotography, fun stuff, ...
. Improvements to the interface (events illustrated with images, toggles for external links and notification selections, ...)
. Bug fixes and improvements (cone searches, new notifications for GWs, etc.)
. Improvements to the interface (events illustrated with images, toggles for external links and notification selections, ...)
. Bug fixes and improvements (cone searches, new notifications for GWs, etc.)
2.8.0
Nov 19, 2023
- Improved filtering of events allowing for increased configurability of event filters
- Added optical transients directly after their detection, i.e. without waiting for their classification
- Added optical transients directly after their detection, i.e. without waiting for their classification
2.7.0
Sep 28, 2023
- Improved the “science mode” and enabled it on the mobile apps
- Support for deeplinks:
. An URL that contains the Astro-COLIBRI identifier allows to load a selected event
. Enables sharing of events (e.g. social media, exchanges with colleagues, etc.)
. If installed, the app loads instead of the web frontend when receiving a deeplink on a smartphone
- Add a pop up window in the notification screen when notifications are disabled in the OS
Minor changes and bug fixes
- Visibility plot now correctly handling event updates and multiple detections:
. Improved event description text for Gw events
. Improved documentation of the API
. Improved and updated onboarding tutorial
- Support for deeplinks:
. An URL that contains the Astro-COLIBRI identifier allows to load a selected event
. Enables sharing of events (e.g. social media, exchanges with colleagues, etc.)
. If installed, the app loads instead of the web frontend when receiving a deeplink on a smartphone
- Add a pop up window in the notification screen when notifications are disabled in the OS
Minor changes and bug fixes
- Visibility plot now correctly handling event updates and multiple detections:
. Improved event description text for Gw events
. Improved documentation of the API
. Improved and updated onboarding tutorial
2.6.0
Aug 23, 2023
- Added very bright SN candidates selected by the Unistellar Citizen Science program and the ALeRCE broker
- New notifications: “bright + early optical transients”
- Direct link to the Unistellar app to start follow-up observations
Minor changes
- Added redding due to dust absorption and link to NED extinction calculator
- New notifications: “bright + early optical transients”
- Direct link to the Unistellar app to start follow-up observations
Minor changes
- Added redding due to dust absorption and link to NED extinction calculator
2.5.3
Jul 31, 2023
- Link to new FINK API endpoint for cone searches within GW contours
- Bug fixes:
- Custom observatory selection working again
- GW contour are now displayed when selecting a scheduling tile
- Bug fixes:
- Custom observatory selection working again
- GW contour are now displayed when selecting a scheduling tile
2.5.2
Jul 10, 2023
New filtering of gravitational wave events: Significant GW events + Non-significant GW events
2.5.1
Jul 5, 2023
- GWs
- Fixed loading of GW contours
- Dedicated configuration for GW scheduling with H.E.S.S.
- Improved account deletion procedure
- Fixed loading of GW contours
- Dedicated configuration for GW scheduling with H.E.S.S.
- Improved account deletion procedure
2.5.0
Jun 21, 2023
- Gravitational wave follow-up
- https://tilepy.com: new cloud-based API to calculate optimized follow-up schedule
- Access directly from the app
- Results integrated in event list and map
- Improved definition of custom observatories + more parameters
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
- https://tilepy.com: new cloud-based API to calculate optimized follow-up schedule
- Access directly from the app
- Results integrated in event list and map
- Improved definition of custom observatories + more parameters
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
2.4.2
May 31, 2023
- Several bug fixes:
- GWs: display of maps + notifications
- Flexible custom observatory names
- FLaapLUC alerts
- GWs: display of maps + notifications
- Flexible custom observatory names
- FLaapLUC alerts
2.4.1
May 29, 2023
- Added IceCat-1 to cone search results
- Improved links to external platforms: reordered and shorter list for non-science mode + added link to TreasureMap
- Improved observability assessment: dedicated calculation for Victor M. Blanco telescope + fixed bug related to custom observer location names
- Various minor bug fixes and improvements
- Improved links to external platforms: reordered and shorter list for non-science mode + added link to TreasureMap
- Improved observability assessment: dedicated calculation for Victor M. Blanco telescope + fixed bug related to custom observer location names
- Various minor bug fixes and improvements
2.4.0
Apr 27, 2023
- Improved user management and sign-up screens
- Use of GPS location for the observability assessment
- Searching for events via the manual cone search now returns the full event information
- Preparations for the O4 gravitational wave observation run
- New notification streams for ‘significant alerts’ + ‘NS/NSBH events’
- More event parameters displayed
- Use of GPS location for the observability assessment
- Searching for events via the manual cone search now returns the full event information
- Preparations for the O4 gravitational wave observation run
- New notification streams for ‘significant alerts’ + ‘NS/NSBH events’
- More event parameters displayed
2.3.0
Mar 12, 2023
- Enabled zooming of images
- Added GBM lightcurves
- Bug fixes
- Fink cone search radius updated
- Link to AAVSO improved
- Added GBM lightcurves
- Bug fixes
- Fink cone search radius updated
- Link to AAVSO improved
2.2.0
Feb 3, 2023
- improved backend (new VoEvent architecture, improved observability assessement, etc.)
- improved notifications: identify event updates
- new alert stream and new observatory: GRB detections by GECAM
- added IceCube event displays
- bug fixes
- visibility windows missing on the observability plot in some (rare) cases
- re-enabled non-https urls on mobile devices
- improved notifications: identify event updates
- new alert stream and new observatory: GRB detections by GECAM
- added IceCube event displays
- bug fixes
- visibility windows missing on the observability plot in some (rare) cases
- re-enabled non-https urls on mobile devices
2.1.2
Dec 21, 2022
- Change of time range now directly affecting cone search results
- Changed color for flares identified by FLAAPLUC
- Bug fixes
- Filtering of cone search results
- Changed color for flares identified by FLAAPLUC
- Bug fixes
- Filtering of cone search results
2.1.1
Dec 8, 2022
- Improved creation of figures (bug fix + performance increase)
- New menu entry for contact and additional information
- Bug fixes
- Autocompletion of multiple detected sources
- Shifts in the timeline
- New menu entry for contact and additional information
- Bug fixes
- Autocompletion of multiple detected sources
- Shifts in the timeline
2.1.0
Dec 1, 2022
Improved performance: new cloud computing architecture + avoid recalculation of existing figures + reduced refreshes of the frontend
- Added a new alert stream: GeV flares from AGN detected by Fermi-LAT via the FLaapLUC pipeline (incl. new figures showing the latest results)
- Support for different coordinate systems (Ecliptic and Galactic) and different projections (Hammer-Aitoff, Mollweide, Mercator)
- Addition of a figure showing the Swift-XRT lightcurve for GRBs detected by Swift in the context of archival and VHE detected GRBs
- Added manual cone searches and ATEL search to the smartphone apps
- Improvements
- Zoom in the latest transients map now triggers a cone search in that region
- Increased available archival transients: GRBs from Swift, Fermi and INTEGRAL since Jan/2016 + all public IceCube neutrino alerts + all public HAWC and IceCube-HAWC alerts
- Selection/deselection of all observatories or event types
- Added link to ZTF viewer ‘SNAD’ + ALeRCE + improved link to FINK
- Onboarding more interactive
- Improved API documentation
- Added a new alert stream: GeV flares from AGN detected by Fermi-LAT via the FLaapLUC pipeline (incl. new figures showing the latest results)
- Support for different coordinate systems (Ecliptic and Galactic) and different projections (Hammer-Aitoff, Mollweide, Mercator)
- Addition of a figure showing the Swift-XRT lightcurve for GRBs detected by Swift in the context of archival and VHE detected GRBs
- Added manual cone searches and ATEL search to the smartphone apps
- Improvements
- Zoom in the latest transients map now triggers a cone search in that region
- Increased available archival transients: GRBs from Swift, Fermi and INTEGRAL since Jan/2016 + all public IceCube neutrino alerts + all public HAWC and IceCube-HAWC alerts
- Selection/deselection of all observatories or event types
- Added link to ZTF viewer ‘SNAD’ + ALeRCE + improved link to FINK
- Onboarding more interactive
- Improved API documentation
2.0.0
Sep 2, 2022
- Major upgrade of the web interface at www.astro-colibri.com
- Added direct link to the Living Swift-XRT Point Source Catalogue
- Bug fixes and improvements (e.g. update of SWift alerts)
- Added direct link to the Living Swift-XRT Point Source Catalogue
- Bug fixes and improvements (e.g. update of SWift alerts)
1.4.2
Jun 10, 2022
Added search for ATELs
Bug fixes:
- event filtering in the web frontend
- treatment of non-GRB alerts by Swift
Bug fixes:
- event filtering in the web frontend
- treatment of non-GRB alerts by Swift
1.4.1
May 19, 2022
Onboarding/tutorial added.
New notification stream for bright (mag inferior to 18) optical transients.
Event information improved: additional parameters displayed, link to ALADIN includes uncertainty region, link to AAVSO light curves and TACH/GCN, viewer.
Selection of date for visibility plot.
Switch to and from the legend improved.
New notification stream for bright (mag inferior to 18) optical transients.
Event information improved: additional parameters displayed, link to ALADIN includes uncertainty region, link to AAVSO light curves and TACH/GCN, viewer.
Selection of date for visibility plot.
Switch to and from the legend improved.
1.4.0
Mar 7, 2022
- Enabling the definition and management of custom observatories
- Updated source catalog to 4FGL-DR3 and latest TevCat
- Additional information (SNe alerts from the SuperK neutrino detector, new observatory locations, source redshift information, etc.)
- Updated source catalog to 4FGL-DR3 and latest TevCat
- Additional information (SNe alerts from the SuperK neutrino detector, new observatory locations, source redshift information, etc.)
1.3.0
Jan 12, 2022
Added optical transients (SNe, novae, CVs, etc.) incl. new notification streams
Updated marker styles
Improved search for sources (cf. manual cone search)
Added various new links to external services: weather information, sky view, ASAS-SN, Pan-STARRS, Gaia
Updated marker styles
Improved search for sources (cf. manual cone search)
Added various new links to external services: weather information, sky view, ASAS-SN, Pan-STARRS, Gaia
1.2.1
Nov 4, 2021
- added a catalog of SGRs and AXPs to the cone search
- transients highlighted in cone search results
- several corner cases for the daily visibility plot fixed (e.g. darktime around noon UTC, observations covering several days)
- transients highlighted in cone search results
- several corner cases for the daily visibility plot fixed (e.g. darktime around noon UTC, observations covering several days)
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iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
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