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This is fascinating and hints at a future possible scientific study: using phones across the globe to map cosmic ray events. I'm not a physicist so I can't spea
by axg11 5y ago
This is fascinating and hints at a future possible scientific study: using phones across the globe to map cosmic ray events. I'm not a physicist so I can't speak for the value of such data. If cosmic ray events do not occur uniformly across the globe then mapping events from 100,000s of phones could give interesting insights.
- antognini 5y agoAs they say, there's an app for that: https://cosmicrayapp.com/ https://cosmicrayapp.com/ Basically it monitors your camera for the streaks produced by cosmic rays. You can see the real time stream of events here: https://cosmicrayobserver.com/#0.4/0/0 https://cosmicrayobserver.com/#0.4/0/0
- arc-in-space 5y agoWait, this works? That's amazing. I suppose you could do the same with any camera sensor?
- li2uR3ce 5y agoLooks like the rays only hit populated areas. https://xkcd.com/1138/ https://xkcd.com/1138/
- seanw444 5y agoA fascinating revelation indeed.
- axg11 5y agoThis is amazing - thank you for sharing!