I-Galaxy Zoo

I-Galaxy Zoo: Lapho Ilukuluku Lomuntu Ligunyaza Ukutholakala Kwe-Cosmic

Emkhathini omkhulu wedijithali wesayensi yesimanje, amaphrojekthi ambalwa athwebula ukusebenzisana okuhle phakathi kokuzwa komuntu namasethi edatha amakhulu njenge-Galaxy Zoo. Yethulwa ngo-2007, lesi sinyathelo sesayensi yesakhamuzi esiphayona samema umphakathi ukuthi usize izazi zezinkanyezi zihlukanise izigidi zemithala efanekiselwa izibonakude zamarobhothi. Njengoba bebhekene nenani ledatha elingenakwenzeka kunoma yiliphi iqembu elincane, ososayensi baphendukela emandleni okuhlanganisa amaphethini abantu emhlabeni wonke. Umphumela waba uguquko, hhayi nje ejubaneni locwaningo, kodwa esimweni sokutholwa ngokubambisana. Kwafakazela ukuthi ngohlaka olulungile, umphakathi osabalalisiwe ungabhekana nemisebenzi eyisikhumbuzo, wembule izinto zasezulwini eziyivelakancane futhi uvuse imibuzo emisha yesayensi. Lo mqondo wokuhlela umzamo ohlangene ukuze kuzuzwe umbono omuhle uwumgogodla wendlela izinkundla zesimanje, njenge-OS yebhizinisi eyimodulayo, eguqula ngayo idatha yokusebenza eyinkimbinkimbi ibe ukuqonda okucacile, okusebenzayo.

Amandla Esixuku: Ukuvula Idatha Ngesikali

Indawo ye-Galaxy Zoo ibilula ngendlela emangalisayo. Amavolontiya akhonjiswe isithombe somthala futhi abuzwa uchungechunge lwemibuzo eyisisekelo: Ingabe i-spiral noma i-elliptical? Izingalo zijika ngakuphi? Ubuchopho bomuntu buhamba phambili emisebenzini enjalo yokufanisa iphethini, ngokuvamile busebenza kahle kakhulu kunama-algorithms okuqala ekhompyutha. Ngokusabalalisa le misebenzi emincane kumakhulu ezinkulungwane "zososayensi bezakhamizi," iphrojekthi yafeza ngezinyanga lokho obekungathatha isazi sezinkanyezi esiqeqeshiwe impilo yonke. Le modeli yokuhlukanisa iphrojekthi enkulukazi, ye-monolithic ibe amayunithi amancane, angahlukaniswa yisifundo esinamandla ekwakhiweni kokuhamba komsebenzi. Esimeni sebhizinisi, isistimu yokusebenza eyimojuli efana ne-Mewayz isebenzisa isimiso esifanayo kudatha yenhlangano, ihlukanisa izinqubo eziyinkimbinkimbi zibe amamojula alawulekayo, axhumene. Lokhu kuvumela amaqembu ukuthi acubungule ngokuhlanganyela futhi asebenze ngolwazi lokusebenza ngezinga kanye nokucaca okungase kudlule indlela evamile, yokuhlanganisa.

Okutholakele Okungalindelekile kanye "Nokuhlakanipha Kwesixuku"

Mhlawumbe umphumela ojabulisa kakhulu we-Galaxy Zoo kwaba uchungechunge lwezinto ezixakile ezitholwe amavolontiya aqaphile. Okudume kakhulu kulawa yi-"Hanny's Voorwerp," i-cosmic blob engaqondakali, ekhazimulayo eluhlaza ekhonjwe uthisha wesikole ongumDashi u-Hanny van Arkel. Le nto, eyayinganakiwe kuma-automated scans, yaba isihloko samaphepha amakhulu esayensi kanye nesikhathi sokulandelela isibonakude. Ukuthola okunjalo kugcizelela umgomo "wokuhlakanipha kwesixuku", lapho imibono eyahlukahlukene ibona okudidayo namaphethini iqembu elifanayo elingase ligeje. Emhlabeni wezinkampani, lapho idatha nezinqubo zisobala futhi zifinyeleleka kuyo yonke iminyango—njengokungathi izithombe zomthala zazifinyeleleka kumavolontiya yonke indawo—abasebenzi bangabona amathuba, ukungasebenzi kahle, kanye nezingozi ezingase zihlale zifihliwe. Inkundla ebumbene iqinisekisa ukuthi ukuqashelwa kwelukuluku ekuthengisweni kungaxhunywa ngaphandle komthungo kudatha yezokuthutha noma isevisi yamakhasimende, kuguqule ukuqonda komuntu ngamunye kube ukuqamba okusha kwenhlangano.

"Besingasoze sazithola lezi zinto ngaphandle kosizo lomphakathi. I-Galaxy Zoo ibonisa ukuthi umphakathi ungadlala indima yangempela ocwaningweni lwesayensi oluphambili." – UChris Lintott, Umphenyi Omkhulu we-Galaxy Zoo.

Izinxushunxushu Zokwakha: Kusukela Kumafu E-Galactic ukuya Ezinqubweni Zebhizinisi

Ekugcineni kwayo, i-Galaxy Zoo ihlinzeke ngohlaka oluhlelekile lwesiphithiphithi. Kwathatha idatha enkulu, engahlelekile yendawo yonke futhi kwakha indlela elula, eqondisiwe ukuze ubuhlakani bomuntu buwubhale ohlwini. Lolu shintsho olusuka kudatha eningi luye olwazini oluhlelekile luyinselelo ebalulekile kunoma iyiphi inhlangano yesimanje. Izinkampani namuhla zigcwele idatha evela ekuthengisweni, ekukhangiseni, ekusekelweni nasekusebenzeni—indawo yedijithali eyinkimbinkimbi futhi enwebekayo njenge-Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Ukhiye wokuyisebenzisa akuyona nje idatha eyengeziwe, kodwa isistimu ehlakaniphile yokuyihlela nokuyivula.

Ukusebenzisa i-OS yebhizinisi efana ne-Mewayz kufeza le njongo ngqo. Ivumela ibhizinisi ukuthi:

• Hlanganisa imithombo yedatha ehlukene ibe ukubuka okukodwa, okuhambisanayo, njengokuhlanganisa izithombe zegalaksi zibe yikhathalogi eyodwa.
• Chaza ukugeleza komsebenzi okucacile nezibopho, uqondise iminikelo yeqembu njengezigaba eziqondiswayo ze-Galaxy Zoo.
• Nika amandla wonke amalungu eqembu ukuthi anikele futhi akhiphe imininingwane kubuhlakani bebhizinisi obuhlangene.
• Isikali sicubungula kahle ngokwengeza noma ngokulungisa amamojula njengoba kutholwa izidingo ezintsha (noma "izinhlobo zegalaksi") ezintsha.

Njengoba i-Galaxy Zoo isheshise i-astronomy ngobukhulu, uhlaka olulungile lokusebenza lungasheshisa ngokumangalisayo ikhono lenkampani lokwenza, ukujwayela, nokuthola amathuba amasha ngaphakathi kwendawo yonke yedatha yayo. Isifundo sokugcina sithinta umhlaba wonke: noma ngabe ukwenza imephu yemithala noma ukuphatha ibhizinisi, ukwakha uhlelo olufinyelelekayo, olumiswe kahle lokubambisana kuyimbangela yempumelelo emangalisayo.