Five bright sparks capture in-flight images of galaxy

Five Cork bright sparks captured images of a galaxy over 2.7 million light years away while cruising 36,000 feet above the Atlantic.

Five bright sparks capture in-flight images of galaxy

The five Coderdojo students used the wifi service on board the inaugural Aer Lingus Dublin to San Francisco flight on Wednesday to remotely control a telescope in Portola Valley, California.

The five students, lead by researcher Adrian Collins, of Cork Institute of Technology’s Blackrock Castle Observatory (CIT BCO), captured images of the Triangulum Galaxy in the night sky over California shortly before day break.

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