Presentation on importance of light for astronomy and society presented at "International Conference on Communication and Light" from 2 - 4 November in Braga, Portugal by Pedro Russo.

1. Uma Nova Vaga de Luz
Porque Demasiada Luz é um Problema.
Pedro Russo
Universidade de Leiden, Países Baixos
russo@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@pruss

2. The Next Light Wave:
Why Too Much Light is An Issue.
Pedro Russo
Universidade de Leiden, Países Baixos
russo@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@pruss

15. Big Data e o Square
Kilometre Array
‣ Exabyte (=1billion gigabytes) a day of raw data
‣ compressed to around 10 Petabytes
‣ SKA will produce 10 times the current global internet traffic.

17. ESA’s EUCLID
‣ 850 Gb dados por dia
‣10 petabytes de
imagens ao longo da
missão (até ao final de
2028)

22. Large Amounts of
Light = Mega Data

23. Challenges for Big Data in Astronomy
‣ Visualisation of astronomical datasets
‣ Creation and utilisation of efficient algorithms for
processing large datasets.
‣ The use of “machine learning” methodologies
‣ Engage society with large astronomical datasets.
(Dillon, 2015)

27. www.zooniverse.org

48. www.cosmiclight.org