bluebird_team

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The concept of birds has been mentioned and appreciated in many mythologies and cultures. Because birds are the only animals in the world that can fly. Since ancient times, people have dreamed of learning to fly. They studied in detail how birds move and tried to repeat it. But the most successful in this field was Leonardo Da Vinci, who created the first drawings of a working aircraft in 1485. Later, in 1783, the first balloons appeared, and, thus, today we have overcome the boundaries of our earth and plan to colonize other planets, and all this once began with birds. Being such small organisms, birds play a big role in the development of the whole world and find their place in all scientific disciplines of NASA (SMD).

Earth Science and birds

Worldwide, about 1,500 bird species are on the verge of extinction, and disruption of migration corridors poses a serious threat. Satellite images help draw attention to these threats. The Avian Migration Aerial Surface Space (AMASS) project uses thousands of images taken by astronauts to give people an idea of the migrations that many birds make around the planet. The AMASS project collaborates with such space agencies as NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). As the main sponsor of the project and Canada's first female astronaut Roberta Bondar says, "Satellite images show the position of the habitat on a wider scale of the planet. The overlap of emotions and vision focuses people on preservation". Thus, we learned how earth science helps to track and predict the migration paths of birds to preserve their lives. For example, the "Island of the Seven Mountains" is an uninhabited volcanic island is an important nesting place for seabirds of the North Pacific Ocean. According to the National Audubon Society, the island is part of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR). Currently, the island is home to more than a million seabirds, in particular the groom. Such data was obtained using the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) satellite on Landsat 7 in 2000.

Picture – 1: This image taken from the International Space Station shows Lake Victoria, left, and Lake Natron, upper middle, in Africa. Lesser Flamingoes rely on both for important habitat

Picture – 2: This pseudo-true color image was acquired on June 22, 2000, by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7

Astrophysics and birds

The eBird project studied the behavior during a total solar eclipse that crossed the United States in August 2017. Many observers noted that the birds behave as if it was already dusk, and either land or fly low above the ground. To date, there are 9 constellations named after birds. In the Northern Hemisphere, you can better see the constellations of the Eagle (Aquila) and the Swan (Cygnus). In the Southern Hemisphere, you can better see the constellation of the Peacock(Pavo), the constellation of the Toucan(Tucana), the constellation of the Bird of Paradise(Apus). But that's not all, there is a constellation of Cranes(Grus), a constellation of Crows(Corvus), a constellation of Doves(Columba) and a constellation of Phoenix(Phoenix). It's amazing how birds and Astrophysics are connected.

Picture – 3: The Total Solar Eclipse Credit: Leonardo Caldas

Heliophysics and birds

As we know, the sun interacts with the earth at different angles, and large differences in temperature and climate are found in some regions of the earth. The science of the interaction of the Sun and the earth is included in heliophysics. Birds are very sensitive to ambient temperature. Some birds have expanded their range to the north as the global climate warms. Other bird species struggle to keep warm during cold winters. It turns out that scientists can use this close relationship between temperature and bird behavior to predict bird biodiversity.

Picture – 4: Temperatures Predict Bird Biodiversity, Instruments: Landsat 8 — TIRS Photograph

Planetary Science and birds 

At NASA's first mission to deliver an asteroid to Earth OSIRIS-REX in 2018, the International Astronomical Union's working group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) approved the theme "birds and bird-like creatures in mythology" to designate the surface elements of asteroid (101955) Bennu. 

Picture – 5: Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

Biological and Physical Sciences and birds

To combat the problems of visual impairment, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) turned to animals that are known to have some of the sharpest eyes: birds of prey. Birds require near-perfect eyesight for hunting and survival. Their eyes produce tiny droplets of oil that filter out harmful radiation and allow light to pass only certain wavelengths of the visible range, protecting the eyes and improving vision. NASA researchers have been able to develop Eagle Eyes optical sunglasses that work on the principle of eagle vision. Sunglasses provided the user with complete comfort, clarity of vision and many other advantages, thanks to which the technology entered the NASA Space Technology Hall of Fame.

Picture – 6: On the left - the lens of ordinary sunglasses, On the right - the Eagle Eyes lens, shows the picture more clearly

Bird's-eye height

The idiom "bird's-eye height" is used to denote height and describe the view. For example, it can mean: 1) Aerial perspective 2) Top view 3) Top-down view 4) Panorama 5) Panoramic view. For example, a NASA research project called GOLD from a bird's-eye view reveals the dynamics of the boundary between the Earth and space.

Our Website

To point out the most amazing points of connection of birds with various scientific fields, we have developed a website with a user-friendly interface. On the website, we specifically clarified all the studied data in an interesting format, added various types of animations for the interactivity of the website so that the user would be pleased to watch, and also shot a creative video and launched our challenge so that people could share their ideas about the connection of birds with specific sections of science. By sending their ideas to an interactive online whiteboard, users can develop certain ideas and get new ideas for themselves to create their own research papers. We think it will inspire people to do science. Our site is not only informational in nature, but also the site allows users to interact so that they send ideas for further development of the website.

We have developed a website using(microsoft visual code):

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Hosting our website:

• 000webhostapp.com

Initial template:

• https://freehtmlthemes.ru/

Screenshots of our website:

Picture - 7: Screenshot of the website #1

Picture - 8: Screenshot of the website #2

To achieve our goal, we used open data and technologies from space agencies such as The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and The Canadian Space Agency (CSA). We have studied more than 40 resources about birds and space from official sources of these space agencies. Thus, we were inspired by the question "What if we find a connection between a bird and all the major scientific disciplines of NASA (SMD)?"

PHOTO MATERIALS

• https://images.nasa.gov

RESEARCH DATA

• https://www.nasa.gov
• https://science.nasa.gov
• https://asc-csa.gc.ca

MISSION DATA

• https://science.nasa.gov

MAPS DATA

• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps

My team and I signed up for the hackathon a week before the start of the hackathon. We were physically and mentally preparing for the future load during the hackathon, because in order to get the maximum experience and result, we had to work hard. On October 2, at 9 a.m., we started developing our idea. We came up with the idea for our project very quickly because we analyzed the whole topic in advance and chose what we liked. We chose the topic by crossing out the topics that we didn't like.

First of all, we sat down and started searching for data on the topic. Having collected all the necessary resources, we analyzed them and filtered out the most important data. Then we rewrote the data in a shorter and more convenient format for us. Diar (the programmer of our team) prepared the website in advance so that after preparing all the data, just enter them into the website. Thus, we quickly and efficiently finished the first part. Then we worked on the design and some additions. Later we decided to make a video and add the possibility of interactive user interaction using the site https://padlet.com

In the end, we got a pretty good job, we liked it. We hope that our work will be able to reduce competition for other teams.

The most interesting thing about the hackathon was that we were developing a project in the dorm. We hid in the room and until one o'clock in the morning we were writing a project and doing research on the topic (usually we had to go to bed at 10 o'clock already). The next day we woke up at 8 a.m. and continued to actively work on the project. Our team was well-paid and we did everything according to plan. Thus, we met the deadline and were able to develop our project.

Pictures: Our team is in the process of working

1.     https://images.nasa.gov/ – Photos and videos for website materials and videos.

2.     https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030401.html – “Astronomy Picture of the Day”, April 1, 2003.

3.     https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/48154/semisopochnoi-island-alaska – “Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska”, 2010.

4.     https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/amass-ceo – “International Space Station Images Trace Bird Migrations”, 2021.

5.      https://science.nasa.gov/birds-during-total-solar-eclipse – “Birds During a Total Solar Eclipse”, 2019.

6.      https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/88constellations.html – “88 Officially Recognized Constellations”, n.d.

7.      https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146800/temperatures-predict-bird-biodiversity – “Temperatures predict bird biodiversity”, n.d.

8.      https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/asteroid-features-to-be-named-after-mythical-birds – “Asteroid’s Features To Be Named After Mythical Birds”, 2019.

9.      https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Fly_Like_Birds.html – “How Did We Learn to Fly Like the Birds?”, 2003.

10.  https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/tech_life_eagle_eyes.html – “Bird’s Eye View”, 2010.

11.  https://thewordcounter.com/what-does-birds-eye-view-mean/ – “What does "bird's-eye view" mean in the literal and figurative sense?”, 2020.

12.  https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/gold-s-bird-s-eye-reveals-dynamics-in-earth-s-interface-to-space/ – “GOLD’s Bird’s-Eye Reveals Dynamics in Earth’s Interface to Space”, 2021.

To make a presentation, we used the program: Canva

To make a video, we used the program: Movavi Video Suite

To make a website, we used the program: Visual Code

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This project has been submitted for consideration during the Judging process.