#mauve — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mauve, aggregated by home.social.
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These are the 287 target stars for the first year of operations of the unusual commercial space telescope #Mauve from which astronomers buy (!) observing time: at least 5000 hours are available. This map was shown in a webinar by the company behind the mission today while the paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16675 discusses the science themes identified for the first year of operations.
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#Cascading #Wisteria 2 #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
#wisteria #floral #flowers #mauve #purple #mauve #nature #garden #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
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MAUVE Image Simulation
Since the successful launch of the MAUVE satellite on Friday I’ve been hard at work using my advanced image processing pipeline to simulate what images of astronomical objects seen in other wavebands might look like using MAUVE.
Here’s an example.
The original image below is a famous picture that needs no introduction. Simply move the slider to the left to reveal the MAUVE version…
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Here's an example of the sort of stunning image the #MAUVE telescope is expected to produce...
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MAUVE Launched!
After a false start a couple of days ago, the satellite MAUVE was launched at 18.44 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. So far, about 40 minutes after liftoff, it’s looking good.
You can see the live feed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVwK8GkDfow
As far as I know the launch went perfectly, but I’m waiting for confirmation of payload deployment, which begins about an hour after launch. The vehicle is carrying 140 different satellites, of which MAUVE (“Mission to Analyze the UltraViolet universE”) is just one.
The following is taken from my previous post. I repeat it here for completeness.
The Falcon-9 launcher ready to go, but not going…The payload: MAUVE is at the bottom right Closeup of MAUVEI’m not personally involved in MAUVE but the Department of Physics at Maynooth University is, through my colleague Dr Emma Whelan (who sent the above pictures) and her group. You can read more about the science – related to star and planet formation – it will do in a nice piece by Emma on RTÉ Brainstorm.
There’s a more technical description of MAUVE on the arXiv here. The abstract reads:
We present the mission concept “Mission to Analyze the UltraViolet universE” (MAUVE), a wide-field spectrometer and imager conceived during the inaugural NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School. MAUVE responds to the 2023 Announcement of Opportunity for Probe-class missions, with a budget cap of $1 billion, and would hypothetically launch in 2031. However, the formulation of MAUVE was an educational exercise and the mission is not being developed further. The Principal Investigator-led science of MAUVE aligns with the priorities outlined in the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey, enabling new characterizations of exoplanet atmospheres, the early-time light curves of some of the universe’s most explosive transients, and the poorly-understood extragalactic background light. Because the Principal Investigator science occupies 30% of the observing time available during the mission’s 5 yr lifespan, we provide an observing plan that would allow for 70% of the observing time to be used for General Observer programs, with community-solicited proposals. The onboard detector (THISTLE) claims significant heritage from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on Hubble, but extends its wavelength range down to the extreme UV. We note that MAUVE would be the first satellite in decades with the ability to access this regime of the electromagnetic spectrum. MAUVE has a field of view of 900″ x 900″ a photometric sensitivity extending to mUV ≤ 24 , and a resolving power of R ~ 1000. This paper provides full science and mission traceability matrices for this concept, and also outlines cost and scheduling timelines aimed at enabling a within-budget mission and an on-time launch.
Anyway, I hope to be able to give an update on Friday evening about the successful launch of MAUVE. Fingers crossed!
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Ten minutes til the launch of #Transporter15 in #Vandenberg with 140 (!) small satellites including the pay-per-view astronomical observatory #Mauve: https://www.spacex.com/launches/transporter-15 with a webcast at https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDNLQdPAJV mirrored by https://watch.esa.int/Two/
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RE: https://telescoper.blog/2025/11/26/mauve-postponed/
#Mauve is but one of 140 (!) small satellites on that Falcon 9, collectively known as Transporter 15. What's interesting about the satellite is its commercial approach - you *buy* astronomical UV data: https://bssl.space/mauve/ and https://space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/06/blue-skies-space-to-launch-mauve-satellite-demonstrating-a-new-model-for-delivering-space-science-data/ and https://www.science.org/content/article/startup-pioneers-subscription-service-space-based-astronomy
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MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was originally scheduled for 11th November but was postponed then. It’s now supposed to be launched on Friday 28th November. Let’s hope it’s third time lucky!
MAUVE is a small satellite, which is to be launched with a number of others; the name stands for “Mission to Analyze the UltraViolet universE” and the heart of it is a 60cm ultraviolet telescope.
The Falcon-9 launcher ready to go, but not going…The payload: MAUVE is at the bottom right Closeup of MAUVEI’m not personally involved in MAUVE but the Department of Physics at Maynooth University is, through my colleague Dr Emma Whelan (who sent the above pictures) and her group. You can read more about the science – related to star and planet formation – it will do in a nice piece by Emma on RTÉ Brainstorm.
There’s a more technical description of MAUVE on the arXiv here. The abstract reads:
We present the mission concept “Mission to Analyze the UltraViolet universE” (MAUVE), a wide-field spectrometer and imager conceived during the inaugural NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School. MAUVE responds to the 2023 Announcement of Opportunity for Probe-class missions, with a budget cap of $1 billion, and would hypothetically launch in 2031. However, the formulation of MAUVE was an educational exercise and the mission is not being developed further. The Principal Investigator-led science of MAUVE aligns with the priorities outlined in the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey, enabling new characterizations of exoplanet atmospheres, the early-time light curves of some of the universe’s most explosive transients, and the poorly-understood extragalactic background light. Because the Principal Investigator science occupies 30% of the observing time available during the mission’s 5 yr lifespan, we provide an observing plan that would allow for 70% of the observing time to be used for General Observer programs, with community-solicited proposals. The onboard detector (THISTLE) claims significant heritage from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on Hubble, but extends its wavelength range down to the extreme UV. We note that MAUVE would be the first satellite in decades with the ability to access this regime of the electromagnetic spectrum. MAUVE has a field of view of 900″ x 900″ a photometric sensitivity extending to mUV ≤ 24 , and a resolving power of R ~ 1000. This paper provides full science and mission traceability matrices for this concept, and also outlines cost and scheduling timelines aimed at enabling a within-budget mission and an on-time launch.
Anyway, I hope to be able to give an update on Friday evening about the successful launch of MAUVE. Fingers crossed!
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Yellow centre
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3404562616742315082
#blip of a #mauve #flower with #yellow parts around the centre
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It is the end of the Age of #Mercury in our Department. To celebrate this, I give you the story of how John T Way (the "father of soil science") built a mercury light so brilliant that he sailed with it across the Solent, in the darkness, hoping to catch the eye of the Prince Albert. As he did so, he conducted the first mass demonstration of #fluorescence, causing all the #mauve ribbons on the ladies' dresses and bonnets to light up in the darkness. #ClassicKit
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/ways-electric-light-and-flashes-of-brilliance/4021523.article
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#Wisteria in the #Mist by Kaye Menner #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/wisteria-in-the-mist-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html
#flowers #floral #mauveflowers #buds #wisteriabuds #mauve #pretty #softness #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
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Comme un rêve... ⎪ Like a Dream...
« Le lac a commencé à geler, cette nuit.
Le ciel est encore pur, tout s'éclaire d'un éclat inespéré... puis, en quelques minutes, un amoncellement de nuages colériques se regroupe et prend son élan. En moins d'une heure, ils sont sur nous. »Vieille archive de Patagonie ⎪Old picture from Patagonia
#ambredelalpe #patagonia #patagonie #landscapephotography #landscape #paysage #photodepaysage #photo #photography #fineart #mauve #violet #purple #fitzroy #ice
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Happy birthday to chemist William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This #lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkins entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/n
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #chemistry #MastoArt #dye #histsci #chemist #FashionHistory #purple #mauve #colour -
Get lost in the beauty of Floral Mauve Swirls on this mouse pad! Link: RedBubble #floral #mauve #swirls #art #mousepad #giftideas #decor #homedecor #accessories #design #floralart
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Transform your bedroom with this vibrant mauve swirl duvet cover! Link: RedBubble #redbubble #floral #art #homedecor #bedroom #decor #swirls #mauve #design
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#White #Mauve #Miniature #Dahlia - #Closeup by Kaye Menner #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/white-mauve-miniature-dahlia-close-up-kaye-menner.html#flower #floral #macro #floralmacro #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
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#cats #catsOfFediverse #catsOfMastodon #catppuccin #purple #mauve #wallpaper
For my new laptop I decided to make a new wallpaper. This is Frieda laying on our couch but in the catppuccin mocha mauve colour scheme. I initially used this photo as a proof of concept for the 5-tone filter I made but I liked how it turned out so I ended up using it as the wallpaper. I’ve left space for widgets or login box on the right.
