AstronomyTeacher
News articles and posts about astronomy and astronomy educationSunday, November 26, 2006
SPACE.com -- Great Chance to Spot Planet Mercury
SPACE.com -- Great Chance to Spot Planet Mercury: "...during these next two weeks we will be presented with an excellent opportunity to view Mercury in the early morning dawn sky..."
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Conic - Juggling in a Cone (Preview)
This video shows a guy juggling in a cone. Every free-moving path shown is a conic section. Every orbit due to gravity is a conic section as well.
This video shows a guy juggling in a cone. Every free-moving path shown is a conic section. Every orbit due to gravity is a conic section as well.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
The Peekskill Meteorite October 9
Calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The wikipedia entry on Calendars, very interesting reading about how celestial events govern our time units.
Calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Weekend Meteor Shower for New England
ASP awards
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is now accepting nominations
for the Society's 2007 awards honoring special accomplishments in
astronomy education and public outreach. Recipients receive a cash
award and engraved plaque, as well as travel and lodging to accept
the award at the Society's 119th annual meeting, to be held in
Chicago, Illinois, September 5-7, 2007.
The Richard Emmons Award celebrates outstanding achievement in the
teaching of college-level introductory astronomy for non-science majors.
The Klumpke-Roberts Award recognizes those who have made outstanding
contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
The Thomas J. Brennan Award is given for excellence in the teaching
of astronomy at the high school level in North America.
The Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award honors outstanding
educational outreach by an amateur astronomer to K-12 students and the
public.
Deadlines, submission guidelines, and lists of past recipients can be
found at http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/awards.html.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact
Marilyn Delgado at 415.337.1100 x 100 or mdelgado@astrosociety.org.
for the Society's 2007 awards honoring special accomplishments in
astronomy education and public outreach. Recipients receive a cash
award and engraved plaque, as well as travel and lodging to accept
the award at the Society's 119th annual meeting, to be held in
Chicago, Illinois, September 5-7, 2007.
The Richard Emmons Award celebrates outstanding achievement in the
teaching of college-level introductory astronomy for non-science majors.
The Klumpke-Roberts Award recognizes those who have made outstanding
contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
The Thomas J. Brennan Award is given for excellence in the teaching
of astronomy at the high school level in North America.
The Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award honors outstanding
educational outreach by an amateur astronomer to K-12 students and the
public.
Deadlines, submission guidelines, and lists of past recipients can be
found at http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/awards.html.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact
Marilyn Delgado at 415.337.1100 x 100 or mdelgado@astrosociety.org.
McDonald Observatory Opportunity
Summer 2007 Workshops at McDonald Observatory
McDonald Observatory offers a unique setting for teacher workshops: the
Observatory and Visitors Center in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
Not only will you do inquiry-based activities aligned with science and
mathematics TEKS and TAKS, you will practice your new astronomy skills
under the Observatory's dark skies, weather permitting, and partner with
trained and nationally recognized astronomy educators. Teachers must
provide their own transportation to the Observatory. The deadline for
applications for federally funded programs is February 1, 2007.
Applications received after this date will be considered on a
space-available basis. For more information and to apply for one of the
workshops, go to http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/teachers/profdev/.
McDonald Observatory offers a unique setting for teacher workshops: the
Observatory and Visitors Center in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
Not only will you do inquiry-based activities aligned with science and
mathematics TEKS and TAKS, you will practice your new astronomy skills
under the Observatory's dark skies, weather permitting, and partner with
trained and nationally recognized astronomy educators. Teachers must
provide their own transportation to the Observatory. The deadline for
applications for federally funded programs is February 1, 2007.
Applications received after this date will be considered on a
space-available basis. For more information and to apply for one of the
workshops, go to http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/teachers/profdev/.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Hubble Telescope Makes New Discovery - washingtonpost.com
Hubble Telescope Makes New Discovery - washingtonpost.com: "Nearby supernovae were receding more quickly than expected. That could only be true if some mysterious force were causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate over time.Cosmologists dubbed the force 'dark energy,' and ever since they've been trying to figure out what it is."
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Wanted: man to land on killer asteroid and gently nudge it from path to Earth | Science | Guardian Unlimited
Wanted: man to land on killer asteroid and gently nudge it from path to Earth | Science | Guardian Unlimited: "To save the day, Nasa now plans to go where only Bruce Willis has gone before. The US space agency is drawing up plans to land an astronaut on an asteroid hurtling through space at more than 30,000 mph. It wants to know whether humans could master techniques needed to deflect such a doomsday object when it is eventually identified. The proposals are at an early stage, and a spacecraft needed just to send an astronaut that far into space exists only on the drawing board, but they are deadly serious. A smallish asteroid called Apophis has already been identified as a possible threat to Earth in 2036."
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
SPACE.com -- NASA Weighs U.S. Strategy for Moon Exploration
SPACE.com -- NASA Weighs U.S. Strategy for Moon Exploration: "The
space agency plan is a key component in the response to U.S. President George
W. Bush%u2019s Vision
for Space Exploration %u2013 a call to action that he sketched out in early 2004.
That
far-reaching, big picture White House agenda included as a goal the return of humans to the
Moon%u2019s surface by 2020 - as the launching point for missions beyond. Also,
starting no later than 2008, a series of robotic missions would be dispatched
to the lunar surface to research and prepare for future human exploration."
space agency plan is a key component in the response to U.S. President George
W. Bush%u2019s Vision
for Space Exploration %u2013 a call to action that he sketched out in early 2004.
That
far-reaching, big picture White House agenda included as a goal the return of humans to the
Moon%u2019s surface by 2020 - as the launching point for missions beyond. Also,
starting no later than 2008, a series of robotic missions would be dispatched
to the lunar surface to research and prepare for future human exploration."
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Nasa has few options to fix failed Mars probe - New Zealand's source for World News on Stuff.co.nz
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Waves in a Large Free Sphere of Water
Interesting observations of a water bubble aboard the international space station. There are elastic collisions, centripetal forces, and surface tension forces at play here.
Interesting observations of a water bubble aboard the international space station. There are elastic collisions, centripetal forces, and surface tension forces at play here.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
SPACE.com -- NASA Loses Contact With Mars Global Surveyor
SPACE.com -- NASA Loses Contact With Mars Global Surveyor: "NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft has failed to check in with Earth for the fifth straight day in a row, after losing contact during a routine adjustment of its solar array.
If contact is not reestablished by Saturday, NASA might try to have another Mars-orbiting spacecraft take pictures of MGS to assess its condition."
If contact is not reestablished by Saturday, NASA might try to have another Mars-orbiting spacecraft take pictures of MGS to assess its condition."
Friday, November 10, 2006
First Photo From Space
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Cassini-Huygens: News-Press Releases-2006
Cassini-Huygens: News-Press Releases-2006: "A movie taken by Cassini's camera over a three-hour period reveals winds around Saturn's south pole blowing clockwise at 550 kilometers (350 miles) per hour. The camera also saw the shadow cast by a ring of towering clouds surrounding the pole, and two spiral arms of clouds extending from the central ring. These ring clouds, 30 to 75 kilometers (20 to 45 miles) above those in the center of the storm, are two to five times taller than the clouds of thunderstorms and hurricanes on Earth. "
i pledge alliegance to the test - Google Search
I thought you might enjoy this little ditty:
I pledge allegiance to the test
From the State Department of Education
And to the Standards for which it stands
One assessment, with a rubric
With Performance Goals, and Accountability, for all.
Any day now, teachers in California are going to have to start reciting this in the morning.
I pledge allegiance to the test
From the State Department of Education
And to the Standards for which it stands
One assessment, with a rubric
With Performance Goals, and Accountability, for all.
Any day now, teachers in California are going to have to start reciting this in the morning.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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Sunday, November 05, 2006
God vs. science: Can religion stand up to the test? - CNN.com
OddPeak - 10 Most Impressive Photos of our Universe
Corpus Christi, TX - KRISTV.COM - Helium shortage grips suppliers across Texas, country
Corpus Christi, TX - KRISTV.COM - Helium shortage grips suppliers across Texas, country: "Helium now appears to be a finite resource that could soon disappear in Amarillo. The reserve is supposed to keep 600 million cubic feet, but workers at the facility are skeptical that will happen.'Our equipment is designed to produce 6.1 million cubic feet per day, and we've been pretty successful at getting that done,' said Theiss. 'But demand is outstripping the market right now.'Helium is produced by radioactive decay of elements such as thorium or uranium.Robert Park, a University of Maryland physics professor and officer of the American Physical Society, worries that helium will one day be scarce at a time when mankind really needs it."
BBC NEWS | In pictures: Very Large Telescope, Eye on the stars
Friday, November 03, 2006
Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Scotland's magical ancient circles leave Stonehenge standing
Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Scotland's magical ancient circles leave Stonehenge standing: "These include the Ring of Brodgar - a massive ceremonial enclosure and stone circles, and the nearby Standing Stones of Stenness, Barnhouse Village and the tomb of Maeshowe."
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