March 16: Astronomy Day!
Please welcome out guest speaker for today: Robbie Stokes from the Astronomical Association of Southern Illinois! Robbie is going to talk to us about recent astronomical events, including the biggest cosmic belch since the Big Bang! Robbie is also bringing some fun show-and-tell items, including telescopes!
We're also making STAR WHEELS! You can use these wheels to identify constellations in the night sky.
- How to make your star wheel: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/make-a-star-wheel/
- How to use your star wheel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlcRGWctPvQ
- Online Interactive Sky Chart: https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/interactive-sky-chart/
We're also going to explore space with NASA's MICROBSERVATORY ROBOTIC TELESCOPE! You can take pictures of space! https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/index.html
Control the telescope: https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/OWN/Own.pl
Email your photo to: [email protected]
Analyze existing space photos: https://waps.cfa.harvard.edu/eduportal/js9/software.php
Tutorials: https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/training.html
Control the telescope: https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/OWN/Own.pl
Email your photo to: [email protected]
Analyze existing space photos: https://waps.cfa.harvard.edu/eduportal/js9/software.php
Tutorials: https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/training.html
You can also explore space with our VR headset!