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First Supernova Discovered with Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics
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This press release from the Gemini Observatory covers the discovery of a supernova using laser adaptive optics. Laser guide adaptive optics help eliminate atmospheric noise from…
http://www.gemini.edu/node/11226
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Herschel's Star Gages
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The EJS Herschel's Star Gages Model illustrates William Herschel's methods of "star gages" by which he attempted to map out the shape of our galaxy in 1785. Herschel's star gages…
https://www.compadre.org/portal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11214&DocID=22...
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Project Spectra!
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This is a digital project developed to advance knowledge of solar system exploration by providing students with spectroscopic data in an accessible and engaging format. The…
https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/education/K-12/project-spectra/
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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Eyes on the Solar System
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NASA's JPL brings together an array of rich visualization tools for a 3D exploration of our cosmic neighborhood. It provides actual data from spacecraft, including their real-time…
https://eyes.nasa.gov/eyes-on-the-solar-system.html
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The Star Splitters: The High Energy Astronomy Observatories
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This online textbook teaches the user about how a science project is conceived, funded, and managed. They do this by telling a story about how NASA's High Energy Astronomy…
https://history.nasa.gov/SP-466/sp466.htm
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Ten Myths - Bones of contention held near and dear by experienced amateurs
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This article informs amateur astronomers about ten common mistakes people make when buying and using a telescope. It is part of Brian Tung's The Astronomy Corner.
http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/myths.html
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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Dawn
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This is the home page for NASA's Dawn project, whose goal was to shed light on the early evolution of our Solar System by investigating two large protoplanets, Ceres and Vesta, that…
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/dawn/overview/
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Lenses and Telescopes
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T. Slater
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In this laboratory activity, students learn about lenses and telescope construction. Students will describe the nature of convex lenses, measure the focal length of several lenses,…
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3C 273 - Quasar in Virgo
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This NightSkyInfo.com article briefly describes the discovery of quasars, what they are, and how to find the famous quasar 3C 273 in the night sky with a good backyard telescope. The…
http://www.nightskyinfo.com/archive/3c273_quasar/
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Pinhole Camera Model
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W. Christian
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The Pinhole Camera Model demonstrates the operation of a pinhole camera. Light rays leaving the top and bottom on an object of height h pass through a pinhole and strike a flat…
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