Check back soon for a lesson plan on the lifecycle of a star that I am writing as my semester long project for class!
Happy star gazing!
*Picture courtesy of: http://www.technochitlins.com/mt-archives/030807_hubble_collisions_04.jpg
Friday, April 3, 2009
The End
So that's it...I finished my scavenger hunt! I learned a lot about the sky over the course of the semester and I can't wait until it gets warmer so I can take my telescope out and actually enjoy it. I'm also excited that I can point out different objects, especially Iridium flare's because not a lot of people have heard of them, so I feel like I am expanding their knowledge of the universe.
Check back soon for a lesson plan on the lifecycle of a star that I am writing as my semester long project for class!
Happy star gazing!
*Picture courtesy of: http://www.technochitlins.com/mt-archives/030807_hubble_collisions_04.jpg
Check back soon for a lesson plan on the lifecycle of a star that I am writing as my semester long project for class!
Happy star gazing!
*Picture courtesy of: http://www.technochitlins.com/mt-archives/030807_hubble_collisions_04.jpg
Satellite - Cosmos 2369 Rocket
Date Observed: April 3, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Weather:
• Temperature: 39 ˚F
Sky Conditions: Very clear, no clouds in sight.
Object Observed: Satellite – Cosmos 2369 Rocket
Magnitude: 3.3
Location:
• Altitude: 87˚ and moving up
• Azimuth: 310˚
Observations: It was neat that two satellites were visible basically right after each other tonight. This satellite looked just like the other one and it was moving at basically the same speed toward the zenith, though it was at a higher altitude.
Weather:
• Temperature: 39 ˚F
Sky Conditions: Very clear, no clouds in sight.
Object Observed: Satellite – Cosmos 2369 Rocket
Magnitude: 3.3
Location:
• Altitude: 87˚ and moving up
• Azimuth: 310˚
Observations: It was neat that two satellites were visible basically right after each other tonight. This satellite looked just like the other one and it was moving at basically the same speed toward the zenith, though it was at a higher altitude.
Satellite - SeaSat 1
Date Observed: April 3, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Weather:
• Temperature: 39 ˚F
Sky Conditions: Very clear, no clouds in sight.
Object Observed: Satellite – SeaSat 1
Magnitude: 3.2
Location:
• Altitude: 69˚ and moving up
• Azimuth: 30˚
Observations: The sky was beautiful tonight. I wish I could have gone out somewhere where they were not a lot of lights out, because the stars are much more incredible without so much background light. The SeaSat 1 looked just like a small moving star. It seemed to be moving towards the SW and towards the zenith.
Weather:
• Temperature: 39 ˚F
Sky Conditions: Very clear, no clouds in sight.
Object Observed: Satellite – SeaSat 1
Magnitude: 3.2
Location:
• Altitude: 69˚ and moving up
• Azimuth: 30˚
Observations: The sky was beautiful tonight. I wish I could have gone out somewhere where they were not a lot of lights out, because the stars are much more incredible without so much background light. The SeaSat 1 looked just like a small moving star. It seemed to be moving towards the SW and towards the zenith.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunset
Date Observed: March 21, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Sky Conditions: Cloudy
Object Observed: Sunset
Location:
• Altitude: 30˚
• Azimuth: 260˚
Observations: The sky was really blue all day. We were driving home from the conference and we happened to be in Mississippi when the sun was setting. The sun was peeking out from behind the clouds, and it was kind of hard to see behind the trees but the sky was turning orange/pink. It was really pretty!
** Sorry it's blurry. It's hard to take good pictures inside a moving car.
Sky Conditions: Cloudy
Object Observed: Sunset
Location:
• Altitude: 30˚
• Azimuth: 260˚
Observations: The sky was really blue all day. We were driving home from the conference and we happened to be in Mississippi when the sun was setting. The sun was peeking out from behind the clouds, and it was kind of hard to see behind the trees but the sky was turning orange/pink. It was really pretty!
** Sorry it's blurry. It's hard to take good pictures inside a moving car.
Moon 4
Date Observed: March 19, 2009 at 7:58 am
Sky Conditions: Clear, no clouds
Object Observed: Waxing Crescent Moon (Age: 23 days)
Location:
• Altitude: 60˚
• Azimuth: 100˚
Observations: Today we were walking to the conference center in New Orleans and the moon was really visible in the sky.
Sky Conditions: Clear, no clouds
Object Observed: Waxing Crescent Moon (Age: 23 days)
Location:
• Altitude: 60˚
• Azimuth: 100˚
Observations: Today we were walking to the conference center in New Orleans and the moon was really visible in the sky.
Moon 3
Date Observed: March 18, 2009 at 8:57 am
Sky Conditions: No clouds
Object Observed: Waxing Crescent Moon (Age: 22 days)
Location:
• Altitude: 45˚
• Azimuth: 165˚
Observations: About an hour after sunrise we decided to stop at Cracker Barrel to eat some breakfast. We were still in Mississippi at this point in time and the sky had cleared up tremendously. The moon was very visible and there were no clouds around at all.
Sky Conditions: No clouds
Object Observed: Waxing Crescent Moon (Age: 22 days)
Location:
• Altitude: 45˚
• Azimuth: 165˚
Observations: About an hour after sunrise we decided to stop at Cracker Barrel to eat some breakfast. We were still in Mississippi at this point in time and the sky had cleared up tremendously. The moon was very visible and there were no clouds around at all.
Sunrise
Date Observed: March 18, 2009 at 7:06 am
Sky Conditions: Partly cloudy, partly foggy
Object Observed: Sunrise
Location:
• Altitude: 20˚
• Azimuth: 85˚
Observations: We were driving on highway 55 heading South to the NSTA conference in New Orleans. When the sun was rising we were in Mississippi. It was pretty cloudy out and we were driving through patches of fog. The sky was a bluish/gray and as the sun got higher it became a great shade of pinkish/orange.
**Sorry, no picture :(
Sky Conditions: Partly cloudy, partly foggy
Object Observed: Sunrise
Location:
• Altitude: 20˚
• Azimuth: 85˚
Observations: We were driving on highway 55 heading South to the NSTA conference in New Orleans. When the sun was rising we were in Mississippi. It was pretty cloudy out and we were driving through patches of fog. The sky was a bluish/gray and as the sun got higher it became a great shade of pinkish/orange.
**Sorry, no picture :(
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