Archive for January 2009

I haven’t had a chance to try these out, but the following are two programs that simulate a planetarium, and each runs via the Web so there is no software to install.  At first glance they seem excellent.

WikiSky: http://www.wikisky.org/
SkyView Cafe: http://www.skyviewcafe.com/

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NASA recently released a video tour of the International Space Station.  It’s in four parts:
Part I:

Part II:

Part III:

Part IV:

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P0901A Handout and Rubric
P0904_2009B Students,  Topics, and Dates

If you come across anything of interest to a different student, you might (if you’re kind) leave it as a reply to this post.

The blog has been reset and readied for a new semester.  Welcome to the new students in the class.
AY2009B, if you’re curious, stands for “Academic Year 2009″ — the year of graduation — and the “B” means second semester.
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i’m going to miss astro! it’s so sad that it’s over…