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NDeRC ASTRO Forum

Join Katherine Rueff and Michelle Dolan from the University of Notre Dame as they present at the NDeRC.ASTRO Forum on December 5, 2009, focusing on innovative tools and research in astronomy. Discover valuable resources for graduate students, high school teachers, and students, including astro-imaging, exoplanet transits, and the study of variable stars. Learn about the integration of technology like Google Earth in astronomy education, along with immersive experiences provided by the Digital Visualization Theatre. Sign up for the summer workshop and explore more resources online!

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NDeRC ASTRO Forum

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  1. NDeRC ASTRO Forum Katherine Rueff & Michelle DolanUniversity of Notre Dame December 5th, 2009

  2. NDeRC ASTRO Summer work (grad. students, HS students, HS teachers) • Astro-imaging • Exoplanets transits • Variable Stars • Current work • (HS teachers, grad students) • BremenHS Astronomy class • John Adams HS Earth/Space

  3. Planets + Moons Gravity Solar System Tools Google Earth & Sky DVT Solar System Milky Way Galactic Systems Stellar Evolution Tools Google Earth & Sky CLEA labs DVT NDeRC ASTRO looking to the future Primary Middle Secondary • Earth-Moon system • Tides • Atmosphere • Moon Phases • Tools • Google Earth • DVT

  4. Astro Program Development Tools Google Earth • Free downloads • Self Contained • Google • Compilations of professional data • Weather, tides, seismology • Solar System and Deep Sky • CLEA - take data like an astronomer Google Sky

  5. DVTDigital Visualization Theatre • Sony SRX-S110 system • 136 seat hexagonal 50 ft high dome • 360o field of view • 16 million pixels • 9,000 watt 5.1 surround sound Dolby • 10 computers, 2 projectors • Ring of red-green-blue LEDS independent of projectors

  6. Standards & Schedule • Astronomy under pressure • Using Astronomy to satisfy Standards • Sign up for Summer workshop Form can be found at www.astro.michianastem.org • More NDeRC ASTRO info athttp://nderc.wikispaces.com/Astro

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