Spaced:Based Astronomy: An Educator Guide with Activities for Science, Mathematics, And Technology Education: by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Title:	Spaced:Based Astronomy: An Educator Guide with Activities for Science, Mathematics, And Technology Education: by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Author:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Language:	English
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Introduction: If you go to the country, far from city lights, you can see about 3,000 stars on a clear night. If your eyes were bigger, you could see many more stars. With a pair of binoculars, an optical device that effectively enlarges the pupil of your eye by about 30 times, the number of stars you can see increases to the tens of thousands. With a medium-sized telescope with a light-collecting mirror 30 centimeters in diameter, you can see hundreds of thousands of stars. With a large observatory telescope, millions of stars become visible...

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Space Age Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Astrophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 A Brief History of United States Astronomy Spacecraft and Crewed Space Flights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Activity Units Unit 1: The Atmospheric Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Unit 2: The Electromagnetic Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Unit 3: Collecting Electromagnetic Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Unit 4: Down to Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Unit 5: Space-Based Astronomy on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Suggested Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 NASA Educational Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Reply Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 TABLE OF CONTENTS