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Three Rivers Foundation http://www.3rf.org for the Arts & Sciences Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Browse high resolution images of the Moonhttp://www.3rf.org/blog/sciences/nasa/browse-high-resolution-images-of-the-moon http://www.3rf.org/blog/sciences/nasa/browse-high-resolution-images-of-the-moon#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:05:30 +0000 Tom Heisey http://www.3rf.org/?p=1560 The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a high resolution camera system tasked with creating a detailed photo map of the Moon. This page allows you to browse the mosaic of 1,300 snapped in December. Why not dive into the Moon?

http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc_browse/view/wac_nearside

Here’s a smaller photo with major features labeled:

http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/uploads/lroc_wac_nearside_noslew_anot.png

You can also browse smaller mosaics of the Moon from other views:

Previous large-scale WAC mosaic postings:

Eastern hemisphere

South pole illumination

Orientale basin

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]]> http://www.3rf.org/blog/sciences/3rf/feed 0 Ever wonder what the Sun sounds like?http://www.3rf.org/blog/sciences/nasa/ever-wonder-what-the-sun-sounds-like http://www.3rf.org/blog/sciences/nasa/ever-wonder-what-the-sun-sounds-like#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:20:38 +0000 Tom Heisey http://www.3rf.org/?p=1202 Ever wonder what the Sun sounds like? Over the weekend, a new sunspot sent out radio waves heard on short wave radios as “waves” of static fading & surging.

From http://www.spaceweather.com:

Yesterday in new Mexico, a startling roar issued from the loudspeaker of amateur astronomer Thomas Ashcraft’s radio telescope. “It was sunspot 1057,” he says. “All day long it had been producing small radio bursts around 21 MHz. Then, at 1813 UT, it let loose a big one. The burst only lasted a minute, but it saturated the radios.” Click here to listen.

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Telescope systems-2 pages

HR Activity – complete

November 2010

Boy Scout Astronomy Merit Badge Requirements

1-1 Requirements for Astronomy Merit Badge

Binder1-Telescopes

Binder2-Solar System

Observing forms-all

Projecting an Image of the Sun-2 lessons

S&T-Good-lighting

Star Map Treasure Hunt Clues Page

1-1 Scouts 11-25 skychart-TN

1-1 Scouts 11-25 skychart-TX

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Blackbody files

1 IR Stars Experiment-Ice as stars

1 Wein’s law activity-1 Black Box

1 Wein’s law activity-2 Candle

1 Black Box, Ice as Stars Graphs

1 Black Box, Ice as Stars Graphs

1 Black Box, Ice as Stars Graphs

Stars as Blackbodies

Stars as Blackbodies

Stars as Blackbodies

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October 2010

Imagine Mars! Files.

Documents are password protected. To receive the password, please send an e-mail to patricef@3rf.org, with the date you attended the training session, your name, school or ISD name, and your e-mail address.

More information about the Imagine Mars! program can be found at: http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/index2.html

Imagine Mars! Files – Day 1

Day 1 Station 1 Info-PDF

Day 1 Station 2 Info-PDF

Day 1 Station 3 Info-PDF

Day 1 Station 4 Info-PDF

Day 1 Station labels with activity pg #’s-PDF

Day 1 Station Info signs-PDF

Imagine Mars! Files – Day 2

Day 2 CPS Station Mars Colony pics-PDF

Day 2 Station 2-B Mars, Lunar Explorers pics-PDF

Day 2 Station Labels with pg#’s-PDF

Imagine Mars! Files – Visual Thinking Strategies Files

VTS Images in .WORD

VTS Images in .ppt

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Inaugural Post -

To engage students through hands-on educational outreach opportunities. Through our outreach programs, including the StarSTruck program, 3RF Sciences educates students on difficult topics found in the Texas curriculum using real life applications to make concepts easier to grasp. 3RF teacher workshops assist Texas teachers in meeting the standards set by the Texas Education Agency, bringing curriculum to life, and engaging and challenging their students. As the concepts become obtainable, students realize their true potential, furthering their abilities to compete in a global market.

Teachers modeling the phases of the moon at the 2009 Summer Teacher Workshop. Credit: A. Starr

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