Hello Everyone..on this very chilly March morning in Washington DC! This weeks problem is yet another Venn Diagram application. The goal is to examine whether...
ASAC'ers, We are having some problems with our web server. Just want you to know we are aware of the problem(s) and may have to take the site down for a day or...
Greetings ASAC'ers The auroras just outside of Barrow continue to be spectacular. I can't imagine what they would look like during solar max. The native ...
Greetings! I also kept a photo diary, from a teacher's perspective for my student, while I was there-[ although I only got three days worth up and ready now.. ...
Greetings ASAC'ers We are in Barrow Alaska, Lat 71.30 and saw the sun rise Tuesday for the first time since November. Tonight we went out away from the city...
Hello Everyone! This weeks problem uses some recent data from the Hinode solar observatory to determine the speed and acceleration of a solar 'blast wave'....
Live From Barrow Alaska - Polar Sunrise January 24th from 2:30-3:30 pm (ET) http://dln.nasa.gov Our team is headed to the Artic Circle for the sunrise....
ASAC'ers, Dorian Janney (Science Educator - Parkland Middle School Astronomy Club) and I will be attending the Barrow Alaska Polar Gateway / Polar Sunrise...
Hi Everyone! It's that time of the year again...and I know that school will be out for a week or so, so I am giving you two math problems this week to tide you...
Oops... I forgot to upload the pdf file for Problem 114 from my thumbdrive, but then wiped my thumbdrive afterwards to make room for some data files!!! I just...
Hello Everyone! Soon after December 21, the IMAGE satellite stopped transmitting data or responding to commands. The impact to the scientific study of Earth's...
Hi Everyone! Here is this weeks puzzler! Problem 108: A Problem with Satellite Synchrony - The THEMIS program uses five satellites in five different orbits to...
Hello Everyone! This weeks problem is now posted, a day in advance! 'Loopy Sunspots' is all about using the formula for a cylinder, and the concept of density,...
Dear Freinds It has been some time i wrote on this group. I am basically (born) from hyderabad. i stay 15 km away from IAC 07 venue and 5km from center of...
Hey gang. My name is Stan Williams from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am fairly new to astronomy but have wondered about it for years. About three years ago,...
Hello Everyone! I just finished looking at the results from my 6-question survey that closed on June 20th. SurveyMonkey.com let me collect 100 responses for ...
Dear After School Astro members, Of late there have been a few inappropriate email messages coming through our ASAC yahoogroups. Though the number is not...
SOLAR VARIABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE In our quest to find connections between SEC and Earth science, astronomer, Jean Meeus, well known for his work in...
Hi, Something I have found works in teaching Big Bang theory is to get students to express their feelings on the idea in paint. Some results can be seen on...
Hello Everyone! I am continuing with this years theme of space radiation because this is a very important issue in our operating safely in space. In this weeks...
My local PBS station is having an event (I am going!) to develop a NOVA (my favoriet show!) Science Club. It sounds cool. They are having a guest speaker Dr....
Greetings Folks! I finally feel as though I may be coming up for some air after a grueling year and a half of getting our new Aerospace Magnet Program off the...
Hello Everyone! I just thought I would mention this week, that our Space Math website got a recent mention on the Math Forum page at Drexel University on...
ASAC'ers, We have had some problems receiving new member registrations. Could you please look at our registered clubs page (under "Running a Club") and, if...
Hello Everyone! This weeks math problem is about the horizon...and how to determine how far away it is if you are on another planet or moon. I have always...