Welcome to the Center for Astronomy Education's (CAE's) academic discussion group for those interested in improving college-level astronomy teaching and learning.
This discussion group is moderated by Gina Brissenden, Program Director for CAE, at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. In addition, CAE has a Guest Moderator program. CAE's current Guest Moderator is John Feldmeier at Youngstown State Univ. in Youngstown, Ohio.
On a related note, How well defined is the galactic equator? I've seen varying opinions on the matter. Clearly the zero point passes through the GC but what
I was trying to think of a “make-and-take” astronomy activity that I could do for a teacher-training workshop for K-12 teachers. These are very popular
... "...I must conclude that TheSky6 got its galactic equator location wrong!" With some additional fiddling, I found the problem: TheSky6's programmers used
Liam McDaid wrote: "After looking at two different programs (The Sky and Starry Night), I think I know where the 1998 date is coming from. If you treat the
2012philes and other people fighting the apocalypse-industrial complex, I was looking over my notes and talking to an expert on Mayan astronomy. There's some