I thought there might be some astrolrnr people interested in this… From: Anne Egger [mailto:annegger@...] We are writing to invite you to...
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schuang_us
Apr 5, 2009 3:32 am
Sinclair Community College <http://www.sinclair.edu/> Physics Department <http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/sme/departments/phy/index.cfm> is currently...
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Wilson, Ernst
ewilson@...
Apr 9, 2009 1:16 pm
In search of good telescopes (for purchase) for our Astrophysics class! any idea, anyone? Ernst Wilson Assistant Professor, Aviation Science Coordinator, Space...
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Carrie Nugent
cnugent@...
Apr 10, 2009 2:03 am
Hi everyone-- This is more of a new teacher question than an astronomy question, but I'm hoping you can help me out. I'm a TA, and I run two discussion ...
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jmwalawender
Apr 10, 2009 2:03 am
Hi Ernst, Can you tell us a little about what you want to do with the telescopes? Visual or CCD work? Permanently mounted or portable? Things like that. ...
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suffolk-warasila
lswpub
Apr 10, 2009 12:34 pm
Carrie, I commend you on your desire to change this "chemistry" and assure you that what you are experiencing has happened to us all. I taught physics &...
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Kendra Sibbernsen
ksibbern
Apr 10, 2009 2:09 pm
Carrie, Your question of motivation is one that all teachers face. You asked, "How do I get rid of the gloom that has infected my second class? Can I?" You can...
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Wilson, Ernst
ewilson@...
Apr 10, 2009 2:10 pm
Hello Josh, thank you for your reply. visual and portable; that would be the plan now. regards Ernst Wilson Tel : 252-335-3741 Fax: 252-335-3760 ...
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Noreen Grice
youcandoastr...
Apr 10, 2009 2:36 pm
An Astroscan telescope is very portable...and under $200 I believe...we use it as a back-up for busy nights in the observatory and with a solar filter for...
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jmwalawender
Apr 10, 2009 8:04 pm
... Hi Ernst, For this sort of application, I prefer a well made refractor as it won't need collimation and will cool down quickly and so you can do planetary...
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fziksman@...
fziksman
Apr 10, 2009 8:05 pm
Great suggestions Kendra. I especially like the ending where you say don't beat yourself up. It is one of the faults of good teachers. If you don't care...
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Mary Kay Hemenway
marykay@...
Apr 14, 2009 11:32 am
Most of the summer workshops at McDonald Observatory do not have a fee attached, and they do not provide transportion. Although the deadline has passed,...
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Kristen Larson
larsonk@...
Apr 17, 2009 2:36 am
Dear members of the astrolrnr community, I am a member of the Astro2010 study group on Computation, Simulation, and Data Handling (CDH). The Astro2010 Decadal...
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pnewbury14
Apr 17, 2009 5:33 pm
If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend you read the new paper by Prather et al. (including the CAE moderator - nice work, Gina) about the positive...
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Gina Brissenden
gina_brissenden
Apr 17, 2009 8:09 pm
Thanks, Peter! You hit the nail on the head with your comment about one of the key findings our paper was trying to show: that having research-validated...
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Gina Brissenden
gina_brissenden
Apr 20, 2009 5:36 pm
Hi All, Since Peter's posting about our recent article, "A national study assessing the teaching and learning of introductory astronomy. Part I. The effect of...
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Gina Brissenden
gina_brissenden
Apr 21, 2009 1:01 pm
Dear Members of the Great CAE Community, We at CAE are very excited to be offering a Tier II workshop in Maui 11-12 July 2009!! So, mark those calendars, get...
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drcreneejames
Apr 21, 2009 5:13 pm
Hi- I've been looking for some resources regarding the transparency of Earth's atmosphere, specifically the "cool" fact that we can actually SEE through the...
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Rajib Ganguly
ganguly2001
Apr 21, 2009 6:06 pm
Hi, Â Â Â I remember a talk any years ago by Frank Shu where he made the claim that the wavelength that our eyes are sensitive to are essentially a function...
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David Wittman
dwittman@...
Apr 21, 2009 6:57 pm
Hi all, The Prather et al paper discussed here in recent days certainly was interesting. I'd like to comment on one thing mentioned briefly in the...
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McDaid, Liam
macedonfinance
Apr 21, 2009 7:08 pm
Hi, Maybe my info is wrong, but I thought that the Sun gave off about half of its BB radiation in the IR. This wouldn't change anything because the IR is a...
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Alexander L. Rudolph
reindeer91
Apr 22, 2009 2:21 am
Off the top of my head (so this could easily be wrong): electronic transitions from the ground state tend to be UV, while vibrational transitions of molecules...
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snupnhomer@...
tinanhomer
Apr 22, 2009 10:51 am
Have you searched ERIC? Â The biggest problem with these surveys is how they define science and attitude. Tina ... From: David Wittman...
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Pendzick
pendzira
Apr 22, 2009 11:11 am
Alexander has it correct, for a simple resource try http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/Class/light/u12l2c.html also don't forget that some insects and...
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Shupla, Christine
shuplac
Apr 22, 2009 7:29 pm
Hi! I like the discussion on this and wanted to share a couple of other thoughts regarding "the transparency of Earth's atmosphere, specifically the cool fact...
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Christopher Sirola
csirola2003
Apr 22, 2009 7:30 pm
Hi, David, folks. Here's some thoughts regarding attitude surveys: Some colleagues & I published results of attitude surveys for a physical science course...
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Ed Prather
eprather@...
Apr 22, 2009 8:05 pm
Great discussion about the nature of light and Earth's Atmosphere. John Keller, when he was a grad student here at UofAz did a portion of his dissertation on...
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sjshawl
Apr 22, 2009 9:19 pm
An easy way to see what fraction of a blackbody's radiation comes from wavelengths shorter than some given wavelength is given in a table in Allen's...
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Nick Strobel
strobelnick
Apr 22, 2009 9:23 pm
Evolution still might have had eyes develop that were sensitive in the infrared but they'd have to be darn good distinguishers of the infrared colors because...
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Karen Lewis
ktlewis_astro
Apr 22, 2009 9:55 pm
Hi, What a fun discussion! Do animals that see in the IR actually distinguish much? The resolution gets worse for longer wavelength light. However, I do...
