Hi all I was looking at the latest and greatest AAS job register. Why is it that to get any of these jobs you need a PhD????? Apparently having a master's...
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Mary Kay Hemenway
marykay@...
Nov 2, 2002 4:01 pm
Astro jobs I took a look at the AAS job listings, and found several that don't require a Ph.D, but do require other degrees or skills. (This may not a be a...
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Joe Heafner
betapict
Nov 3, 2002 3:53 am
... Correct, at least in my experiences too. Geez I wish someone had warned me before. It really offends me to hear of a master's degree offered as a...
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Michael Zeilik
mzeilik@...
Nov 4, 2002 12:39 am
Mary Kay: We have this postdoc open for the FLAG. FLAG (Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide) Postdoctoral Fellow With support from the National Science...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Nov 4, 2002 3:50 am
One good resource I have used is the SkyMap from www.skymaps.com. I e-mailed them and received permission to make copies for my class. It has a sky map for the...
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Tina Fanetti
snupnwoof
Nov 4, 2002 6:39 am
I believe the point of Mary Kay's was to say that are jobs that don't need a PhD. Last time I checked, (and I could be wrong cause I am stupid), post doc meant...
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gheri fouts
gf2202
Nov 4, 2002 7:51 am
Does anyone use that stellar barcode lab from Chandra in their course? Is it worthwhile or is there another lab I could use. I know CLEA has software out but...
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Michael Zeilik
mzeilik@...
Nov 4, 2002 2:06 pm
Tina and list: Sorry. I meant this one yo go to Mary Kay onlly! -- Michael Zeilik The Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, FLAG, has been greatly revised!...
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Dave Bruning
david.bruning@...
Nov 4, 2002 3:27 pm
... A barcode lab was written be Jeff Adams and Tim Slater (see http://solar.physics.montana.edu/tslater/plunger/index.html). I tried it for a while, but I...
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Mary Kay Hemenway
marykay@...
Nov 4, 2002 4:54 pm
Re: stellar classification We have an old-fashioned photographic classification exercise on-line as part of our Spectroscopy sequence. See ...
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Tina Fanetti
snupnwoof
Nov 4, 2002 5:08 pm
Oh! In that case, I'm sorry I was snitty :) Must be the lack of clear skies. So depressing to an astronomer. Tina <<< Michael Zeilik <mzeilik@...>...
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Dennis Erickson
derickson@...
Nov 4, 2002 5:21 pm
This exercise is excellent--where can I find more like these?? DE ... -- /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ ...
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Cheri Morrow
camorrow@...
Nov 5, 2002 3:53 am
Is it true that the Leonids are meant to be especially good this year? As good as last year's display?...
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Mark Klosinski
mvklosinski
Nov 5, 2002 4:29 am
Cheri: Here is a page of predictions. . . http://www.qsl.net/w8wn/hscw/prop/leon2002.html What does all this say, I guess you will have to be your own judge...
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Michael Zeilik
mzeilik@...
Nov 5, 2002 1:29 pm
Astro folks: I used to do this kind of activity. What I found is that the students are mystified by spectra, even if they can sort into categories. I have...
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Mary Kay Hemenway
marykay@...
Nov 5, 2002 3:03 pm
... We have some others (for various grade levels) at: <http://www.mcdonaldobservatory.org/teachers/classroom/> Telescope Technology for Teachers ...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
Nov 5, 2002 3:18 pm
Joe wrote: I also found out that SACS (our regional accrediting agency) has decided that courses that begin with a PHY (physics) prefix and AST (astronomy)...
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Tina Fanetti
snupnwoof
Nov 5, 2002 7:27 pm
I think Joe signed off...he was pissed again... Tina Tina Fanetti Physics Instructor Western Iowa Technical Community College 4647 Stone Ave Sioux City IA...
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Joy BarnesJohnson
joyousjoymbj
Nov 5, 2002 8:22 pm
Hello Fellow Educators: Is there anyone in the NY/NJ/PA area who is interested in a full-time position in E/S Sci Ed? It requires prior teaching experience...
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Tina Fanetti
snupnwoof
Nov 6, 2002 3:43 pm
Hi all I just got in a Sun Spotter telescope :) It's cool. So I took it out side and looked for sun spots. I found 4 for sure...and then 2 that could be or...
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Dennis Erickson
derickson@...
Nov 6, 2002 3:46 pm
Here is a great site---- http://www.spaceweather.com/ ... ADVERTISEMENT [Image] ... -- /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ /*\ ...
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Dave Bruning
david.bruning@...
Nov 6, 2002 3:52 pm
... Go to http://www.sunspotcycle.com/ for the recent spot number. Be aware that this is NOT the number of spots that you will see, but accounts for groups of...
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Tina Fanetti
snupnwoof
Nov 6, 2002 4:11 pm
Let's say that your introductory astronomy class, which is a survey of astronomy, is waaay behind. So, I had planned on spending about 12 hours on stars and...
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Adrienne J. Gauthier
ajg2w@...
Nov 7, 2002 2:34 am
www.spaceweather.com OR www.sunspotcycle.com have fun! - AG ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Adrienne Gauthier University of Virginia - Curry School of...
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Alec MacKinnon
a.mackinnon@...
Nov 7, 2002 10:26 am
... if you're really looking to check what you can see with your Sun Spotter, one of the daily images posted e.g. from Big Bear might be more useful: ...
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Donna Gifford
dhgpima
Nov 7, 2002 6:18 pm
Hey Tim (and other interested parties) Here in Arizona, those with a physics degree cannot be certified to teach astronomy courses at the community college...
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Dave Bruning
david.bruning@...
Nov 7, 2002 7:40 pm
... Can you take several graduate bulletins from U. Arizona, Arizona State, etc and show that the graduate program in astronomy requires quantum mechanics and...
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Meredith Wills-Davey
meredith@...
Nov 7, 2002 8:46 pm
Tina, Another interesting site that will give you sunspot info and a lot more cool information about the Sun (for instance, daily solar images at multiple...
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Мезенцев...
mez@...
Nov 8, 2002 12:41 pm
Hi, Tina, Look at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/SOLAR/SSN/ssn.html and next http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/SOLAR/getdata.html I think, then you'll find best...
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Tina Fanetti
snupnwoof
Nov 8, 2002 1:56 pm
Morning all! I am looking for some background information on the Drake Equation. What I am looking for is things like its development, history, quirky little...
