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Girl Scouts....
Check out the Explorations Page... There are many NEW activities there!
Earth's Moon Take a look at our own moon and
learn about its geography. This will help complete activity 11
of the Sky Search badge.
Star Finder
This activity will help you learn how to find constellations in the night sky by using a
star map. You will be able to complete activities 1,3, 4,
and 7 of the sky search badge.
Constellations Take a look at
different constellations photographs. This section will help complete activities 1,3, 4,
and 7 of the sky search badge.
Star Brightness Learn how
scientists determine the brightness of stars using image processing. Also learn the
relation of star brightness to star magnitude by looking at the stars of the
Pleiades. You will be working on activity 6
of the sky search badge.
Star Color Learn how
scientists discover the color of stars by looking at the Orion Nebula and using image
processing. Learn why color can be a temperature indicator of the stars. Also
learn how to make your own "star" color filters and why they work. This
activity will help complete activity 6 of
the sky search badge.
Planets Look at images of planets taken by CCD
cameras attached to telescopes in different areas of the country. Can you see which
object is the planet in the images? This activity will help you complete activity 8 of the
sky search badge.
Asteroids Find
Asteroids by investigating and adding images that were taken 15 minutes apart. Asteroids
are part of our Solar System, orbit the Sun, and change position as compared to the
background stars.
Nametags Make nametags for
your Girl Scout troop!
ToolBox HOU Image Processing Tool Box.
This guide is useful as you explore the images with the HOU image processing
software.
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This page created for HOU by Vivian Hoette, Education Specialist, Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, 1300
South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois. vhoette@hou.lbl.gov
and Patricia (Quay) Pieniazek. quay_pieniazek@orbit.adler.uchicago.edu.
Beta Version 06-02-98.