Having fun with astronomy, using hands-on activities for kids!
Albemarle County, VA
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This Saturday at @AlbCiderWorks is our 12th Annual Star Party! This event is FREE, family friendly, and the weather looks great! We hope to see you there! @uva @UVaAstro @visitCville @AotCville @vadiscovery @CBS19News @NBC29 @cville_weekly
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Small adjustments, major progress!
Having completed 2 more mirror alignment steps, #NASAWebb’s optical performance will be able to meet or exceed its science goals. Now that’s good optics! 😉 go.nasa.gov/3KMV1gW #UnfoldTheUniverse
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ALT An engineering image from Webb which shows a bright star in the foreground with small galaxies and stars in the background. The bright objects in this photo are reddish, a color chosen to optimize visual contrast. Credit: NASA/STScI
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Radio #ImageoftheWeek 📡 This image isn't a photograph—it's a radar mapping of the surface of Venus. Astronomers can peer under Venus' thick clouds by shining radio light on the planet. Some of the light reflects back to Earth, which astronomers detect using @GreenBankObserv...
ALT A projection of the radar data of Venus collected in 2012. Striking surface features — like mountains and ridges — are easily seen. The black diagonal band at the center represents areas too close to the Doppler “equator” to obtain well-resolved image data.
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I spent 27 days shooting over 2 million photos of the moon to capture how it dances in our sky. This is the most detailed “Lunation” I’ve ever captured. #astrophotography #space #opteam
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Did you know that nebulae like this one have names? Test your cosmic knowledge below!👇
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By the way, this is an ultra-deep image of Andromeda (M31) taken in 2019. The main structures in the galaxy's halo and some tidal structures are well recognizable.
About 200 hours of exposure with telephoto lenses of 200 and 300mm.
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Daniel G. Nichols was employed by NASA for over 25 years. His work notably included mission control during the Apollo Program.
This photograph was taken in February 1966 at NASA's Manned Space Center in Houston. (1/2)
#BlackHistoryMonth @BlackInMath @BlackInAstro #BlackInSTEM
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2/22/22
It's Twos-day! How about a planet with two stars, where a visitor would have two shadows? We know of almost 400 systems with at least two stars! ☀️☀️
go.nasa.gov/3Hadm5l
ALT A vintage looking travel poster advertises Kepler 16b, an exoplanet with two suns. A visitor is shown with two shadows.
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This week at NASA, we celebrate @NASAPersevere’s first landiversary, admire new X-ray images from #IXPE, and prepare for the next @NorthropGrumman resupply mission to the @SpaceStation.
Delve into the details: go.nasa.gov/3BF3E9Z
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HUGE FARSIDE EXPLOSION: Something just exploded on the farside of the sun--and it was big. NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft recorded a magnificent coronal mass ejection (CME) emerging during the late hours of Feb. 15th:
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Roll 'em out... on the Moon 🌕
Our VIPER rover's latest prototype is getting put to the test at @NASAGlenn, as we get ready to search for ice and other @NASAArtemis resources at the lunar South Pole: go.nasa.gov/3r5AFbU
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Our next event takes place Monday, August 16th from 7-9pm EDT via Zoom! Register for free at: bit.ly/AoTCville14
We'll have talks about @GreenBankObserv, Helium in the Universe, and Astronomy in the News! Check out the thread below for details
#AoTCville #astronomy
Girls Exploring the Universe is back this summer with a virtual camp! Sign up here: forms.gle/cEaCyWYBnu9FZYy56
DSBK is collaborating with Camp Holiday Trails to give everyone the chance to explore space! Join us this Thursday (July 8th) at 10AM for a virtual planetarium tour. Registration is free! Sign-up here: zoom.us/meeting/register/tJc…
Just 2 more days to submit your student's application to be a part of our 2021 Virtual summer camp! You can fill it out online here: forms.gle/11Fg9BJg5541pHTr5. More information about the camp can be found here: darkskiesbrightkids.com/summ…
We are gearing up for our 2021 Virtual Summer Camp!
Who: Open to all rising 4th, 5th, & 6th graders
When: Monday, July 12th - Friday, July 16th, 2021
Where: Zoom Cost: FREE!
Contact Information: [email protected]
Sign up here today: darkskiesbrightkids.com/summ…
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The next Astronomy on Tap virtual event will be taking place on Tuesday, April 13th from 7-9pm eastern time via Zoom. You can register for the event at bit.ly/AoTCville12 and you can check out the Facebook event page or aotcville.com for more information.
On International Women's Day, we're celebrating a fierce, brilliant, and talented woman from wayyyy back when - Hypatia! #internationalwomensday2021 #dsbk #WomensHistoryMonth #internationalwomensday
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