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POPSBeautiful Observatory of Kielder Visit sites. It looks like a friendly resource for all sarlovers. They have camps in spring. The Kielder Forest in beautiful Northumbria is a great place to enjoy an outdoor holiday.
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POPSComet Holmes Take a look at some of the amazing photos taken by stargazers all over the world.
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POPS'Village' for Astronomers set up in Georgia With 9 observatories, and a 10 acre hilltop observation field where amateur astronomers who don't want to buy land in the village, can pitch a tent, and set up telescopes. The basic rule is No white lights.The idea is in response to the urban sprawl, where the spread of bright lights, can make stargazing Impossible. In many cities, the city lights drown out the stars completely.
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POPSClipXploration - From Stargazers to Starships 5 Of special interest to teachers: back to top 'Stargazers' in the Classroom "Stargazers" and National Science Education Standards Inventory of concepts, calculations and stories, by section. A list of problems related to the material. Additional Problems "Using Space to Teach Physics" (draft of article in The Physics Teacher, Feb.'99) "Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion," a one-hour overview lecture to teachers presented 23 March 2005. Afterthoughts on what this site has become. Author and Curator: Dr. David P. Stern Greenbelt, Maryland Mail to Dr.Stern: stargaze("at" symbol)phy6.org .
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POPSClipXploration - From Stargazers to Starships 3 Peripheral Subjects related to section S-7 above: LS-7A The Discovery of Atoms and Nuclei (A very quick overview of the relevant history.) S-7A The Black Hole at the Center of our Galaxy S-8. Nuclear Power S-9. Nuclear Weapons
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POPSClipXploration - From Stargazers to Starships 1 "Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion," a one-hour overview lecture to teachers presented 23 March 2005. Guide to the sections on Kepler's Laws which follow below. 10. Kepler and his Laws 10a. The Scale of the Solar System 11. Graphs and Ellipses 11a. Ellipses and Kepler's First Law 12. Kepler's Second Law 12a. More on Kepler's Second Law 12b. How Orbital Motion is Calculated Optional: The 2004 Transit of Venus 12c. Halley's Method of Deriving the AU 12d. The displacement D of the track of Venus 12e. Deriving the Astronomical Unit
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