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Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Camp ASTRONOMY resources are located at button with a feature on the RAAP Project at button . Mr. O'Connor has provided a detailed instruction lesson at button When you hve found a star's coordinates - you can send in an image request WITH YOUR TEACHER'S HELP at button Brightest stars this time of year are Sirius, Canopus, Capella, Rigel, Betelgeuse,
Aldebaran, Pollux, Adhara, and Castor because they are most visible
in January and February.
.. And you can find their coordinates at button ........ Be sure to email the page you get back with your image file's name to camp@campinternet.net so we can help get the image to you in February. Have fun !
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Victor-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs. Gomes:
Do stars move?
How do stars "fall?"
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Johanna
Nightingale Middle School
How do you know the difference of the value of a star?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jonathan P. Nightingale Midle School.Can stars go in blackholes?a
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Rebeca Nightingale Middle school-How old does a star have to be untill a star dies out?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sergio-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs. Gomes:
How do you know how old a star is?
How far into space could you see with a telescope?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Rebeca Nightingale Middle school-How old does a star have to be untill a star dies out?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Michelle Nightingale MS Gomes: What kind of chemicals form a star?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Kevin - Nightingale Middle School -Gomes - How do you tell constellations?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Lucy Nightingale MS Gomes:How can you tell a star from a planet?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Johanna- Nightingale Middle School- Gomes
How long does it take for a new star to form?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Omar C. Nightingale M.S.-Ms. Gomes-Do you think there are more planets past Pluto?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nary-Nightingale Middle School- Gomes
Do the stars move the same way each day?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Beatrice-Nightingale Middle School - Mrs. Silva: My class and I are studying Global Gardens. How does astronomy affect us?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ruben-Nigthingale Middle School-Ms. Silva: When will the sun burn out?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Amy-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva: How many planets have been discovered?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Omar C. Nightingale M.S-Ms. Gomes-How long has the world been studying outerspace?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Kimberly-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva:What is so intresting about astronomy?
Mr. O': . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Greetings to you all, this I am joining you this morning to talk about the Remote Access Astronomy Project. Click here to access some biographical info on me. button
Also, you can access my web site at button
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Albin & Andrew - Nightingale Middle School -Mrs.silva
Why is there "no" air in space, nameing the universe ?.
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: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Veronica and Beatrice-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva:What does agricilture have to do with astronomy?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Gladys-Nightingale Middle School -Mrs.Silva:Astronomy seems hard. Is it as hard as it seems?
Jerry, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Did NASA ever send any other kind of animals other than monkeys?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Avilice/Ivette-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs. Silva:What does astronomy have to do with gardening?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Peter/Patrick-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva:
What is astronomy?
How did the sun get to the center of the solar system?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
ARMANDO-Is it cool being an astronomer
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Monica-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva: In what process is a star formed?
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is the sun so hot?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stefania & Wilma & Samuel-Nigtingle Middle School Mrs.Silva: How many constellations are there?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nam, Adrian-Nightingale Ms:Silva Which planet have toxic fuel, gas, or air? If you have discovered the planet Pluto, why don't you build a shuttle that could take you in an even longer trip?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Albin & Andrew,
There is no air in space becauses air is an artifact of our planet Earth. Volcanic processes and other biological and chemical interactions produce air. Some planets, like Mercury, don't have any air. Other planets, like Venus and Mars, have air, but we wouldn't be able to breath it. There is no oxygen. Only the Earth has oxygen.
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stephanie A. NightingaleM.S.-How dose the stars affect the farms?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Daisy and Brenda-Nightingale MS-mrs Silva;The way we change our time two times a year how would this affect us if we never changed our time?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Emily- Nightingale MS- Meyerhof-
About how many stars are discovered?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bianca-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva How big is a star up close?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ivette/Avilice-Nightingale Middle School- Mrs. Silva: How can one star explode and become more little stars?
Jerry, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Were the monkeys still alive when they came back?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bryan-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva:What does space have to do with plants?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Veronica & Beatrice - Nightingale Middle School- Mrs.Silva: What constilation was first discovered
Lizbeth,Mrs. Ziazie class Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1-Why did Nasa send monkey's to space?
#2-Is there any life on Mars?
#3-Who was the first man to go into space?
#4-Why did people wanted to send astronauts into space?
#5-How many astronauts have died by going to space?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Maria- Nightingale MS- Meyerhof-
How many planets have been discovered outside of our galaxy?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Gladys,
You ask if Astronomy is hard? Actually, it's not any harder than anything else you might be learning. What happens is that at your age, you start learning about space and stars and planets, and as time goes on, you learn so much that you know more about these things than most other people. It seems hard to others, but in fact, since you learned it over a long time, it's easy. I hope you continue to learn about astronomy.
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Andrew & Albin-Nightingale Middle school-Mrs. Silva
Why when you are in earth why can't you fall off, but when you are on the moon or on mars you could fall off?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ruben Javier-Nightingale Middle School-Ms.Silva: what made you become a astronomer?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Kimberly&Gladys-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva:What does Global Gardening have to do with Astronomy?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mirna-Nightingale Middle School-Gomes
What chemicals do the stars contain? Do they all contain the same chemicals as the other ones or are they all different?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Rene Nightingale MS Gomes: Do stars have a certain time to move?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wenge- Nightingale MS- Meyerhof-
Is Pluto really a planet?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stephanie-Nightingale Mddle School-Mr-Meyerhof
Is there such thing as a shooting star?
Jerry, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
At what age you go to space?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Faith- Nightingale MS- Meyerhof-
Why do stars glow?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Maria, This is an exciting time in astronomy because the technology has just advanced to the point where they can discover planets around other stars. Stars are like our sun, just very far away. Some have have planets around them, but only now are our telescopes and other scientific instruments good enough to find them. They have now discovered dozens of extra solar planets, as they are called.
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Daisy and Brenda-NIGHTINGALE M.S. Mrs.Silva;If I wanted to be an astronemer what school should I go to
to get the best science education?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Fenny- Nightingale MS- Meyerhof-
How can the sun be a star?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Daisy R. and Karen -Nightingale Middle School-Silva
Have you ever found anything unusual in space? If you did what did you find?
Do you have any kids? If you do, do they ever wish they were an astronomer like you?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wenge- Nightingale MS- Meyerhof-
What is the biggest star besides the sun?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jessica-Nightingale Middle School- Mr Meyerhof
Do you think there more than 9 planets?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stefania & Wilma & Samuel-Nightingale Middle School Mrs.Silva: What does astronomy have to do with aliens?
Jessica,Mrs.Ziazie's Class, Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1#-Is the sun made of hot clouds?
2#-Why does the black hole absorbe light?
3#-Is it true the black hole has the mass of three billion suns?
4#-How was the moon created?
5#-How was the universe Created?
6#-Is it true that a black hole is the remains of the stars that exploded?
7#-Are there more then 100 black holes in our universe?
8#-What does gravity look like?
9#-Why does the black hole Fires something like a lazer?
10#-Why is the black hole hot?
11#-Are there any galaxies begond our galaxy?
12#-Are there other living creatures like us?
Jackson @ Solana Vista , Mrs. Schroeder: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jackson - Solana Vista School - Mrs. Schroeder:
I am really interested in the star Sirius. I would
like to know What is a Dwarf Star?
Where is the star Siruius or dog star located?
Is a dwarf star and a companion star the same thing?
I am with my second grade class and we are
interested in hearing your answer!
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jorge and Arjay Nightingale Middle School -Mrs.Silva: In how long will the sun burn out? Scientists discovered new planets but besides of thoes planets do they think there are more planets with life, water, and oygen?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jazmin-Nightingale Middle School-Mrs.Silva Is there any planet besides ours that has any water or life?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nam Nigthingale ms; sliva: i mudt know is the nblack hole a galaxy?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Fenny,
The sun is a star, and other stars are suns. It may seem strange, but it's true. Stars are simply suns that are very very far away, and so look like tiny twinkles, but if you were to go on a rocket to a star, it would be a sun bigger than our own. Some stars are suns so big that if the Earth were in orbit around them, they would actually inside of them.
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ruben M. -Nightingale MS-Mrs.Silva-How many planets
or moons have hydergen(water-h20)?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ruben&Javier-Nightingale Middle School-Ms Silva; What planets have you been in?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stephanie A. Nightingale M.S. Ms.Slva .Why is mars called the red planit?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Alejandra-Clarissa-Richard-George-Nightingale Middle School-Mr Meyerhof-What's the difference between a planet and a star?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI Nam,
Black holes are stars too. They are stars that are so big, that their gravity is so strong, that the light can't escape. It falls back to the star. We then can't see the light and it looks like a "black hole".
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Daniel, David, Lisa, Frances- Nightingale MS-Meyerhof-
#1-What is the estimate of the biggest sun ever?
#2-Could each star have it's own galaxy?
#3- Is th Sun going to run out of light?
Stephanie,Mrs. Ziazie class Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1-How many astronomors have gone to space?
#2-How far is the sun from the moon?
#3-How many moons are there in the galaxy?
#4-How hot is the sun?
#5-How many planets have astronomers visit?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Alejandra-Clarissa-Richard-George,
Stars are suns like our sun, and are very hot (over 6000 degrees celsius at the surface). Plants are large rocks in space so big that people like us can live on them. Some planets can be very different though. Jupiter, for example, is a giant ball of gas with no surface. You could never land on the surface because there isn't one.
Andres , Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why are there rings on Jupiter?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
David-Nightingale Middle School-Mr Meyerhof-What is the average temperature of stars?How long do stars usually live?
Diego,Joaquin/Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How old is the solar sytem?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is the difference between air and oxygen?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How does gravity work?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Yes Daniel, David, Lisa, Frances, our sun will run out of energy some day, and then will no longer produce light. This is not for a very long time, so I wouln't worry to much about it for now. Our sun has enough fuel to burn for another five billion years. That's as long as the sun and Earth have existed to date.
veronica, Leslie/ hoover : . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI.Do you love astronomy?
Jessica,Mrs.Ziazie's Class, Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1#-Why did NASA send monkeys to space first?
2#-Why black holes swallows things and it never comes out again?
3#-How are the black holes made?
4#-Is it really that the black holes are hotter than three billions suns?
5#-Why is there no oxygen in space?
Kesia,Mrs.Ziazie's Class, Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1#-Why did NASA send monkeys to space first?
2#-Why black holes swallows things and it never comes out again?
3#-How are the black holes made?
4#-Is it really that the black holes are hotter than three billions suns?
5#-Why is there no oxygen in space?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many austronauts have gone to the moon and never came back?
veronica, Leslie/ hoover : . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Are stars really blue, red , and yellow ?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Veronica,
Yes, I love astronomy. I love to learn about the world around me and science in general. A famous scientist, Richard Feynman, wrote a great little story about why he loves science. Click here to read it button
Diego,Joaquin/Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How hot is the sun?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.What du you like?
AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mr.O'connor is the sun made out of a star that exploted?
How old is our sun can the sun exploed someday?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. Why did you become an astronomer?
2. Why do you like astronomy so much?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Have you ever found a piece of a comet?
AZ/Fleming/Period2: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
In our history class today we were investigating the world's ancient observatories . Each student was
assigned a site and each one printed out the page to research on their own , so that we can come up with our own questions for a Fleming Dig on Ancient Star
Watching. Our students are very interested in the winter and summer solstice festivals . What creates the solstice is our question?. Does it have to do with the sun or stars?
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why are stars so bright?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi David and Kevin,
All astronauts who have gone to the moon have come back. There was one mission though that ran into some difficulty and they had to make an emergency trip back. There is even a movie about it called "Apollo 13". They were all OK though.
veronica, Leslie/ hoover : . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
If we got out of orbit could we be sucked into a blackhole?
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why are the planets so far from Earth?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many stars are born each day?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi I whant to learn more about comets.And about the fildetrip to the Chanel,island.
hoover1 nallely,reggie: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.What do you like from over there?
AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How big is the sun?How big are the stars?How many stars have
you identified?
hoover1 nallely,reggie: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.What do you like from over there?
: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY COMETS HAVE BEEN SEEN
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why are the stars so far?
Hoover Samuel: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Can the gas's from the other plants be used for cooking here on Earth?.
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
There are alot of questions regarding planets in our solar system. Here is a link to a web site that has a tour of our solar system with pictures of all the planets. button
Nerly and Michelle@Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is the sun so hot and why does itmake us sweat?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How big is a star?
Yadira lopez: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.Why does the sun burns
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is Pluto so far?
hoover1 nallely,reggie: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.What do you like from over there?
AZ/Fleming/Period2: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Are there any asteroids that regularly visit our solar system and come relatively near the Earth.
Diego,Joaquin/Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Have any more planet been discovered?
DANIELLE HOOVER: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY COMETS HAVE BEEN SEEN?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
There are also many questions about stars and galaxies far away. The best pictures we have of stars and galaxies are from the Hubble Space Telescope. Click here to see some of these great pictures yourself button
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is Mars red?
veronica, Leslie/ hoover : . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi once again Leslie wants to know if what is in the inside of a blackhole ,and what can it do to us ?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is the sun hot?
Judy/Abriana-hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
When did you start studing the stars and planets?
Will the sun ever move from where it is in space?
Andres, Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why are there so many planets?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Here are some momre great pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope button
AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Have you ever found another planets in our univers
or has there been proof of another planet?
reggie,nayeli@hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.What do you like most about astronomy?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How was the sun born?
Room 32 @ San Miguel: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How big are the stars? Which is the biggest star ever photographed?
Alex and Melissa@Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Also, we want to know why the planet Mars is red and cold?
AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many stars have you counted?
Hoover @ Samuel: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why did they the last plant Plto.
Nerly and Michelle@Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why does the clounds move a lot why does the clounds are white?
David/Kevin @Hoover/Schoenfeld: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What would happen if the sun exploded?
Kevin,Mrs.Ziazie's Class, Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 Is the Big Dipper always in the sky because I see it all the time?
#2 When do we see a constellation?
#3 Where do meteor showers come from?
#4 How were constellations made?
#5 Why do asteriods crash on Earth?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
hi David and Kevin,
The sun is hot because it undergoes nuclear fusion, the same thing that happens in a nuclear hydrogen bomb. Every second 600 million tons of Hydrogen undergoes nuclear fusion. That's allot of nuclear bomb going off at once. That makes the sun very hot and gives off light.
arnold/edgar/luis/Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. how old is our sun and how long has it been their?
2. how long have you been studying the sky?
3.were do you study this?
Taylor, Zoe and Kate @ Solana Vista , Mrs. Schroeder: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What are the names of the 2 galaxies closest
to the Milky Way?
How many stars are in one galaxy?
How many stars have been seen by humans?
These are the last few questions our class has to ask
you. We hope to hear from you soon!
Mrs. Schroeder's Second Grade Class
AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Would you like to find another planet?
reggie,nayeli@hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.What is your name.
JESSICA,DANIELLE,HOOVER: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI HOW ARE
reggie,nayeli@hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.What is your name?
Yadira lopez: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I want to know howcome the sun gets covered with the clouds and it gives us a lots of light.
Ms. Downing,Mr. McClay,Ms. Sanchez: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do we have any pictures or information of the new planets that have been found recently?
Nerly and Michelle@Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Could you show us a picture of the moon?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD,
You asked home many stars I have counted. Not nearly as many as there are up in the sky. You see, the haze of the Milky Way, which you can see from really dark areas (not from in the city), is cased by millions and millions of stars, so many of them, you can't even see that they are indevidual stars. In fact, if you could count the stars just in our very own galaxy, it would take you over 6000 years counting a star every second. That's just for our own galaxy. Our neighboring galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy, has so many stars it would take 9000 years to count them all. Of course, there are billions and billions of galaxies out there, each having so many stars it would take thousands of years to count them.
AMBER/STEPHANIE/HOOVER1/MRS.SCHOENFELD: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How cold is the planetPluto?/How far is Pluto from are sun?
3 Teachers, Dominguez ES & Humphries ES: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We know that NASA has sent probes to Jupiter to learn about its compositional makeup. You mentioned that Jupiter's surface is mainly gas and with no solid surface. How is this information verifed when no one has actually been there? Didn't scientists once believe that since the moon is millions of years old that the amount of dust accumulated be several feet high, yet, when astronauts landed on the moon, they found out that the dust was only a few inches deep?
reggie,nayeli@hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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JESSICA,DANIELLE,HOOVER: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
BYE
Alex and Melissa@Hoover: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why,is the planet Mars the smallist planet in our univers.
Ingrid,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is astronomy so important ?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Nerly and Michelle,
Here is a picture of the moon and some information about it button
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Does anyone else want to see a picture of something in our solar system?
Stephanie D,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Has any body gone to all the planets?
Arthur,Mrs.Ziazie's Class, Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 How do we have a constellation?
#2 Why is there a Big Dipper?
#3 Is there any clue that there is life on Mars?
#4 Where do metoers come from?
#5 How did all the planets got there?
#6 Where do comets come from?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Let me tell you of some great web sites for astronomy. This one is called "What's Up"! button
Ingrid,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What are shooting stars made out of?
Aleida,Sandie,Mrs. Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 Is there life on another planet?
#2 Why can't someone live on Mars if it's not close to the sun?
#3 Why is Pluto so cold?
#4 Why is the sun so hot?
#5 Why is Pluto so far from the sun?
#6 Are the planets dark?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Here is a neat web site. It shows what sun spots are on the sun right now. button
StephanieD,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is there life in Mars?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Ingrid,Mrs.Ziazie's class,
You asked what shooting stars are made of. Shooting stars are not really stars. They look like a star falling from the sky, but thats only an illusion. In fact, they are just a grain of sand that has fallen to Earth from outer space. The grain of sand is traveling so fast, that it causes a streak of light accross the sky. Sometimes, the particles are bigger than a grain of sand they if they are the size of a baseball or larger, they can hit the Earth. Only about two a day ever make it to the Earth. If you are really luck some day, perhaps you will see one land nearby.
Ingrid,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Who discoverd the constellations in the sky and what year?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Stephanie,
Is there life on Mars? A few decades ago, there was alot of speculation that there were martions on Mars. Now that we have landed spacecraft on Mars, we don't think there are Martians anymore, however, there is the posability that life did once exist on the Martian surface, long ago, when Mars had an atmosphere and more water. Someday, we will walk on the surface and look for ancient fossils. Until then, we just don't know for sure.
Ms. Aceves Humphrey's El.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mr. O'Connor, Those links with pictures of planets were AWESOME!!!
Ingrid,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Who discoverd all of the black holes in the sky ?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Ingrid,
Constelations are groupings of stars that many ancient cultures in the past have created. Each culture has their own names for the different shapes of star paterns you can imagine. Therefore, constelations go way back many thousands of years.
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Ms. Aceves,
Glad you liked the pictures. There are many pictures on Astronomy that can be found on the web. Some of the other links I have mentioned will show you more.
Aleida,Sandie,Mrs. Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 Why did you want to become a astronomer?
#2 Do you like being a astronomer?
#3 Is it fun being an astronomer?
#4 How do you become a famous astronomer?
#5 Do you have to work all the time if you're an astronomer?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Ingrid,
Black holes can never be seen, so their discovery was just theoretical at first. Now though, there seems to be evidence for actual Black Holes. What astronomers look for, is not the black hole itself, but the x-ray radiation from nearby stars and debree that is being sucked into the Black hole. They now think that many if not most galaxies have supermassive black holes at their centers - including our own galaxy.
Ingrid,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Who was the person that discoverd the first shouting star and in what year ?
StephanieD,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why and who did astonomy come about?
StephanieD,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Was Galileo the one that invented astronomy?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Aleida,
Being an astronomer is fun. I am not actually an astronomer, but rather, an astronomy educator. Actual astronomers spend most their time reaseaching at big telescpoes and working for large universities on big important projects. Yes it's alot of fun, and yes it's alot of hard work, but work doesn't seem like work if you are having fun.
Shenekah,Loveisha,Mrs. Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1Why is Jupiter the biggest planet?
AZ/ Fleming/Period 4: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Laura asked . Why is the north star so important to our planet ? Why is it that star that navigators focus on to find their way. Where is it ? How far away , and how big is it?
StephanieD,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Was Galileo the one that invented astronomy?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Stephanie,
There is no single person who discovered shooting stars becaue they are easily seen and ancient peoples have seen them for thousands of years. Now, understanding what shooting stars were, that came much later, only in the last century or so. Many people have contributed to the understanding of meteors. It's not just one person.
StephanieD,Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why do we have astonomy? Is it important?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Laura,
The north star is so important because, as the Earth rotates (spins on its axes), it is the only star that doesn't move or change it's position. That means that sailors in the old days before fancy electronic equipment, could use the north star to navigate, to find their way in the oceans. Unfortionately, you have to have good weather to navigate by the north star, and when you need to know where you are the most, is when it's cloudy and foggy. Now they have satalite tracking systems called GPS units that can pinpoint your location very accurately.
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Laura,
Astronomy is important because it helps us understand the universe we live in. Someday, we will travel and live on other planets. Astronomy is helping us learn how to do this.
AZ/ Fleming/Period 4: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jessik a asks , Why do stars seem to be different colors?
Cambria,Mrs.Ziazie's Class, Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1-Why is the sun so hot?
#2-If the ring nebula was put in front of the sun,why would it eat up all planets till earth?
#3-What would happen if we got eaten up by the ring nebula?
#4-Why do we have constellations in the sky?
#5-What makes a black hole appear?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
It has been a pleasure to be with you all here this morning. Feel free to contact me anytime. My Email address is erin@fieldstudy.com, and my web site is www.fieldstudy.com button
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Cambria,
The Ring Nebula is a star that has died and shed a huge ring of debree. It is much much bigger than our sun.
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I have to get ready for class. I enjoyed talking with you all. I look forward to doing this again next time.
Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1-Keppler's laws indicate that the Earth's orbit around the sun is ellipsoid. Our question is about the shape od this ellipse. Is it almost like a circle or is it more flat? What is the distance, in km, between the foci of the eclipse?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Mrs.Ziazie's class,
A good question. Although it is technically an elipse, it is so closely circular, that you wouldn't be able to tell if looking at the orbit from a distance.
Mrs.Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1-There are many didderent types of masses floating around the sun. What are the criteria that such a mass is considered a planet? Is Pluto still considered a planet? #2-What is the definition of an asteroid?
Mr. O'Connor: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
There was a big argument a few years back as to if Pluto should be considered a Planet. Pluto won the argument, and is now officially a planet. The criteria seems to be that it's an object in a nearly circular orbit that orbits the sun.
Shenekah,,Mrs. Ziazie's class,Marvin Ave: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1Why is Jupiter the biggest planet?
#2-Who discoverd The new planet called Earth?
#3-Why does each planet spin around aline through its center?
#4- Why Can't you go to another planet?
#5- Why does Mercury have no moons?
#6-How did the planet come to life?
#7-How did you learn about planets?
Carl, Camp Trainer: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. We are here with LAUSD teachers enjoying this astronomy chat and thinking about how we can use these Camp Internet tools in our classroom. We particularly liked some of the websites that Mr. O'Connor pointed us to, including the Hubble telescope pictures
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and the nine planets web. button
Ms.Aceveshttp://www.seds.org/billa/pics/Luna2.jpg : . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 10:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
test to add a button
Mrs. Rivera's Kindergartners: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The kindergartners would like to know if there are "big" telescopes that they can go look through in person.