Cynthia: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 5:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Cynthia, just waiting .

Cynthia: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 5:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Cynthia,HI

Cynthia: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 6:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello! Anyone here?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 6:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello

Mrs. Glenn's Class Miramonte Elem.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 6:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good Evening Mr. Fuller. My class and I were trying to fill out the screen to try out the telescope and came across some difficulties with finding the coordinates of the star Vega. I have a star map but am unsure of how to figure out the coordinates. Could we have a little help on this?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good evening everyone! With the moon out, and the sky relatively clear, it's almost too bad that we are in front of our computers!

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello this is two students from Tulsa Elementary.

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mrs. Glenn's Class Miramonte Elem.: The coordinates for Vega are RA = 18h 36m 54s, Dec = 38d 47m 00s North. Does that help?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is Marcy there?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
My name is Carlos Martinez

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI JAMIE

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Can you see the new space station?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello is anyone else there besides Tom Fuller?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
A slightly longer explanation about coordinates: Celestial coordinates are much the same as geographic coordinates (longitude and latitude). Right Ascension (RA) is like longitude, and Declination (Dec) is like latitude. The north and south celestial poles are on the same axis as the north and south geographic poles, and the celestial equator is in the same plane as the geographic equator. The only difference is that we think of the celestial coordinate system as being relatively fixed in space, while Earth's geographics coordinate system spins with Earth. So, if someone asks you what the difference is between the two systems, all you have to say is that one system rotates and the other does not. In a word the difference is Time!

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
and courtney

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Carlos

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
yes, I am. Carlos Martinez

Cynthia: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is ms.Meier here,it's Cynthia.

Mrs Markos, Oaks M.S.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good evening, this is Mrs. Markos from Oaks Middle School in Ontario. Are there any students from Oaks on line tonight?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
k

Kayci: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is Mrs. Bloomquest here?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We did not know that

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is Mrs. Perine there yet?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, Tulsa Elementary, Jamie and Courtney, Carlos! Do you have any questions about astronomy tonight?

Cynthia: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
wat is going on anybody know ?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Courtney orJamie is MS.PERINE here yet

Job: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI, What can you tell me about the way the surf is affected by the moon

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos what are you saying K to? and what is your e-mail address

Marcy. Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi everyone - glad to see so many different schools represented - let's focus on astronomy questions and learn about the amazing universe ... has anyone taken home their star wheel yet to identify stars ... ?

Arrowhead eagleCM: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Christian's here. Hello room.

Marcy. Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - we would like to know what signs have been found that there is water on Mars .. and what this may imply ....

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I have no questions

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Has anyone tried to go into space on the moon in 2000?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Cynthia: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
BY

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Marcy

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I just whanted to know

Kayci: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom..... How come we have meteor showers?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is that a picture of?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Students - tell us what you think these pictures are of please ....

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It must be a "Black Hole!"

Tyler: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tyler Here

Kayci: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Eclipse of the sun

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I just wanted to know about the conversation

Tyler: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Star

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
were there really any life forms found on a planet?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Maybe the moon

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi how was the universe made? was it hard to make it?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Which is it?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We think the picture is a comet

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI Tyler

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Where is that great science teacher, Jim??

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is Europa - does anyone know where it is in the sky - and - waht type of heavenly body it is ? Hint, it is in our solar system ... and earth has one too .....

Job: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
what is it like when your flouting in the air

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Please keep giving us pictures

Tyler: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi to you to

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
By who was it made by first

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you know if there's a planet like Earth in another galxay?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Tyler

Kayci: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jupiters moon

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Europa is a moon

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Isn't Europa a moon of Jupiter?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
hello mrs. marksos

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I dont know what it is like to float

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Job: You asked about the Moon and surf... Both the Moon and the Sun help make surf, because they cause tides. The Moon has the biggest effect, because it's much closer than the Sun. The Moon's gravity creates a sort of dip in gravity at the Earth's surface on both the side nearest the Moon and on the side farther away from the moon. The oceans "fall into" this dip, creating a slight bulge in the oceans along the Earth-Moon line (on both sides of Earth). As Earth spins, the shores of the continents run into and out of these buldges, and we see this as rising a lowering tides. But I think this is only part of what forms surf. Distant storms in the ocean create waves on the ocean that travel to the shore and break as surf. If you like to go surfing, you might mark on your calendar when you see strong surf, and also what phase the Moon is in, to see if the surf is stronger at a particular phase of the Moon.

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
its phi

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom do have any new astronomy projects 5th grade level could do

Arrowhead eagleCM: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How far away from us is the farthest star discoved?

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I think the first picture is of an solar eclipse, with the moon covering the sun!

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I think its fun

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks:

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Here is a series of pictures of the comet Shoemaker-Lev 9 and the planet Jupiter ....

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks:hello mrs. markos

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is Mrs.Perine and I am looking for some thoughtful questions and ansewers from my students. I am glad you enjoy the pictures.

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Maybe he has work

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom that is very interesting do you know anything else about that

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks:where did u see these planets

Tyler: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It's a moon; an its from... well not sure yet

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
for us of course

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
STUDENTS - lets get some good astronomy questions into the chat room - the session this morning was full of GREAT student questions and some surprising answers ......

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Maybe from space

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks:did u ever see some aliens or anything else in there?

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Cool pictures! Is it true that the big spot is a giant storm on Jupiter's surface that never ends?

Arrowhead eagleCM: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I think Europa is Jupiter's moon.

Ryan: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How did Saturn's rings form?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
COOL

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How close is Pluto to earth?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks: When did Mars form?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I DONT KNOW

Tyler: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
how far from the earth is the sun

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - What size was the meteor thought to have struck the earth that brought the close to the age of dinosaurs ? And how did it compare in size to the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet that hit Jupiter ? Do we know what the results were on Jupiter ?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Doesn't Jupiter have rings like Saturn?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks:is earth the only planet that has oxegen?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What happened when that comet struck the planet Jupiter? Could something like that have happened here on earth? J Perine

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
My mon says that there might be life on other planets that's not human. Do you agree? Dr. Parker at Mountain Skies observatory says some scientists think that the Black Plague was actually from outer space. Have you heard that too?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
WHICH IS THE COOLDEST PLANET

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos - please ask a good question and focus your attention on this great opportuntiy to learn about the stars ... thanks

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What kind of equipment was used to regiester the comet that hit Jupiter?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
COURTNEY IS MS.PERINE HERE YET

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi guys!!

Tyler: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When is the next meteor shower

Ryan: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:33PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What are Saturn's rings made out of and how did they form? When did they form?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Could you please answer one of our questions we are eager to learn about Astronomy

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How do you know what star is exacly the right Planet that you think it is? Because if you look at it without a telescope they all look the same and when you look at it with a telescop it is diffrent but kind of the same!

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT DO THEY USE OUT IN SPACE

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is anyone else from Miramonte here?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos I am here waiting to see you show some good thinking. J Perine

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
WHY DOES IT APPEAR LIKE THE MOON IS ALWAYS FOLLOWING YOU

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
WHO INVENTED SPACE

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy. Camp Internet: About Mars and water... Around June of this year, images from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft were published showing what have been interpreted as gullies formed beneath cliffs by momentary release of underground water. This week, additional images were released of regions where it has been suggested that sedimentary deposits have occurred, possibly as the result of ancient water lakes that no longer exist. The first news item, about the gullies under cliffs, raises the possibility of there being some ground water on Mars right now that might be usable for Mars exploration. It also may have meaning for interpretation of the geology of Mars. The second, recent news item, has more of an implication for the past geological history on Mars, and raises the possibility that if water were that abundant long ago, there might be life on Mars. However, there are competing theories that suggest the sedimentary deposits might be layers of rock formed by winds blowing dust on top of dust over long periods of time.

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is like the moon always like half then other nights it is whole?

Mrs Markos, Oaks M.S.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Phi. Remember to type in your handle with first name only and school name. You can see previous messages by typing a large number in the scroll back box. Do you know what the first picture posted is a picture of?

Jamie and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE NEW SPACE STATION FROM LA?

Mrs. Glenn Miramonte Elem: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mr. Fuller thank you for the coordinates.

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Have you heard that the moon might have once been part of the Earth, but got knocked out like a blob when the Earth got hit by an asteroid. Is there any evidenve to back up that theory?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jamie and Courtney: There are plenty of people who have been in space in 2000, but none have gone to the Moon. They have all been in orbit around Earth.

Arrowhead eagleCM: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many constellations are there?

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How do you know if the space station is like in the right place and stuff for thre televison stations and stuff

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:39PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Mrs.Glenn!!!

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:39PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I THINK THE MOON FOLLOWS US BECAUSE THE EARTH MOVES AND SO DO WE

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:40PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is your thought on the findings on Mars?

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ya because the earth rotats!!! I cant spell sorry! But the moons Follows you because it moves around the earth I think.....

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Will We ever see an aroua borealis in Granada Hills

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why do people say that the moon is made of cheese?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jamie and Courtney: I don't know who put up the picture, but to me it looks like a solar eclipse. Did you know that the bright area around the Sun is called the Corona? Do you know where the name comes from? (Hint: It's like a bright object that a King or Queen would wear. A good dictionary will tell you at the end of the definitions.)

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
why

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The moon is so far away that are small movements don't change are veiw of the moon much

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom, With the findings on Mars do you suppose with all the trips being planned that we will actually be able to land there one day?

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Corona is the Spanish word for crown.

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Corona is the Spanish word for crown.

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many times will the Solar Eclips come and then go???

Mrs. Glenn Miramonte Elem: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Samatha, We'll talk about phases of the moon in class.

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is Shawna. I would know if a comet will ever hit earth.

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We will? Okay!!!

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tyler what do you mean?

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:45PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Like in Books and stuff it says how a man lands on the moon but I dont really Get it because its all complicated.......

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:45PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I THINK THE CROWN

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:45PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dr. Parker at Mtn. Skies observatory said ther will be a solar eclipse on Christmas morning. When is the best time to see it?

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
when we move our veiws don't change enough to show the moon in a different place

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why do you sometimes see shapes in the moons face

Phi - Oaks: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
hello

J. Perine: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I heard the exciting news about the possibility of water on Mars. We know it is no longer on the surface. If it escaped the gravity of Mars what would happen to it in space? Would it freeze like a comet? Did it escape the planet gradually or in one violent event. How could oceans of water escape from a planet.

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Elbert Einstine made the Telescope right?

Carlos: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
HOW DO THEY CHARGE OUR MOON

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dr. Fuller...when is the best time to see the Christmas eclipse?

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We would also like to know the best time to see the solar eclispe

Phi - Oaks: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
what is the biggest tree up there?

Janet and Courtney: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What are Saturn's rings made out of and how did they form?

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Like the shapes in the moon.... Do they mean something?? Like how the next day is going to be or something..? My friend told me about that once.. But is it right?

Phi - Oaks: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
when did the sun form?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
with shock waves

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
If the water freezes in space is it a possibility that it could come into contact with the earth?

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is Pluto so small?

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos what are you talking about we do not understand you

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Kayci: When comets fly through the solar system, they move in an orbit, similar to how Earth moves around the Sun. The difference is that the comet moves extremely close to the Sun, then extremely far away and back again. As it moves in this "elliptical" orbit it is heated by the Sun and throw off parts of itself (gas, dust and small rocks). Over time this thrown off material forms a ring around the Sun, tracing the orbit of the comet. Certain comets move in an orbit that is close to Earth's orbit, though the comet is not usually around when Earth passes by. However, the fuzzy ring of thrown off material is there, and Earth moves through it. At that time the little bits of rock fall towards Earth and race through the atmosphere, are heated by friction with the air, and get very hot and bright, usually to the point of vaporizing. That's what you see as a meteorite. Can you imagine how big the comet's orbit must be, that it should go so far away as to disappear?

Phi - Oaks: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
about when did the earth had human?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
right when it begins

DBruns/Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI Marcy...Is Dr. Fuller still online?

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
With all our technology will we ever be able to explore other planets like Venus?

Sam_H_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When did Earth Start havin people Live upon its surface and why did people move to earth in stead of a diffrent planet?

Mrs Markos, Oaks M.S.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom: Did the Mars Surveyor take any soil samples to determine if there was any organic material in the soil to suggest the possibility of life?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It will melt befor it hits the ground

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
there is controversy over whether or not Pluto is a moon

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jamie and Courtney: Life forms have not been found on any planets that I know of to this time. Would you like to go look for them some time, perhaps on Mars?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is anyone living on them know

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When is the next meteor shower

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is this chat ending exactly at eight or can we go on longer to tell and hear more exciting questions and answers

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Has anyone lived on the planets

Samantha_Holen_2000_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How do you know there are no life forms on other planets??? Do you like send people to mars and stuff.. that would be cool!! But would they still have to wear a space suite?

Sarah from Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is Pluto really a planet, or is something else?

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom yes we would like to visit Mars

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It might go longer

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is Shawna from Grandview. I would like to know what plant, stars, constellations, etc. will be the most vibrant in the December sky so that I can look for them.

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
WE have 5 minutes

Janet and Courtney/ Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Could we live on any other planets ?

DBruns/Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good question Shawna. Great to see you online!

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How do we know or find out when the next meteor shower is ???

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We would like to know if there is a possibility for people to start living in the space stations

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
when is the next eclipse

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
(To the anonymous questioner about the making of the univers): It was certainly harder to make the universe than to figure out who sent your message. And since I can't do that from your message, it must be pretty hard! Seriously, the Universe is so big, it's hard to think that anyone actually made it! The question of why the Universe exists (I mean how could it have been made) is an old, unanswered question that people will probably always wonder about, and never find the answer to. Do you think you could come up with an explanation?

Samantha_Holen_2000_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is there gonna be anything in the sky that might connect to a solar eclipse soon? Last time there was an eclipse they showed the was like all Red and pink for like a week or so......

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When I posted the pictures and a few questions above, I realized you students should be given the link to go find them yourselves anytime you want - CLICK ON THIS button to go to the library I found the images in at Mr. Fuller's RAAP project web site ......

Janet and Courtney/ Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How did Satur's rings form?

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We would also like to know when the next meteor shower is?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 7:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
There is know oxygen up there

Janie and Courtney/ Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Gooooooood byeeeee!!!!!!

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
To SAM_H at Miramonte - you asked about the first telescope - - I went ot the Camp Internet astronomy section, found the History of Astronomy and think your naswer may be there at this button in the year 1609 - can you follow the button link to come back and tell us who first say a heavenly body through a telescope ?

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bye

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Why is Pluto the smallest planet

Jamie and Courtney/ Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bye!

Samantha_Holen_2000_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Like if someone wanted to be a daredevil and they went up to mars without no like space suit and just in regulare cloths and breathing just with there mouth and nothing else what would happen to them?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Who can tell us what PHASE the moon is in RIGHT NOW ? And when will it next be full ??

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How do who know when a meteor shower is coming

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Job: About floating in air... Maybe you can answer this question for the rest of us. Have you ever dived into a swimming pool? What did it feel like between leaving the ground and entering the water? If you are asking about what it's like to live in the space station, I can't tell you. I haven't been in space. Perhaps you can find an astronaut on the web that could tell you.

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
first Quarter 12/11/00

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bye

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We have more questions but we have to go eat dinner, Mrs. Perine see you at school tomorrow! BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE

Jamie and Courtney/ Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Byeeee!!! Carlos!!!!!!!!

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Whats that Tyler

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bye Jamie, Call me at home

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It's the First Quarter now and it will be full 12/11/00

Jamie and Courtney/ Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
we decided we'll wait a minute.

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hey, Jamie whats for dinner

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos: The beginning of the Universe is a great question that no one knows the answer to. What would you need to know in order to answer that question?

Mrs Markos, Oaks M.S.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The moon is in its 3/4 phase and will be full in 4 days (Dec 11th)

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Here is a link to web pages about a solar and lunar observatory from the Anceint Southwest before they had telescopes in America ..... these ancient astronomers were scientists who made accurate predications about the night sky and the sun .... button

Samantha_Holen_2000_Miramonte: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Well I think I am gonna Bizounce now!!! Have fun all of you!! This is fun when you get all the answers you cane ven write a report about it!! Cya Mrs.Glenn!! Cya At School tommorow!!

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Rat I was wrong :(

Alyssa Vanalden 4: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is it possible for a comet with mass enough to cause some type of gravitational force on Earth cause Earth's orbit to alter, and if so, what might happen? In other words, even if we escaped a direct impact, would the nearness of its route affect us?

Ryan: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What are Saturn's rings made out of?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
BYE

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This button is a link to another ancient type of Native American observatory - this one is flat on the ground and is called a Medicine Wheel ......

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
BYE!!!!!!!!!Jamie and Courtney

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Can You answer my Question: when is the next meteor shower

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Cool Marcy

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sarah from Grandview: No one has detected a planet in another galaxy yet. We are just beginning to detect planets larger than Earth nearby in our own galaxy. However, I could say that galaxies are so large, and have so many different star systems in them, and there are so many galaxies, that I would expect there to be many planets like Earth in the Universe. The question is, are any of them near enough for us to detect?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I dont know tyler

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mrs. Perine, there is someone else using our names to write silly messages

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Does anyone recognize this ancient observatory and what it is marking in this picture ?

Ryan: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What are Saturn's rings made out of and how did they form?

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is there any life in space

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stone Henge, The sun

Alyssa Vanalden 4: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stonehenge. It looks like either sunrise or sunset.

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Did you know that we are on a power emergency alert? What is this about?

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - Winter Solstice represents a major Astronomical event. Have you taken any special photographs of the stars at Winter Solstice?

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The picture is of Stonehenge in Rome, Italy and it looks like it is sunset

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is one of the telescopes Mr. Fuller - your Trail Guide tonight - uses and it is on the roof of the UCSB physics building. You can learn to send it a message over the internet and ask it to take a pciture of a star for you !!! Now THAT is very cool Internet and very cool science isn't it !!!

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
it is

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - do you make use of GIS in creating star maps or recording research as it is in process?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jamie and Courtney: About 5th grade level astronomy projects... This might require a little more conversation. Could you discuss this with me over e-mail? Just send a note to RAAP@rot.physics.ucsb.edu It might help to know what you are particularly interested in (astronomically).

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jamie and Courtney - you are RIGHT - it is Stonehenge - but it is not in Rome Italy. Click on this button to find out where Stonehenge is and come back and tell us please.

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Will it be possible to look back on this chat tomorrow in school so that we can look for further information on the topic?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Here is a good link button to a collection of Anceint Observatories, sacred landscapes, and celestial art that has been gathered together on Camp Internet

Paradise HomeSchool: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Tom Fuller - is there a "cutting edge" school within Astronomy today. An area of research that is very new and perhaps not fully accepted?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This chat stays open until 9pm tonight and then automatically archives. The archive is then made public next week so DO check back .. or .. print it out before you leave ....

Mrs Markos, Oaks M.S.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Goodnight. Thanks Tom, Marcy, and Timmothy

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When is the next meteor shower

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I will bet NO ONE can guess what year this observatory was built button -- you will be SURPRISED - but give it a try !!

Jamie and Courtney/Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It is in Britian or England depending on what you want to call it.

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - do you have any pointers for Parents to help bring Astronomy studies home? Links to Lesson plans, family based projects, that sort of thing.

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
1986

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Some sceintists think this may be a map of the Chuamsh universe ... .... what do YOU think ?

DBruns/Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy Your picture looks like one of Escher's pieces of artwork, with a skateboard ramp! Where is it?

Tyler Tulsa El.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
That makes sence

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The observatory I bet would be hard to identify is in India and was built in 1726 .... here is a link to learn more about it ... button

DBruns/Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
AHHH, the old Jantar Mantar observatory! I knew that...not!

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Arrowhead eagleCM: The farthest stars observed are probably Supernovas. These are stars that have come to the end of their life as a normal star, and are so big that they have exploded, shining very briefly as bright as the galaxy in which they exist. Astronomers are looking for them all the time, because they are useful in measuring how quickly the Universe is expanding. The farthest ones I've heard about are around 18 billion light years away.

DBruns/Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom, when is the best time to view the Christmas eclipse?

: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
hello is any body here

Trevor Porter mi.: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When is the next meteor shower please I'd like to see one

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom - is it possible to view the new Space Station from this area? I have heard that it is something we can now see in the night sky without a telescope.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Our log in files show TEN schools present tonight - excellent turn out and thanks to everyone who has posted GOOD QUESTIONS ... evening chats turn out to be more informal than the school hour chats .. but we still all learn a lot and are very thankful that Tom Fuller and RAAP take time to be with us each December. Feel free to post questions and answers until 9 pm if you like ...

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
And make sure you go out and look at the moon tonight - Kathy Markos was right 3/4 full now heading to completely full on the 11th !! Give a Camp Internet Coyote HOWL !!! when you look up at it for us ;)

Trevor porter: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Can someone tell me about the meteor shower

Sherry, Vanalden parent: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:39PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Since the light we see from distant stars, etc., is actually what's taken place long ago, is it possible in theory to back away from our universe far enough to then go forward and watch the birth of the universe?

Trevor porter: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:40PM PST (-0800 GMT)
interesting ideia

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sarah from Grandview: Jupiter's spot is thought to be a storm, similar to a hurricane on Earth. I've said a little more in this morning's chat session. You can take a look at the archive.

Trevor porter: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
But wouldn't it be hard to interperat the light that you would see

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ryan: Nobody knows for sure how Saturn's rings were formed, but people have suggested possible ways. One is that they were part of a cloud of material from which Saturn formed, and they are just so close to Saturn that the gravity of Saturn does not allow them to form moons.

Carlos Tulsa Elementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bye Everyone

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Phi from oaks: Mars may have formed at about the same time as the other planets in our solar system, perhaps about 4 billion years ago.

Trevor porter: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i wish you would answer my Question

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jamie and Courtney and Tyler: The Earth is about 150 million kilometers from the Sun, and Pluto is about 29 times as far away from Earth. How far is that?

Tom Fuller - UCSB RAAP: . . . . Thu, Dec 7, 8:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
All: I'm probably going to run out of time shortly. Thank you all for your good questions. Keep on asking them until you get an answer!