Solar System Formation

The following video, narrated by Stephen Hawking outlines the formation of the Solar System.

New Planet Has Been Discovered !

APOD # 8: New Dwarf Planet discovered!
Read about the story here.

Interview with an Astronomer Outline

APOD #7: A National Geographic photographer in Albuquerque, NM shot this
photo of a solar eclipse in 2012.


HERE is a copy of the links to the 3 example interviews that we went over in class.

HERE is a copy of the outline to gather background information on your astronomer.

Variations in Eclipses

APOD #6:  A series of lunar eclipses. After today, see if you can
differentiate between a penumbral eclipse, a partial eclipse and a
total eclipse!

APRIL IS POETRY MONTH !

 APOD #5: Sunrise over Manhattan and the Moon is still out. December 2011 photo by Inga Sarda-Sorenson 

EXTRA CREDIT!!

April is National Poetry Month. Write a poem centered around the moon, stars or astronomy and how it connects to NYC! 

First Photo of Earth from the Moon

APOD #4: First photo of Earth taken from the Lunar Orbiter on August 23, 1966. 

A Portrait of a Galaxy

APOD #3- The Sombrero Galaxy is in the constellation Virgo, approximately 28 million light years away from Earth. This photo was taken by the Hubble Telescope in space.