INDIA'S MARS MISSION HALFWAY COMPLETE!

Inside the Indian Space Research Organization in Bangalore, India
tracking the mission.

The entire mission to Mars is slated to take 11 months ONE WAY. 

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.