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			What's NEW with Live from the Hubble Space Telescope If you are new to this project Welcome! Live from the Hubble Space Telescope Project News See here! the results of OUR observations as seen on the Broadcast March 14th, 1996 Updates These updates were posted to regularly while the project was underway. Reading them now gives you an idea of how things unfolded....all dates given refer to events in 1996. Thursday, May 30: For those who are overwhelmed by the amount of information on the HST site, we have just added a "virtual tour" of the site in order to provide an overview of the sections and available resources. Take a look and let us know what you think. You can begin at: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/tourguide/vtopening.html or launch from the HST homepage ******************************************************************* Thursday, May 16: Our new and improved survey form is now online, linked at the Teacher's Guide, at the top of the Teachers' Lounge (and Kids' Corner too) and, of course you can find it in the "Give us Feedback" and Overview sections of the banner heading each HST page. It's quicker and practically pain free! We would surely appreciate your help as we strive to improve. ***************************************************************** Friday May 3: Our final challenge question is now online and anticipates our next Passport to Knowledge adventure. You'll find it at: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/events/challenge.html ***************************************************************** Monday, April 29: You can now respond to the Teacher's Evaluation form (the same one that exists in the back of the Teacher's Guide) online. It's in the Teachers' Lounge and can be accessed as well from the Overview. To go directly: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/lounge/t-eval.html Let us hear from you so we can continue to improve these projects. Thanks! ***************************************************************** Tuesday, April 23: Wow! What a broadcast! Hope you got to see it live and interact with your own question. If your questions went unanswered, be assured they have not been ignored! We will get answers for you as quickly as we can. Please be patient. If you'd like to see some of the comparative images which made out observations significant, go back to the page that had our initial glimpses. You'll find them there: at "See here" above, or at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/observations/index.html ***************************************************************** Friday, April 19: CU-SEEME AND WEBCHAT PARTY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BROADCAST For an additional level of interactivity, please join us immediately following the broadcast for an unrehearsed celebration. Heidi Hammel, Marc Buie, Space Telescope personnel and Passport to Knowledge folks will all be on hand to discuss what we've just learned. It should be a swell way to wind down from the excitement of the television program. ***************************************************************** Thursday, April 18 Have you spotted the little: "Help us improve this page" on several strategic pages? The folks at WebsiteSurveys are providing us with this service to give you the opportunity to give us feedback so that we can continue to improve the WWW part of this project. Give it a try! ***************************************************************** Wednesday, April 17 Updates #22 is now available featuring: A new Challenge question about the Hubble Telescope A call for San Francisco Bay Area Teachers, An encouragement to address a question from your classroom to the Hubble experts A Journal from Jeane Ryan at Goddard See below, or go to: gopher://quest.arc.nasa.gov:70/00/interactive-projects/hst/journals/journal22 ***************************************************************** Tuesday, April 16 You can read the transcript of the April 10 Webchat with Alex Storrs and Tony Roman of STScI at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/events/webchat410.html ***************************************************************** Friday, April 12 Meet me in St. Louis! Sorry, just kidding! But you can take a Virtual Tour of the NSTA Convention which was held in St. Louis. The link is in the Teacher Lounge, http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/nsta/nsta.html Update #21 provides a belated opportunity for those who still want to participate in the Collaborative "Weather Watcher" activity and Trisha Borman shares what happens when the weather doesn't cooperate with observations. ***************************************************************** Thursday, April 11 Update # 20 shares the place to watch Marc Buie's progress. What a great opportunity to "look over the shoulder" of an astronomer at work! Marc Buie provides us with that chance as he works online at: http://www.lowell.edu/users/buie/pluto/analysis1.html ***************************************************************** Friday, April 5 Update #19 features the Collaborative Weather Activity. Take a look and respond by April 10! ***************************************************************** Thursday, April 4 It's finally there! The video transcript of The Great Planet Debate, which introduced this project, is now online complete with pictures. Take a look starting either at the video home: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/video.html or go directly to the first of 4 pages (to adjust for slow loading): http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/video/debate/debate.html Hope to do the same for the video "Making Your Observations" soon! ***************************************************************** Tuesday, April 2 LHST #18 reports the rescheduling of today's CUSeeMe session. Join us Thursday, April 11 from 9am - noon Pacific (noon - 3pm Eastern). For additional information about this and other opportunities for live interactions with the Hubble Team, visit http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/events/interact.html ***************************************************************** Friday, March 29 LHST #16 introduces Imaging for the classroom. Materials are now online at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/scott/intro2image.html, and LHST #17 passes on information on the TV broadcast for our International participants. ***************************************************************** Wednesday, March 27 Project Updates #15 Updates us on Heidi's progress in analyzing the Neptune images and poses a challenge question for you inter-planet travelers. Don't miss Trisha Borgman's description of viewing Hyakutake in Arizona. ***************************************************************** Tuesday, March 26 Did you miss the live chat today? If so, check the schedule at <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/events/interact.html our next on is scheduled for Friday, March 29 from 9:30-11:30am Pacific (12:30-2:30pm Eastern) LIVE from the exhibit floor of the NSTA convention. This convention brings together 15,000 science teachers for a festival of learning. Many Passport to Knowledge organizers and teachers will be attending, and this is one way you can virtually join us. Don't miss it! You'll notice, I hope, that we keep changing our look and adding new "goodies". If you haven't yet, don't miss the Introduction to Image Processing at: >http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/scott/intro2image.html> These were written by one of our participating teachers from a Middle School in Mountain View, CA, Scott Coletti. ***************************************************************** Thursday, March 21 In LHST# Marc Buie poses a challenge question about Pluto, and we introduce The Student Debate Forum. Reta Beebe also shares Dr. Tombaugh's thanks for your cards and wishes. She says, "You make him believe his work was truly worthwhile." ***************************************************************** Tuesday, March 19 The following biographies have been added to the HST Team page: Howard Bushouse, Mary Alice Rose, Forrest Hamilton, Mike Meakes, Harry Wynn, Lynn Foster Bassford, Dan Schultz, Brian Vreeland, Harry Payne, Peter Stockman, Dave Zurek, Elyse Wagner, David Simpson, Kathy Southall, Tony Krueger, Jeffrey Hayes, and Tom Walsh. Check 'em out!!! ***************************************************************** Monday, March 18 LHST #13 Announces the availability of our newly acquired images online for you to see at the following locations: - Project News - Featured Events (student do research with the HST) - Photo Gallery Don't forget as you participate in the Star Census to keep an eye out for Comet Hyakutake. Take advantage of the "Night of the Comet" - First virtual star party. For more information go to: <http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/comet/index.html> Also, we have updated the Overview on Live From HST: <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/lhst_overview.html> to reflect some of the changes that have been taking place. Hope it helps! ***************************************************************** Wednesday, March 13 LHST #12 comes to you in two parts as we gear up for the viewing of the first full-hour live broadcast scheduled to air tomorrow at 1-2 Eastern time. ***************************************************************** Tuesday, March 12 The draft script for the March 14th broadcast is online in the Video area. Teachers, you may want to take a look beforehand to prepare the students for viewing with some thought-provoking questions. Also, we keep receiving Student Stumpers. I haven't heard. Are we getting responses too? Go ahead, take a stab at one or two! LHST #11 - Answers Challenge question 1 and poses a new challenge that requires your own astonomical observations. Journals include Marc Buie's encounter with Dr. Tombaugh and the culmination of the Happy Birthday project as students presented your submissions to the discoverer of Pluto! ***************************************************************** Monday, March 11 A new listing of featured events has been added also Take the tour starting at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/about.html to find out What Makes the HST Tick and Come to the Birthday Party for Clyde Tombaugh in the Kids' Corner We got pictures as the students presented your cards and wishes to this remarkable man! ***************************************************************** Saturday, March 9 See the Video section for a detailed description of what the HST will be doing during our first live television program. In LHST Updates #10 Heidi Hammel writes from Hawaii regarding the results from the Jupiter occultation. Marc Buie describes the step he must go through to prepare to receive the new Pluto data. Trisha Borgman takes the time in her hectic life to share her activities, and Howard Lanning describes a day in the life of a Contact Scientist. ***************************************************************** Friday, March 8 New to our pages is the revised version of An Introduction to Electronic Field Trips, a helpful tool designed for beginners to this experience written by a seasoned middle school teacher. Also the Press kit is now online now in the Teachers' Lounge, offering you some help in getting press coverage of your Live from HST special events. ***************************************************************** Friday, March 8 The Press Release announcing that features on Pluto have been discovered is now available under Hubble in the Headlines (see the bottom of this page). Our own Planet Advocate Marc Buie was a key pleayer in this work. Field Journal LHST #9 is available. It finishes Heidi's dramatic Jupiter occultation story, covers Marc Buie's preparation for his Press Conference, includes a day in the life of a contact scientist, and more ***************************************************************** Wednesday, March 6 Field Journal LHST #8 is out. It continues Heidi's struggle to get data and includes a Press Kit for teachers who want to get local coverage for their unique LHST activities. ***************************************************************** Tuesday, March 5 New biographies have been added to the HST Team page: Sanhay Limaye, Bob Chapman, Dave DeRenzis, Rick Fredo, and Andy Dougherty. ***************************************************************** Monday, March 4 Field Journal LHST #8 is available in the HST Team section and at the foot of this page. It introduces Challenge questions, a new weekly activity. It also goes behind the scenes on our project, describes Heidi's harrowing Hawaiian trip, and covers the gyrations in scheduling our Pluto observations. We've received our first Student Stumpers. Take a look at some well thought out questions in the Kids' Corner. ************************************************************* Saturday, March 2 Field Journal LHST #7 is available in the HST Team section. It provides an update on Dr. Tombaugh's birthday celebration, how to take pictures with rain buckets and writing new software ***************************************************************** Friday, March 1 Stay tuned for the latest information about our own Passport to Knowledge observations of Neptune and Pluto. They are scheduled to take place over the next week and then the data will be seen for the first time ever on our live television broadcast March 14 ***************************************************************** Thursday, February 29 Something new has been added to the Kids' Corner: Student Stumpers. This is the opportunity for student to interact by posing questions online to be answered by other students through email to the author. Take a look at <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/kids.html>, and while you're there, if you've not done so recently, check out the new birthday wishes to Dr. Tombaugh! They keep coming in. Flash: Yesterday and today, Planet Advocate Reta Beebe has been busy with observations of Jupiter. Some of the results of her observations will be made available to us soon. Once again: The Star Census which has been a favorite in past projects, is available in the Featured Activities area <http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/events.html> Check it out. ***************************************************************** Wednesday, February 28 Field Journal LHST #6 is available in the HST Team section. It details the various activities keeping Heidi busy and a technical journal about programming the HST New biographies have been added to the HST Team page: Jack Leibee, Meg Urry, and Bill Crabb. ******************************************************************* Friday, February 23 New biographies have been added to the HST Team page: Tony Cruz, Tony Roman, Carole Rest, Wayne Baggett, Lisa Sherbert, Eric Isaac Check it out!!! ******************************************************************* Tuesday, February 20 We are in the throes of getting the Teacher's Guide online, however, it bears repeating: If you've not ordered your hard copy yet, now's the time! There are items you cannot get online included in the kit, so it's a worthwhile investment of your time to contact Passport to Knowledge and get yours now! Check http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/materials.html for full detailed ordering information. LHST #5 is available at the foot of this page and in the HST Team section. It shares an astronomer's average day and tracks how an HST mystery is attacked. *********************************************************** Wednesday, February 14 We've received our first picture of a class at work on Live from HST. Take a look at Diane Smith's class now starring in the Kids' Corner! *********************************************************** Tuesday, February 13 The artistic cards continue to come in to honor the 90th birthday of Dr. Tombaugh. We've even received a tribute from a talented 12 year old poet. Take a look in the Kids' corner! *********************************************************** Tuesday, February 13 Field Journal LHST #4 is available in the HST Team section. It shows how Karla helps HST observers get ready and shares a story about special birds ************************************************************* Wednesday, February 7 Update #3 is now available and as the project gears up, this update is delivered in three sections entitled: o Getting ready for Getting ready for the project o Opening activities o Online resources, general tips for success These are all designed to help you integrate Live from the Hubble Space Telescope project into your learning environment See Project Update Archive at the foot of this page ************************************************************ Friday, February 2 LFHST Update #2 is now online giving an update of the Happy Birthday, Dr. Tombaugh project and a journal from Planet Advocate Heidi Hammel entitled: Designing the Neptune imaging sequence See Project Update Archive at the foot of this page *********************************************************** Friday, January 26 How about joining us for a chat (in the Teachers' Lounge, in the webchat discussion area) on Tuesday between 3 and 4 (Pacific time). Mark your calendars - We'll be there! *********************************************************** Wednesday, January 24 The Kids' corner is now up and running with the first (and very impressive) birthday card to Dr. Tombaugh from Croatia. The picture is 366K so it may take a moment or two to load, but it's well worth the wait! *********************************************************** Tuesday, January 23 Hear ye, Hear ye! The first "Live from the Hubble Space Telescope Update is available (see Project Update Archive at foot of this page). Project Updates are Weekly (and sometimes more often) bulletins of project status featuring special events. #1 features: o Web Chats o TV schedules o Project: Happy Birthday, Dr. Tombaugh o Planet Advocate, Marc Buie's plan for observing Pluto To receive these by email, subscribe to the updates-hst mailing list by sending a message to: listmanager@quest.arc.nasa.gov In the message body, write these words: subscribe updates-hst *********************************************************** Saturday, January 20 February 4 marks the 90th birthday of Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930. Join us now in an activity or two to help celebrate this event. See details under "Featured Events" on the HST home page. ************************************************************ Friday, January 19 It is not too early to consider: The Live From the Hubble Space Telescope programs will be broadcast live over PBS and NASA Television. Each PBS affiliate independently decides its own programming schedule. Therefore, any teacher hoping to receive the broadcasts from their local PBS station should contact the station to determine their plans regarding Live From the Hubble Space Telescope. The stations need considerable lead time to schedule such events, so the sooner, the better! ************************************************************ Wednesday, January 17 As the Live From HST Team is busily preparing for the observations to come, you will begin to see changes on these Web pages. The new banner is in place, and the categories of information are taking shape. Notice that the Welcome section (linked at the top this page) has information about ordering materials. Stay tuned and pardon our dust! ************************************************************** Monday, December 18 With the announcement of the "planet winners" behind us, Jan Wee writes: It would be interesting to the Passport To Knowledge team and this forum to hear about student reaction to the announcement if you have time during this busy pre-holiday week, please share.... Also:If anyone needs ordering information for NASA Core (supplier of tapes of the Passport to Knowledge broadcasts, including "The Great Debate") here it is: NASA CORE Lorain County Joint Vocational School 15181 Route 58 South Oberlin, OH 44074 Phone: (216) 774-1051, x293/294 CORE accepts checks, money orders, VISA/Mastercard or school purchase orders. Ohio residents should add 5.75% sales tax on the tape cost (not shipping). The cost for 30 minute programs has been $14.50 ($10.00 plus $4.50 for shipping/handling). ************************************************************ Wednesday, December 13 Jan Wee writes: One more reminder: NASA-TV has scheduled re-broadcasts of "The Great Planet Debate" for this Friday, December 15th, next Monday, December 18th, Thursday, December 21st, Tuesday, December 26th, and Friday, December 29th. The broadcasts are 30 minutes long and are carried at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, 10pm EASTERN!! Also note that there is New Information about The Hubble Space Telescope, provided by STScI Astonomer Alex Storr included on our opening page. *********************************************** Monday, December 11 Drop by our teacher's lounge and register online. We will be adding to this location within the next day or two. ************************************************ Friday, December 8 Thanks to Zolt Levay from STScI, image processing specialist in the Office of Public Outreach -- there are some useful comparative pictures now up on HST's Home Page: go to "http://www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/livefrom.html" to find images of Pluto and new pictures of Jupiter. Both sets are black and white, but help you get a sense of the dramatic difference of scale and resolution between the two planets. There are also links to recent imagery of Uranus and Neptune, to ensure all our candidate planets are treated equally! Thanks to all for this additional resource! ************************************************ Wednesday, December 6 More information about Neptune arrives from Planet Advocate Heidi Hammel ************************************************* Tuesday, December 5 We've received our first direct response from one of our Planet advocates! Planet Advocate Reta Beebe is very busy since this is the week that Galileo's probe plunges into Jupiter (December 7) but we still hope to hear back from her and the other two "P.A."s. Less than two weeks to go in the Great Planet Debate! ************************************************** On Friday, December 1, Geoff Haines-Stiles writes: And "the whole world is watching"! We're pleased to let you know that we expect Germany (site of HST's European Coordinating Facility) to be a live uplink site for one or more of the March and April telecasts. And through introductions by Bill Gutsch (former head of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Advisor to LIVE FROM THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE and hard at work on hands-on activities for the printed Teacher's Guide to be available in January), we expect that students in Novgorod, Russia, and Donesk, Ukraine, will also be participating via the Internet, as will others in the United Kingdom and Japan! As Reta Beebe says, only the Internet can make such international interaction practicable, and we hope to find ways to enable your students to connect around our own home planet, while gearing up to study the outer planets! We hope you agree that this adds a very exciting dimension to the project. But our immediate task is to decide WHICH planet, or at most, which TWO planets to observe with 1, 2 or 3 orbits of the HST. There have been quite a number of pro-Pluto comments posted to this list (discuss-hst), and we'll be very interested to see how things progress in the next week. ************************************************ Wednesday, November 15 The first set of comments from our PLANET ADVOCATES excerpted from interviews recorded for "The Great Planet Debate". See the Planet Advocate section for the answers to: o What's interesting about "my" planet? o Why are these observations important? and o What made me want to become an astronaut anyway? Coming soon: How the process of deciding what to observe mimics real-world science . . . How the Hubble Space Telescope can make unique observations of these planets . . . and Why the Internet is also a unique tool to connect students to real science and real scientists. Hubble in the Headlines Project Update Archive