Introduction: Stretching across the dark night sky, not easily visible when the Moon is in the sky, is a faint irregular glowing strip of light. For thousands of years peoples of various cultures tried to explain what they saw, sometimes using stories. In this activity students create their own stories about our galaxy, the Milky Way.McDonald Observator
Human history is also the record of our fascination with the sky, and to look upwards is to follow i...
This 28-minute video shows why the Milky Way appears as it does from the vantage point of the Solar ...
Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial ...
Introduction: Stretching across the dark night sky, not easily visible when the Moon is in the sky, ...
Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns. ...
Introduction: Galaxies contain billions of stars. Students apply the concepts of scale to grasp the ...
Second place in the 2021 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Wide star fields. This panorami...
Introduction: On a dark night, a person with good vision can see for twenty quadrillion miles and as...
This feature introduces younger students to our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Topics include its size ...
1. Introduction: the luminous pathway; 2. The discovery of the Milky Way Galaxy; 3. The new physics;...
1. Introduction: the luminous pathway; 2. The discovery of the Milky Way Galaxy; 3. The new physics;...
This resource explains how the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spacecraft is looking into the anci...
Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns. ...
This booklet allows students to learn how astronomers get information about the Sun and other stars....
This book offers an intimate guide to the Milky Way, taking readers on a grand tour of our home Gala...
Human history is also the record of our fascination with the sky, and to look upwards is to follow i...
This 28-minute video shows why the Milky Way appears as it does from the vantage point of the Solar ...
Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial ...
Introduction: Stretching across the dark night sky, not easily visible when the Moon is in the sky, ...
Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns. ...
Introduction: Galaxies contain billions of stars. Students apply the concepts of scale to grasp the ...
Second place in the 2021 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Wide star fields. This panorami...
Introduction: On a dark night, a person with good vision can see for twenty quadrillion miles and as...
This feature introduces younger students to our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Topics include its size ...
1. Introduction: the luminous pathway; 2. The discovery of the Milky Way Galaxy; 3. The new physics;...
1. Introduction: the luminous pathway; 2. The discovery of the Milky Way Galaxy; 3. The new physics;...
This resource explains how the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spacecraft is looking into the anci...
Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns. ...
This booklet allows students to learn how astronomers get information about the Sun and other stars....
This book offers an intimate guide to the Milky Way, taking readers on a grand tour of our home Gala...
Human history is also the record of our fascination with the sky, and to look upwards is to follow i...
This 28-minute video shows why the Milky Way appears as it does from the vantage point of the Solar ...
Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial ...