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Kelly Lepo<p>New from NASA's Universe of Learning:</p><p>Cosmic Canvas Program Guides, creative, hands-on activities that explore observation and model making through art and science.</p><p>The free guides are designed for facilitators of all backgrounds. They include science background information, helpful links, and tips for adapting activities – no science expertise needed.</p><p>I was on the project team that created these guides, and I think they are really good. You should check them out. Links below ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/c1a9oCv8H6I" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/c1a9oCv8H6I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Found it! Exploring the Universe by Protheroe, Capriotti, and Newsom. Different author from what I thought. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Do you remember an intro astronomy textbook from the 1980s coauthored by Donald Prothero and with, I believe, a planetary nebula on the cover? I can't find the title or cover image anywhere. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>“Supermoon” is still mostly nonsense, but tonight’s blue Moon is the real deal as defined by the original meaning of the term, not the more recently adopted definition. All full Moons are worthy of your gaze every 29.53 days. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/LCTTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LCTTA</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BlueMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueMoon</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Just as a primary goal of any intro stats class should be to teach students why lotteries are ridiculous, so too should a primary goal of any intro astronomy class be to teach students why Daylight Saving Time is similarly ridiculous. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>[2312.02636] A new meteor shower from comet 46P/Wirtanen expected in December 2023 <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.02636" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2312.02636</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MeteorShower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeteorShower</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>[2311.03310] The Distance to the Stars <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03310" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2311.03310</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stars</span></a></p>
aprilfollies<p>For an early <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a>, may I suggest <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PhETsims" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PhETsims</span></a></span> for a long and growing list of animations and simulations useful in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> and science teaching? I use their work when <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a>; I mentioned them as a great resource in my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IntroToAstro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntroToAstro</span></a> posts. Give them a follow!</p>
Kelly Lepo<p>Great new video explaining how spectroscopy works in astronomy from NASA Goddard.</p><p>I recognized some of the images they used from projects that I worked on, including the spectrum of the star Altair that I made with some kinda hacky python code. Neat!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/_1mpHBAXh1c?si=vSBSSd-7m2t2REAE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/_1mpHBAXh1c?si=vSBSSd</span><span class="invisible">-7m2t2REAE</span></a><br><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Spectroscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spectroscopy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a></p>
Kelly Lepo<p>Hey teachers and informal educators!</p><p>Would you like to include spaaace in your upcoming Halloween programming? Check out the resources and webinar recording from NASA's Universe of Learning — Science Briefing: Cosmic Chills: Vampire Stars, Black Widow Pulsars, and Dark Energy.</p><p><a href="https://www.universe-of-learning.org/contents/events/science-briefings/2023/science-briefing-cosmic-chills-vampire-stars-black-widow-pulsars-and-dark-energy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universe-of-learning.org/conte</span><span class="invisible">nts/events/science-briefings/2023/science-briefing-cosmic-chills-vampire-stars-black-widow-pulsars-and-dark-energy</span></a><br><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>halloween</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpookySeason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpookySeason</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Astrophotographers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotographers</span></a>: Do you use the stock iOS/iPadOS tools for simple image processing? If not, is there a good iOS non-subscription app for doing it? I have mainly public outreach in mind, not necessarily extracting data. I’m looking for someone to potentially present an <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/OPTYCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OPTYCs</span></a> workshop on this to TYC (two-year college and community college) astronomy faculty. Feel free to boost. </p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ImageProcessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImageProcessing</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Unistellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unistellar</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>What is the most innovative STEM textbook you have seen and/or used? What makes it innovative? I want to make sure I’m not missing something great. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachMathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachMathematics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachSTEM</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>The paper by Margaret Stautberg Greenberg in the July AJP ticks all the boxes for me. It’s the marriage of everyday observational astronomy, theoretical astronomy, astro/phys education, mathematics, and computation. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachMathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachMathematics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Computation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article/91/7/519/2897366/Using-rotation-matrices-to-calculate-the-locations" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article/</span><span class="invisible">91/7/519/2897366/Using-rotation-matrices-to-calculate-the-locations</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>BTW, I have a more or less academic presence at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scholar.social/@heafnerj" class="u-url mention">@<span>heafnerj@scholar.social</span></a></span> but that instance is heavily moderated so you may not be able to find me there. Feel free to talk physics, mathematics, physics teaching, and such with me here. My geekiness is independent of my location. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Relativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Relativity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CommunityCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CommunityCollege</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AAPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AAPT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NCSAAPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NCSAAPT</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>SN2023ixf in Messier 101: A Variable Red Supergiant as the Progenitor Candidate to a Type II Supernova <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.04722" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2306.04722</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.04721" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2306.04721</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Early hard X-rays from the nearby core-collapse supernova SN2023ixf <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.04827" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2306.04827</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Predicting community college astronomy performance through logistic regression <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.09954" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2304.09954</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Regarding robotic telescopes such as the Unistellar eVscope 2 and eQuninox 2 or the Vaonis Stellina or Vespera, be careful not to say that one "does not actually observe" with these instruments. Remember that professional observational astronomy isn't about looking through eyepieces. It's about gathering data. Gathering data IS observing, just not necessarily with the human eye.. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a></p>
Joe Heafner<p>Geometric Solution to the Angles-Only Initial Orbit Determination Problem <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ITeachPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachPhysics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.02157" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2304.02157</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>