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Mrs. Ray's Blog http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:50:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png Mrs. Ray's Blog http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/28/ http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/28/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:50:34 +0000 dhsscienceteacher http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/?p=28 ]]>

Hypatia of Alexandra

Annie Jump Cannon

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

]]> http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/28/feed/ 0 dhsscienceteacher hypatia AJC gaposa1.1 bell List of Orbiting Telescopes – Visible http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-visible/ http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-visible/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:23 +0000 dhsscienceteacher http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/?p=23 ]]> Name Agency Launched Terminated Orbit Astrosat ISRO Apr-09 — Earth orbit (650 km) COROT CNES & ESA 27-Dec-06 — Earth orbit (872–884 km) Dark Energy Space Telescope NASA & DOE TBA — — Gaia mission ESA 2011 — Hipparcos ESA 8-Aug-89 Mar-93 Earth orbit (223–35,632 km) Hubble Space Telescope NASA 24-Apr-90 — Earth orbit (586.47–610.44 km) Kepler Mission NASA 6-Mar-09 — MOST CSA 30-Jun-03 — Earth orbit (819–832 km) SIM Lite Astrometric Observatory NASA 2015 — — Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer NASA 20-Nov-04 — Earth orbit (585–604 km) Terrestrial Planet Finder NASA TBA — —

Completely and Utterly taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes

]]> http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-visible/feed/ 0 dhsscienceteacher Hipparcos Telescope List of Orbiting Telescopes – Ultraviolet http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-ultraviolet/ http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-ultraviolet/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:36:39 +0000 dhsscienceteacher http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/?p=16 ]]> Name Agency Launched Terminated Orbit Astro 2 NASA 2-Mar-93 18-Mar-93 Earth orbit (349–363 km) Astron IKI 23-Mar-83 Jun-89 Earth orbit (2,000–200,000 km) Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) SRON 30-Aug-74 Jun-76 Earth orbit (266–1176 km) Astrosat ISRO 0April 2009 — Earth orbit (650 km) Broad Band X-ray Telescope / Astro 1 NASA 2-Dec-90 11-Dec-90 Earth orbit (500 km) Copernicus Observatory NASA 21-Aug-72 1980 Earth orbit (713–724 km) Cosmic Hot Interstellar Spectrometer (CHIPS) NASA 13-Jan-03 — Earth orbit (578–594 km) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) NASA 7-Jun-92 30-Jan-02 Earth orbit (515–527 km) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) NASA & CNES & CSA 24-Jun-99 12-Jul-07 Earth orbit (752–767 km) Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) NASA 28-Apr-03 — Earth orbit (691–697 km) Hubble Space Telescope NASA 24-Apr-90 — Earth orbit (586.47–610.44 km) International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) ESA & NASA & SERC 26-Jan-78 30-Sep-96 Earth orbit (32,050–52,254 km) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite 4 (Kaistsat 4) KARI 27-Sep-03 — Earth orbit (675–695 km) OAO-2 NASA 7-Dec-68 Jan-73 Earth orbit (749–758 km) Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer NASA 20-Nov-04 — Earth orbit (585–604 km) Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer (TAUVEX) Israeli Space Agency 2008 — —

Completely and utterly taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes

]]> http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-ultraviolet/feed/ 0 dhsscienceteacher List of Orbiting Telescopes – X-Rays http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-x-rays/ http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-x-rays/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:20:58 +0000 dhsscienceteacher http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/?p=13 ]]> X-Rays

Name

Agency Launched Terminated

Orbit

1st High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO 1) NASA 1977-08-1212 August 1977 9-Jan-79 Earth orbit (445 km) 3rd High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO 3) NASA 1979-09-2020 September 1979 29-May-81 Earth orbit (486.4–504.9 km) A Broadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey (ABRIXAS) DLR 1999-04-2828 April 1999 1-Jul-99 Earth orbit (549–598 km) Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) NASA & ISAS 20-Feb-93 2-Mar-01 Earth orbit (523.6–615.3 km) AGILE ISA 23-Apr-07 — Earth orbit (524–553 km) Ariel V SRC & NASA 15-Oct-74 14-Mar-80 Earth orbit (520 km) Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (Alexis) LANL 25-Apr-93 2005 Earth orbit (749–844 km) Aryabhata ISRO 19-Apr-75 23-Apr-75 Earth orbit (563–619 km) Astron IKI 23-Mar-83 Jun-89 Earth orbit (2,000—200,000 km) Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) SRON 30-Aug-74 Jun-76 Earth orbit (266–1176 km) Astrosat ISRO Apr-09 — Earth orbit (650 km) BeppoSAX ASI 30-Apr-96 30-Apr-02 Earth orbit (575–594 km) Broad Band X-ray Telescope / Astro 1 NASA 2-Dec-90 11-Dec-90 Earth orbit (500 km) Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA 23-Jul-99 — Earth orbit (9,942–140,000 km) Constellation-X Observatory NASA TBA — — Cos-B ESA 9-Aug-75 25-Apr-82 Earth orbit (339.6–99,876 km) Cosmic Radiation Satellite (CORSA) ISAS 6-Feb-76 6-Feb-76 Failed launch Dark Universe Observatory NASA TBA — Earth orbit (600 km) Einstein Observatory (HEAO 2) NASA 13-Nov-78 26-Apr-81 Earth orbit (465–476 km) EXOSAT ESA 26-May-83 8-Apr-86 Earth orbit (347–191,709 km) Ginga (Astro-C) ISAS 5-Feb-87 1-Nov-91 Earth orbit (517–708 km) Granat CNRS & IKI 1-Dec-89 25-May-99 Earth orbit (2,000–200,000 km) Hakucho ISAS 21-Feb-79 16-Apr-85 Earth orbit (421–433 km) High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE 2) NASA 9-Oct-00 — Earth orbit (590–650 km) International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) ESA 17-Oct-02 — Earth orbit (639–153,000 km) Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) NASA Aug-10 — Earth orbit (525 km) ROSAT NASA & DLR 1-Jun-90 12-Feb-99 Earth orbit (580 km) Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer NASA 30-Dec-95 — Earth orbit (409 km) Spectrum-X-Gamma IKI & NASA 2010 — — Suzaku (ASTRO-E2) JAXA & NASA 10-Jul-05 — Earth orbit (550 km) Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer NASA 20-Nov-04 — Earth orbit (585–604 km) Tenma ISAS 20-Feb-83 19-Jan-89 Earth orbit (489–503 km) Third Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-C) NASA 7-May-75 Apr-79 Earth orbit (509–516 km) Uhuru NASA 12-Dec-70 Mar-73 Earth orbit (531–572 km) X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission (XEUS) ESA 2018 — — XMM-Newton ESA 10-Dec-99 — Earth orbit (7,365–114,000 km)

Completely and utterly taken from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes

]]> http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-x-rays/feed/ 0 dhsscienceteacher List of Orbiting Telescopes – Gamma Rays http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-gamma-rays/ http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-gamma-rays/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:11:09 +0000 dhsscienceteacher http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/?p=11 ]]> Gamma Rays Agency Launched Terminated Orbit 3rd High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO 3) NASA 20-Sep-79 29-May-81 Earth orbit (486.4–504.9 km) Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero (AGILE) ISA 23-Apr-07 — Earth orbit (524–553 km) Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) NASA 5-Apr-91 4-Jun-00 Earth orbit (362–457 km) Cos-B ESA 9-Aug-75 25-Apr-82 Earth orbit (339.6–99,876 km) Gamma RSA 1-Jul-90 1992 Earth orbit (375 km) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope NASA 11-Jun-08 — Earth orbit (555 km) Granat CNRS & IKI 1-Dec-89 25-May-99 Earth orbit (2,000–200,000 km) High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE 2) NASA 9-Oct-00 — Earth orbit (590–650 km) International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) ESA 17-Oct-02 — Earth orbit (639–153,000 km) Low Energy Gamma Ray Imager (LEGRI) INTA 19-May-97 — Earth orbit (600 km) Second Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS 2) NASA 15-Nov-72 8-Jun-73 Earth orbit (443–632 km) Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer NASA 20-Nov-04 — Earth orbit (585–604 km)

Completely and utterly taken from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes

]]> http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/list-of-orbiting-telescopes-gamma-rays/feed/ 0 dhsscienceteacher Astronomy Picture of the Day http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/astronomy-picture-of-the-day/ http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/astronomy-picture-of-the-day/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:10:35 +0000 dhsscienceteacher http://dhsscienceteacher.wordpress.com/?p=8 ]]> Hey kiddos: Here is an awesome link for astronomy pictures. Try it out. I’ll also put it in my links so it is easy to find.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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pug1

A pug puppy that looks just like my puppy, Squishy.

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