Starry Night
- By Sara Mitchell
- February 17, 2009
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Growing up just outside of Washington, DC, I didn’t have many opportunities to observe the sky and see more than a handful of faint stars. It was exciting to go camping farther from the city and see so many more twinkling lights in the sky. And I always enjoyed my … Continue Reading →
Podcast: Zooming Through the Universe
- By Sara Mitchell
- February 17, 2009
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Click to listen! (5.5MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Have you ever wondered where Google Sky gets the data that lets you pan and zoom your way around the cosmos? Much of it comes from NASA’s SkyView Virtual Observatory, a database of astronomy data from a variety of different sources. … Continue Reading →
