With all of the talk of Hubble in class and in the news lately, not to mention the Atlantis repair mission, I thought it would be relevant to talk about a sweet opportunity. Did you know that you can look at any image that Hubble has taken that is over one year old!? The images are the untouched data right from Hubble itself, so they don't look like the images that we've seen in class with the color filters and fine-tuning included. But they are still incredible photos of the furthest reaches of our exploration, proof that there is more out there, and evidence that we have a lot to learn about our universe.
You can find the images here, HST Search.
"The more I learn, the more I learn how little I know."
-Socrates
-Mr. Freeman
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
May Update
Holy smokes! An endless amount of apologies need to be made for my inexcusible absence from the Paths. Hopefully a more regular schedule of posts will be made through the end of the school year!
As you may or may not know, our beloved Giant Water Bug Angus recently passed away. He was a decent age for a water bug, and his passing makes me believe that we received him after his final juvenile molt (during his adult stage). But his home isn't empty anymore, because we just adopted a crawdad from the creek north of the school. We haven't decided on a name yet, but he is approximately 10-12 centimeters in length, blue-green in color, and possesses a large right claw. Pictures may be coming soon, so keep posted!
We have been getting quite a fair amount of precipitation lately, and I wanted to remind you of the CoCoRaHS site for Colorado. Formed in 1998 after the tragic Spring Creek Flood in Fort Collins, CoCoRaHS is a volunteer based organization that measures and reports the rain, snow, and hail around the country. You can find the site here, http://www.cocorahs.org/state.aspx?state=co.
In other news, Sky Maps has released the May 2009 version of what the night sky will look like. I will make several copies for students if you would like one, otherwise they are very printer friendly.
Until next time, keep an eye on the skies!
-Mr. Freeman
As you may or may not know, our beloved Giant Water Bug Angus recently passed away. He was a decent age for a water bug, and his passing makes me believe that we received him after his final juvenile molt (during his adult stage). But his home isn't empty anymore, because we just adopted a crawdad from the creek north of the school. We haven't decided on a name yet, but he is approximately 10-12 centimeters in length, blue-green in color, and possesses a large right claw. Pictures may be coming soon, so keep posted!
We have been getting quite a fair amount of precipitation lately, and I wanted to remind you of the CoCoRaHS site for Colorado. Formed in 1998 after the tragic Spring Creek Flood in Fort Collins, CoCoRaHS is a volunteer based organization that measures and reports the rain, snow, and hail around the country. You can find the site here, http://www.cocorahs.org/state.aspx?state=co.
In other news, Sky Maps has released the May 2009 version of what the night sky will look like. I will make several copies for students if you would like one, otherwise they are very printer friendly.
Until next time, keep an eye on the skies!
-Mr. Freeman
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