STUDENTS & EDUCATORS LEARNING TOGETHER THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,

ART, & MATHEMATICS (STEAM)

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY & ART @ AMSE

CAPTURE AND PROCESS SPACE IMAGES USING MICROOBSERVATORY. ORGIMAGE: MARY DUSSALT OF NASA’S UNIVERSE OF LEARNING OFFERS ONLINE WEBINARS TO BOTH EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS LEARNING TO USE THE MICROOBSERVATORY’S ONLINE RESOURCES

WEBINAR IN SESSION

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FROM YOUR COMPUTER

THE “MICROOBSERVATORY FOR EVERYONE” LINK AT MICROOBSERVATORY.ORG CONNECTS ONLINE VISITORS TO CONTROLS FOR GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES IN ARIZONA AND MASSACHUSETTS.

USING JUST YOUR CELL PHONE, YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS OF THE SUN, MOON, AND PLANETS, AS WELL AS NEBULAE AND GALAXIES BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

THE REMOTELY CONTROLLED TELESCOPES CAPTURE THE IMAGES YOU HAVE REQUEST WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT AND THEN SEND THEM TO YOUR EMAIL INBOX.

COLORIZING DIGITAL IMAGES

MICROOBSERVATORY.ORG PROVIDES TOOLS TO ANALYZE AND PROCESS IMAGES, MAKING THEM MORE COLORFUL AND INFORMATIVE.

PHOTOS SHOW LIGHT INTENSITY PIXEL BY PIXEL. SOMETIMES FILTERS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO LIMIT THE WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT CAPTURED. IMAGES TAKEN WITH RED, GREEN, AND BLUE FILTERS CAN BE MERGED TO CREATE A COMPOSITE IMAGE.

COLOR MAPS AND IMAGE FILTERS CAN BE APPLIED TO MAKE VARIATIONS IN LIGHT INTENSITY OR DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS MORE OBVIOUS. THEY ALSO CAN BE USED TO MAKE THE PHOTOS LOOK MORE CREATIVE AND ABSTRACT―TRULY OUT OF THIS WORLD!

PHOTOS AND DIGITAL ASTRO-ART

TURN STEM INTO STEAMIMAGE: BOB ROSS CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR BRAM BEVINS GUIDES PARTICIPANTS IN USE OF A WET-ON-WET OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUE. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENT THE DIGITAL IMAGES THEY HAVE CREATED USING PAINT ON CANVAS.

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

DESIGNED TO MEET BOTH SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS AND TO PROMOTE CREATIVE DESIGN

DEVELOPED TO TARGET SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS

OFFERED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SCIENCE EDUCATORS

DISPLAYED TO COMMUNICATE HOW BOTH SCIENCE AND ART ARE BEING EXPLORED LOCALLY

MADE POSSIBLE BY A MINI-FUND OFFERED THROUGH NASA’S UNIVERSE OF LEARNING

TO BE REFINED AND REPEATED AT AMSE (CONTACT CARDS PROVIDED BELOW)

TRIFID NEBULA | Adriana Baniecki

WHILPOOL GALAXY | Adriana Baniecki

RING NEBULA | Adriana Baniecki

TRIFID NEBULA | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

LAGOON NEBULA | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

ORION NEBULA | Amelia Thomson

PINWHEEL GALAXY | Martin & Lilly McDonald

CASSIOPEIA A SUPERNOVA REMNANT | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

CRAB NEBULA | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

LAGOON NEBULA | Kathleen Lyon

LAGOON NEBULA | Kiri Nelson

LAGOON NEBULA | Lilly McDonald

LAGOON NEBULA (HUBBLE) | Kathleen Lyon

LAGOON NEBULA (HUBBLE) | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

ANDROMEDA GALAXY | Martin & Lilly McDonald

SUN | Amelia Thomson

MOON | Alex Shanafield

MOON | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

MOON | Kathleen Lyon

MOON | Gabby Bulahan

MOON | Gabby Bulahan

MOON | Sylvia & Sarah Pastor

MOON SERIES | Kathleen Lyon

MOON | Kathleen Lyon

MOON & DUMBBELL NEBULA (BLENDED) | Kathleen Lyon

MOON & TRIFID NEBULA (BLENDED) | Ramona & Tyler Carpenter

MOON & LAGOON NEBULA (BLENDED) | Ramona & Tyler Carpenter

PHASES OF THE MOON (COMPILED)David Fields, Director of the Roane State Community College/Tamke-Allan Observatory