Results for "Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Program"
Archiving Born-Digital Media from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Date: October 27, 2020
- Description: We’ve been processing audiovisual media collections from the Science Media Group division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Introducing the Science Media Group YouTube Playlist
- Date: June 29, 2021
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives YouTube channel has a new dedicated playlist for the Science Media Group Collection, which features videos from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory program that was active from 1989 to 2013.
New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons
- Date: October 27, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Astronomers Often Go Awry: The 1901 Sumatra Eclipse Expedition
- Date: August 17, 2017
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Astronomers travel far and wide to see solar eclipses but sometimes their best laid plans don’t work out..
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The Near Faraway
- Date: December 3, 2009
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Seeing the Invisible
- Date: May 11, 2009
- Description: Throughout May and June, we are inviting people throughout the Smithsonian to talk about photography and astronomy. This is the first installment from Megan Watzke, Press Officer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Most people think of a telescope as something in a backyard or the dome at the local planetarium. And it’s true that many telescopes are designed to
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Seeing the Invisible (Part 2)
- Date: June 1, 2009
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Stellar Evolution: A Journey with Chandra
- Date: April 25, 2012
- Description: The Chandra X-ray Observatory explains the origins of recently added image of stellar evolution to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons stream.
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New Image of Supernova
- Date: April 8, 2009
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory"][/caption] On Friday, April 3, the Chandra X-ray Observatory released a new image (with 10 times more data) of supernova B1509 which is now available on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons photostream. Chandra orbits the earth every 2.5 days capturing images
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Pickering’s Women?
- Date: May 8, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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"If you feed them, they will come."
- Date: May 23, 2013
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: Operation Moonwatch created an international network of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteer sky-watchers of both genders and from every walk-of-life. These citizen-scientists joined professional astronomers to track and report on satellites travelling through the night sky. Food and location played a role in keeping volunteers engaged with Operation Moonwatch.
Documenting a Geologist's Adventures
- Date: December 11, 2012
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives recently acquired the papers of Ursula Marvin, a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory geologist who has studied meteorites and lunar samples.