Pat Seitzer – Astr Popularisation

Pat Seitzer – Astr Popularisation

Orion Nebula Hubble Space Telescope Produced by full-time graphics staff at Space Telescope Science Institute www.stsci.edu 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 1 Amateur - professional interaction…. • Offer to do computer graphics for public presentations and publication. • Use your computer to produce final image – Different wavelengths from same instrument – Different instruments (different scales and extent of image) – Wide field ground-based with narrow field, high-resolution space based – Combination of x-ray,radio, optical, and IR Contribution by amateurs with artistic inclinations. 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 2 Astronomy Popularization one view from the north. Patrick Seitzer Dept of Astronomy University of Michigan 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 3 Detroit Observatory - est 1854 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 12-inch Fitz refractor 1857 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 4 • Professional astronomers are sometimes their own worst enemies at explaining what they do. • We need help! • Today - – Outreach at U of Michigan Astronomy – NSF and NASA programs for science education/popularization – Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona – International observatories in Chile 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 5 Public Observing at University of Michigan Angell Hall Student Observatory Peach Mountain Observatory On campus in downtown Ann Arbor 30 km outside Ann Arbor Student run. Amateur run 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 6 US Funding for Astronomical Research • NSF - National Science Foundation – Funds educational outreach – Recent - funds to informal science centers • NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Majority of funding for astronomy. – All NASA projects must have outreach program – Funds for outreach and popularization do not come from research dollars: separate money pot. – Extremely active, but US only (!) – JPL excellent example of major outreach program 2006 Sept 29 P. Seitzer - 7th ASSA 7.

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