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Experiencing an OccultationThe Sky is Your Laboratory

– 2007 – in search for exoplanets

Chapter two Occultations Lunar Occultations Grazing Occultations Asteroid Occultations

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Experiencing an Occultation, cont.

2008 – Apple Valley – IOTA – Metis Sharing a wifi Assembling small telescopes – chasing shadows

Dropping a scope for Steve Preston Chasing between sites

Meeting the boys – and girls A virtual conference

Dedicated – to a fault - Exceptional groups of high self-directed learners


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Experiencing a Lunar Graze

First with Hal and Kate Povenmire and Degenhart Georgia to Alabama looking for clear skies

Leading a few graze efforts in Florida No travel – done within the city Two in one night

Looking for the next one within easy driving distance


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Focusing on Faint Stars


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Global ImperativeKnowledge and Skill Acquisition

Driven by an absolute need for our species to survive Improve quality of live Self-manage our learning and our population

Who creates new knowledge High Self-Directed Learners

We need to foster the development of high self-directed learners


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Questions

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Shifting Gears: Lunar OccultationMonthly column portrays and discusses events

beyond the reach of my fellow local astronomers

The plan is to go back and focus on lunar occultation timing Easy to do, builds enthusiasm and observers gain

experience Still looking for ways to achieve Ah ha moments and First Moments of Lasting Excitment


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Brief History of my Space Contacts

Sputnik – October 1957

Monitoring AMSAT - 1974

1983 Space Shuttle

1985 MIR, digital and voice

1991 SAREX

Russian Plasma Plume Experiment

2012 – ARISS – October 30, 2012


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Sputnik – October 1957Start of the space race

Transmitted for 22 days

Visible to observers on the ground

Front yard with the family

First moment of lasting excitement Rockets Astronomy Radio


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AMSAT AO-7 1974Return from Vietnam

WN5LMJ – after sponsoring five MARS Stations

QST item during code practice – monitor Sat

Strung 10 meter dipole

Copied the signal Submitted QSL card to NASA Received a reply


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STS-9 November 1983http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAEvLyFMsHY&feature=player_embedded

Return from Germany

WB5LMJ – Visiting a fellow ham in Arkansas

Heard the Space Shuttle – planned pass

2 meter 5/8 mobile

Returned to Lawton, OK Prepared to work the Shuttle Worked the Shuttle three times QSL card – and Response In the movie


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STS-37 Atlantis 1991

Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment - SAREX

Doctoral Studies OU

Educational Advisor to the ARRL

Research in High Self-Directed

Learning

Graduate Research project

First Moment of Lasting Excitement


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Plasma Plume 2011Central Research Institute of Machine Building

(TSNIIMASH) in Russia

To evaluate the shape of previously observed “dead” zone

Master Station – W6LMJ

Monitoring stations footprint

UISS software

ISS 2 meter station


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SFSM and WPBARCARISS Proposal - 2011

Planning Phase SFSM, WPBARC and School District “buy in” WPBARC and area clubs become school resource

Contest Phase Each school invited to participate Essay contest online with winner by class, grade and

school

Live Contact Phase

Reporting Phase


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ARISS Plan - 2012Planning Phase

Establish Space Communications in SFSM WPBARC and area clubs become school resource Invite school participation - SFSM Give Talks, demonstrations – Area hams

Various modes of communications – recruit new hams

Run sat and ISS demonstrations in SFSM Involve the media Build enthusiasm – will build naturally List available resources on website Post ISS fly over schedule – frequency - visual


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ARISS Contest - 2012Contest Phase

Principals choose to participate Classroom teachers choose to participate Invite area hams to speak and run demonstrations Conduct essay contest in each class

Online essay and surveySelect winner by classroom, grade and for each school

Winners are announced by school and finalists Involve the media – video of demo/SFSM Station SFSM selects winners – 10 students


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ARISS Live ContactSFSM announces winners

WPBARC sets up to conduct ARISS in theater

SFSM plans one hour program leading up to the live contact

Transportation and inclement weather plan

Multimedia coverage – TV – Internet streaming

Students with written questions lined up to speak live on the microphone to the astronauts


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ARISS Live Contact cont.Museum Director Welcome

Dignitaries speak -

Short movie on preparation for the event – News Clips

Short movie on ARISS and current ISS crew

Break - maybe

Students line up – call to the ISS – several before contact is established

Students speak live on the microphone to the astronauts


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ARISS Live Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmvs6EWlnvA&feature=related


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ARISS Report PhaseNews coverage – TV -

Students complete NASA ARISS reports

Educators complete reports

QST Article is written and submitted

Follow-up news coverage on did the ARISS make a difference

Is there greater interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics


Documents

Http://olt.net. Experiencing an Occultation The Sky is Your Laboratory – 2007 – in search for exoplanets Chapter two Occultations Lunar Occultations Grazing