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Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education: The Real Astronomy Experience: An Exhibit for ISE Centers

December 1, 2002 - November 30, 2007 | Media and Technology, Exhibitions
The Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley will develop the "Real Astronomy Experience (RAE)" in which science center visitors will explore the universe by controlling and viewing robotic telescopes via the Internet; by using image processing software to understand the images they capture; and by capturing images with a hands-on, functional telescope equipped with a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) camera to learn how a modern telescope image-capture system works. Guided by project materials, visitors learn about the cosmos, tools and methods of scientific research, data analysis and the general progress of modern astrophysics.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0125757
Funding Amount: 1584402

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Carlton Pennypacker
    Principal Investigator
    University of California-Berkeley
  • Alan Gould
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Lawrence Hall of Science
    • Discipline: Nature of science | Space science | Technology
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Games, Simulations, and Interactives | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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