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The Nature Journal Educator's Forum welcomes special guest Leslie Young as we dive a bit deeper into astronomy and retrograde planet observations.
An astronomer since 1988, Leslie has done significant work with NASA in observing Pluto. She, John Muir Laws, Billie Jo Reid, and others share some of their best tips for nature journaling the night sky, including these recent phenomena: the April eclipse, the Aurora Borealis this month, and the Tsuchinshan comet appearing tonight!
Session date October 16, 2024.
Mars and Jupiter’s retrograde loops, map image that Leslie shared: nakedeyeplanets.com/mars.htm
Poem “Sweet Darkness” by David Whyte: onbeing.org/poetry/sweet-darkness
Roseann Hanson’s night sketching tutorial: exploringoverland.com/constantapprentice/2023/4/10/journaling-night-skies
Clear Dark Sky: cleardarksky.com/csk/index.html
Resources shared by educators in the chat:
“The Ed’s Up” - article about Ed Yong and the pandemic: buttondown.com/edyong209/archive/the-eds-up-xoxo
Aurora borealis sighting in Georgia: https://technotional.micro.blog/2024/10/11/aurora-over-north.html
Stellarium: stellarium-web.org
Dear Hank & John podcast, “Why do things happen ‘at’ night but ‘during’ the day?” https://overcast.fm/+AAl4VfnaCUU
Nyctography: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctography
Board game recommendation: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218200/constellations
The Nature Journal Educator's Forum welcomes special guest Leslie Young as we dive a bit deeper into astronomy and retrograde planet observations.
An astronomer since 1988, Leslie has done significant work with NASA in observing Pluto. She, John Muir Laws, Billie Jo Reid, and others share some of their best tips for nature journaling the night sky, including these recent phenomena: the April eclipse, the Aurora Borealis this month, and the Tsuchinshan comet appearing tonight!
Session date October 16, 2024.
Mars and Jupiter’s retrograde loops, map image that Leslie shared: nakedeyeplanets.com/mars.htm
Poem “Sweet Darkness” by David Whyte: onbeing.org/poetry/sweet-darkness
Roseann Hanson’s night sketching tutorial: exploringoverland.com/constantapprentice/2023/4/10/journaling-night-skies
Clear Dark Sky: cleardarksky.com/csk/index.html
Resources shared by educators in the chat:
“The Ed’s Up” - article about Ed Yong and the pandemic: buttondown.com/edyong209/archive/the-eds-up-xoxo
Aurora borealis sighting in Georgia: https://technotional.micro.blog/2024/10/11/aurora-over-north.html
Stellarium: stellarium-web.org
Dear Hank & John podcast, “Why do things happen ‘at’ night but ‘during’ the day?” https://overcast.fm/+AAl4VfnaCUU
Nyctography: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctography
Board game recommendation: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218200/constellations
