The most beautiful objects in the universe are nebulae. They come in all shapes and sizes and colors, but what are they really? Learn to differentiate between different kinds of nebulae and find out how they get their names. Why is the galaxy littered with them and do the pictures we see really represent what they would look like if we went there?
This Course includes the following great BONUS LESSONS:
Nebulae
1. Objective
2. Warm-up activity
3. Nebulae description and characteristics
4. Observing nebulae
5. How the Hubble Space Telescope captures images and sends them to Earth
6. Naming nebulae
7. The Orion Nebula
8. Naming and categorizing nebulae using the Messier catalog system
9. Naming and categorizing nebulae using the New General Catalog system
10. Five different types of nebulae and their characteristics
11. Emission nebulae
12. Dark nebulae
13. Supernovae remnants
14. Reflection nebulae
15. Planetary nebulae
16. Light, images and the coloring of pictures
17. Visible and invisible light
18. Wavelengths and the spectrum
19. Light frequencies, crests and troughs
20. Cosmic rays, gamma rays, X-rays and ultraviolet light
21. Observing astronomical objects in different types of light
22. The Very Large Array’s telescopes and radio waves
23. The range of light
24. Translating invisible wavelengths into visible color
25. Natural color; representative color, enhanced color and false color
26. Test questions
27. Cross-curricular activities
My name is Tony Ceraso and I will be your instructor. I sometimes run the planetarium and have written curriculum for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. I have also written curriculum for NASA’s school visitation program and teach on the college level in NJ.
My goal is for you to thoroughly enjoy this lesson. I love astronomy and I want nothing more out of our time together than for you to have a greater appreciation for the universe through the understanding of this material. Besides the lesson I’m going to preview for you now, the course includes warm up activities, test questions, and cross-curricular activities for you to download as a supplement.
