Astro Camp photos of the day- Tuesday
Astro Camp has been great this week so far. Monday we learned about stellar evolution, had the chance to look at the Sun through Erika’s H-alpha solar telescope and see solar prominences and sun spots. The campers saw some sunspots through my sun-funnel setup on my telescope as well. The kids got to take home solar viewing glasses. They learned what life would be like without supernovae (not existent!) and how black holes work. And everyday, they get to experience the inflatable planetarium! Today, we focused on the solar system, make a comet, learned about comet orbits and got to hold real meteorites. Thank you Russ FInney! Thank you Erika from the Austin Astronomical Society! More photos to come from Monday…
Mixing the ingredients for a comet…
Comets are made mostly of frozen water, frozen CO2 and other gases, dust and rock, and organic substances
gotta love that dry ice!
Ta-da! Our comet!
Making stellar evolution bracelets
Our Sun in the Main Sequence stage
each bead represents a stage in a star’s life
A supergiant star