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= = Welcome to the Amigos School ITEAMS Club Wiki
 * developed by the** **[|Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics], supported by the** [|National Science Foundation]

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using curricula developed by the [|CFA]
 * A Monday After-School Astronomy Club**
 * "From the Ground Up! Exploring the Universe with Online Telescopes"**

I will be putting more information on this Wiki. This Wiki is for the club members to store and show how they have been exploring the universe with the CFA's online telescopes. Please click onto the "about us" button on the main [|MicroObservatory] page for more complete information on the online telescopes.

**Resources for Amigos-ITEAMS Astronomers** = = =__**What We Will Be Doing!**__=

__**Week 1/**October 18, 2010__:

 * Intros& Snacks
 * Pretest
 * Setting up WikiPages on the computers in the computer lab,
 * Access & bookmark the [|MicroObservatory] website,
 * Use the [|"Guest portal"]
 * Use "Observing with Nasa"

> === === > ===== ===== > = = Download and process images with MOImage software
 * =Exploration 1: Eye & Telescope "How Does My Eye Compare to the Telescope?"=
 * Comparison One: Size of aperture compared to pupil
 * Comparison Two: Exposure Time, Does your eye have a "shutter speed"?
 * Comparison Three: Sharpness of Vision; How far away can you see a given object
 * Retrieve our Images from "Get Images" on the<span class="wiki_link_ext">[| MicroObservatory Website].
 * Upload images saved today onto your AmigosITEAMS Wiki page
 * Select a target, and try out one of the [|on-line telescopes]
 * Use "Guest Portal" and "Observing with NASA".
 * Record Images Taken

__**Week 3**/November 1:__

 * Review Exploration One "From the Ground Up"[[image:Dumbbell_Nebula height="200" align="right" caption="Dumbbell Nebula"]]
 * Complet Exploration Two "From the Ground Up"

= = __**Week 4/November 8:**__ = =
 * Retrieving our Images from "Get Images" on the<span class="wiki_link_ext">[| MicroObservatory Website] .,
 * Downloading images
 * Saving, recording & naming image
 * Processing images with MOImage software
 * Join Wiki, taking a snapshot of FITS, storing pix in new WIKI folder on desktop
 * Upload images saved onto the Wiki
 * Prepare and Plan for Astronomy Night
 * Finish Projects/Signs

__**Week 5/**November 15__:

 * Debrief Astronomy Night
 * Fill out informal survey on what worked and what didn't along with changes for the future
 * Retrieve our Images from "Get Images" on the<span class="wiki_link_ext">[| MicroObservatory Website].
 * Download and process images with MOImage software
 * Save on Amigos server file, record & name image
 * Upload images saved today onto your AmigosITEAMS Wiki page

__**Week 6/**November 22__:

 * Gerry gives a presentation on Radio & Microwaves to the Amigos ITEAMS Club! :)

__**Week 7/**November 29__:

 * Student register with account number.
 * Review Exposure, Time, Filter and Time settings
 * Students take their own pix of Jupiter, a galaxy and a nebula

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