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Cosmic Decoders (LSE)
| Family ASTRO is the most recent phase of the ASP's Project ASTRO™ program, bringing hands-on astronomy activities and astronomy events to families of all backgrounds. These products have been presented at Family ASTRO training workshops around the country. ASTRO. The deck of 72 cards features beautiful color images of Deep Space Objects with the object’s name, its distance from the Earth in light years, its type and location. In “Build a Galaxy,” be the first to complete your own galaxy by adding the right kinds of star clusters and nebulae! Uncover new Deep Space Objects in “Telescope Trouble” by matching their characteristics to the last object played but watch out for the telescope cards that spell trouble! Win “Distance Derby” by paying attention to how far away the objects on your cards are from Earth. Finally, gobble up your opponents’ smaller objects in “Galactic Gobble.” Box (4” x 6”) includes: a 28 page booklet with game instructions |
| • 72 cards with full color images. For ages 8 and up |
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Night Sky Adventure (LSE)
Family ASTRO is the most recent phase of the ASP's Project ASTRO? program, bringing hands-on astronomy activities and astronomy events to families of all backgrounds. These products have been presented at Family ASTRO training workshops around the country.
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Heifetz Planisphere with Undistorted Images of Constellations (LSE)
Heifetz Planisphere with Undistorted Images of Constellations This innovative, pre-assembled planisphere has the unique feature of showing undistorted images of the constellations along its periphery ? exactly as they appear in the real sky. With its simple and understandable drawings, the constellations are very easy to recognize. The back of the planisphere features a useful technique for locating and showing the relationships between constellations by means of a series of 10 triangles. Helpful notes and instructions, as well as a list of meteor showers, are included right on the planisphere itself. Made from a durable, long-lasting plastic with a clear window, the Heifetz Planisphere makes it possible to see all of the stars for a specific time and latitude. Ideal for teacher use and as a reusable student activity. 8 3/4? diameter, 30 degrees N. Latitude.
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Precession of the Equinoxes Historical Planisphere (LSE)
Precession of the Equinoxes Historical Planisphere The one-of-a-kind, handheld Precession of the Equinoxes Historical Planisphere created by Dr. Milton D. Heifetz, author of A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to the Stars and Constellations and their Legends, shows which stars are visible at any hour, day or month, thousands of years in the past, the present and thousands of years into the future. This unique astronomical device illustrates precession in a way that can otherwise only be duplicated by using a computer and planetarium. It also demonstrates the change in declination over the millennia and which star will be the North Star in the future. Use the Historical Planisphere to help demonstrate the following facts: The earth orbits around the sun on a plane called the ecliptic. Because of the earth's tilt, twice per year the earth's equatorial plane intersects the ecliptic plane. That time of intersection is called the equinox. In about 130 B.C., the Greek astronomer Hipparchus noticed a change in the position of the stars. Due to a wobble of the earth as it spins on its axis, the poles of the earth trace a circle in the sky that alters the position of the north and south celestial poles and the celestial equator. As a result, the equinox slowly changes its position along the ecliptic. This is called precession of the equinoxes. 10? diameter, 30 degrees N. Latitude.
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Precession of the Equinoxes Classical & Historical Planisphere (southern) (LSE)
Precession of the Equinoxes Classical & Historical Planisphere (Southern Hemisphere) A special planisphere made specifically for the southern hemisphere. This planisphere created by Dr. Milton D. Heifetz, author of A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to the Stars and Constellations and their Legends, shows which stars are visible at any hour, day or month, thousands of years in the past, the present and thousands of years into the future. This unique astronomical device illustrates precession in a way that can otherwise only be duplicated by using a computer and planetarium. It also demonstrates the change in declination over the millennia and which star will be the North Star in the future. Use the Historical Planisphere to help demonstrate the following facts: The earth orbits around the sun on a plane called the ecliptic. Because of the earth's tilt, twice per year the earth's equatorial plane intersects the ecliptic plane. That time of intersection is called the equinox. In about 130 B.C., the Greek astronomer Hipparchus noticed a change in the position of the stars. Due to a wobble of the earth as it spins on its axis, the poles of the earth trace a circle in the sky that alters the position of the north and south celestial poles and the celestial equator. As a result, the equinox slowly changes its position along the ecliptic. This is called precession of the equinoxes.10? diameter, 30-40 degrees S. Latitude.
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Astrolabe Kit (LSE)
NEW! The Astrolabe Kit The queen of early astronomical instruments, the astrolabe was prized for its beauty, mathematical sophistication, and utility in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Combining a simple observational tool with an analog computer, it was used for time finding, surveying, navigation, star finding, and astronomical calculations in both the Latin west and the Islamic world. Chaucer wrote a book on the astrolabe for his son, and in the pre-telescopic era, the astrolabe was emblematic of the astronomer?s profession. Now you, too, can own one of these marvelous instruments and learn how to use it. Created by Dr. Jim Lattis of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Sara Schechner of Harvard University, this new Astrolabe Kit is based on an astrolabe made by Jean Fusoris of Paris around A.D. 1400. Fusoris was a master craftsman who made astrolabes for princes and bishops. His career was cut short when he was arrested on espionage charges. In the LTI kit, the stars have been precessed to modern positions. The easy-to-assemble Astrolabe Kit (shown front and back above) can be used to enrich our understanding of astronomy and mathematics. Activities are drawn from the history of astronomy, navigation, and surveying to teach the important roles of astronomy and mathematics in people?s lives in earlier times. Use the Astrolabe for star calculations, measuring angles including the altitude of distant objects, finding time by the Sun and/or stars, calculating sunrise, determining latitude and more
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Sunspotter (LSE)
Sunspotter ? The Safer Solar Telescope A Sky and Telescope Hot Pick for 2001. This wooden, folded-path, Keplerian telescope provides a much safer and convenient way to view the brilliant light of the sun than other more common methods. By using a series of mirrors, the device projects a bright 3.25-inch solar image onto a 5-inch white viewing screen through a powerful 62mm diameter objective lens. In its perfectly curved cradle, the Sunspotter is easily aligned to the sun in seconds, without the complication of telescopes, solar filters, and tripods. Unlike other ways of viewing the sun, the compact and sturdy Sunspotter is convenient, easy to set up, lightweight and fun to use. And, because of its unique design, this kid-friendly instrument makes our closest star a safer subject of study by even the youngest students. Use the Sunspotter for viewing the sun, eclipses, transits, and for daily record keeping. Track sunspots as they appear, move, and vanish. Useful for group viewing, the Sunspotter allows several observers to simultaneously see the sun?s disk and quickly trace the changing positions of sunpots and compare them on a daily basis.
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