Galaxies

Ellipticals- Elliptical galaxies' names are pretty self-explanatory. They are named as such because they are in elliptical shapes much like a football. The stars in elliptical galaxies are evenly spread out in every which way unlike spiral galaxies. Elliptical galaxies are often a shade of red due to the old and cool stars that these galaxies contain. Elliptical galaxies are the largest galaxies of all and can sometimes contain trillions of stars.

Spiral- You will know if a galaxy is a spiral galaxy if you see a flat disk of stars around it and a bright nuclei in the center. Spiral arms form as a result of density waves. As the density waves compress the interstellar gas new stars are born. These new born stars are what makes the spiral arms bright. To get a better idea of what spiral galaxies are you are living in one right now, the Milky Way.

Irregulars- Galaxies classify under "irregular" if they are neither elliptical or spiral. These are the smallest galaxies of all and sometimes have as little as one million stars. There are some smaller irregular galaxies that orbit the Milky Way, too. Lastly, some scientists believe that irregular galaxies acted as a sort of building blocks at one point in time to create the larger galaxies.

"Galaxies." SDSS SkyServer DR7. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.

              <http://cas.sdss.org/dr4/en/astro/galaxies/galaxies.asp>.

Moon Phases

The moon phases are caused by the angle of the sun to the moon to us, if that makes any sense. At all times, except for in eclipses, half the moon is being lit up by the sun but this does not mean we always see that. Depending on the rotation of the Earth we can see different amounts. This is what causes full moons, crescents, new moons, etc.

"Moon Phases / Lunar Phases Explained." Moon Information Resource And Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
              <http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml>.

Formation of the Solar System

The solar system used to be a cloud of gas and dust and then a super nova occurred. The waves that came from the explosion compressed the gas and dust. This caused a solar nebula and the cloud started to spin, gradually getting faster. Throughout this process particles started to stick together and eventually formed the planets and moons. Also, the center got so hot that it became a star and we had our sun.

"Solar System Formation." Windows to the Universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.   

               <http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/formation.html>.

Theories of the Universe

Note: The hardest part of this proficiency was figuring out what I was trying to say. It was all impromptu and it was sometimes difficult to figure out what I was going to say next. I like the idea of taking videos because it is an easy way to get exactly what you think on a topic it across. Of course, taking a video does have its down side technologically. It took a while for the video to load and there were some minor issues but I eventually got through them. Here is just a heads-up, the first video is theories about the creation while the second is about the apocalypse.

Untitled from Ryan H. on Vimeo.

Citations:

"10 Apocalyptic Theories and Beliefs." Akorra.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011.  

           <http://akorra.com/2010/03/04/10-apocalyptic-theories-and-beliefs/.>

"Top 10 Universe Creation Theories." Toptenlisted.com – The Premier Source for Original Top Ten Lists. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011.

           <http://www.toptenlisted.com/philosophy-god/top-10-universe-creation-theories/>.

Technological Advancements

Note: In this proficiency the hardest part was the repitition. With so many pictures and so many citations it was very time consuming. Overall, the process went quite smoothly and I am happy with this proficiency.

Advancements in Astronomy

Citations:

4-8), Heather Feldman. (Reading level: Ages. "Yuri Gagarin." Space Projects - Space Information - Space Shop. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spacehistory/yurigagarin.html>.

"A Map of the Milky Way." An Atlas of The Universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/milkyway.html>.

"Albert Einstein and Religion." Welcome To The Deism Site!. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.deism.com/einstein.htm>.

"Astronomers." WikiSpaces. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <https://bcsengage.wikispaces.com/History+Of+our+Solar+System>.

"Astronomy Timeline." Windows to the Universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/timeline.html>.

Beer, 1830-32, and Mädler had produced the first reasonably good. "Berlin - History of Astronomy in Berlin." Tripod - Succeed Online | Terms of Service Violation. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://member.tripod.com/~BDaugherty/astronomy/berlin.html>.

"Bio: Grote Reber." Amazing Space. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/lesson/bios/reber/>.

"Carnival of Space #108: Solstice Edition! : Starts With A Bang." ScienceBlogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2009/06/carnival_of_space_108_solstice.php>.

"Ceres: Asteroid and Dwarf Planet." Windows to the Universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.windows2universe.org/asteroids/ceres.html>.

"Claudius Ptolemy – A Coolamon Rotary Club Initiative." A Coolamon Rotary Club Initiative. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/?p=36>.

"Clinton And Bush Both Suck." Robert H. Goddard. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.powmadeak47.com/v2scud/goddard.html>.

"Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit) on Myspace." Myspace | Social Entertainment. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.myspace.com/danielgabrielfahrenheit>.

"Digital Artwork - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag." 'Blog - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://chir.ag/art>.

"Edmond Halley." Scientific-web. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.scientific-web.com/en/Astronomy/Biographies/EdmondHalley01.html>.

"Grote Reber Radio Telescope | One-Minute Astronomer." One-Minute Astronomer - Basic Astronomy and Night Sky Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2008/06/20/mysterious-hiss-milky-part-2/>.

"Hall of Fame - Dr. Clyde W. Tombaugh." White Sands Missile Range Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.wsmr-history.org/HallOfFame41.htm>.

"Hall of Fame - Dr. Clyde W. Tombaugh." White Sands Missile Range Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.wsmr-history.org/HallOfFame41.htm>.

"Hans Lippershey « projection systems." projection systems. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://projectionsystems.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/hans-lippershey/>.

"Hubble and the Messier objects." SEDS | Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://seds.org/messier/more/m-hubble.html>.

"Hubble, Edwin (1889-1953) -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography." ScienceWorld. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Hubble.html>.

"John Glenn." NNDB: Tracking the entire world. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.nndb.com/people/872/000022806/>.

"Jovian moons image - Photos: Stormy views from Jupiter - CNET News." Technology News - CNET News. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://news.cnet.com/2300-11397_3-6180650-2.html>.

"Kepler." Posner Memorial Collection. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <https://libwebspace.library.cmu.edu:4430/posner/sp09/subcontents/Kepler.html>.

Lodriguss, Jerry. "MILKY WAY." Catching the Light: Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.astropix.com/HTML/D_SUM_S/MILKYWAY.HTM>.

"Main-belt asteroid - Ask Jeeves Encyclopedia." Ask Jeeves Web Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Main-belt_asteroid>.

"Mars Fact Sheet." Welcome to the NSSDC!. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/marsfact.html>.

"Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - Hans Lippershey." Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/lippershey.html>.

"Neptune Fact Sheet." Welcome to the NSSDC!. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/neptunefact.html>.

"Sputnik." Fordham University Faculty. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://faculty.fordham.edu/siddiqi/sws/sputnik/sputnik.html>.

"Stock Image of In One Of The Most Famous Photographs Of The 20th Century Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Walks On The Surface Of The Moon Near The Leg Of The Lunar Module Eagle. Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong Took This Photograph With A 70mm Lunar Sur." World of Stock - Stock Photos and Fine Art Prints. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/SES1120.php>.

"Universal Gravitation Cartoons and Comics." CartoonStock - Cartoon Pictures, Political Cartoons, Animations.. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/u/universal_gravitation.asp>.

"Uranus: Myth and Astrology - Crystalinks." Crystalinks Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.crystalinks.com/uranus.html>.

"William Herschel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herschel>.

wolfman7367@yahoo.com, Mike Peters. "Family Movie Wallpaper." Movie Posters, Reviews, and Wallpaper. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://movie-poster.ws/movies/wallpaper/family_movies.htm>.

Black Holes

Note: The biggest difficulty for my in this proficiency was that I got halfway through this proficiency, didn't like it, and started over. In terms of my time line of getting things done, this set me back a great deal. In terms of the actual proficiency, I had difficulties with Glogster and getting it onto my blog. Overall, I like Glogster though because you have a wider variety of tools that you can utilize compared to some other project forms.



(Citation in Glogster presentation)