Found 10 - 20 results of 27 programs matching keyword "shadow field" |
Solar Eclipse: Live from China (Webcast)
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01:13:00
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On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse occurred as the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon's umbral shadow fell on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Exploratorium's eclipse expedition team (our fifth!) Webcast the eclipse live from the remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china, totality, sun, moon, earth, path, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china, totality, sun, moon, earth, path, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads
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Ice Stories: Diamond Hunters Stole Our Helicopter! (Clip)
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00:02:33
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In the summer of 2008, the only helicopter in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, was effectively grounded by a diamond company, leaving scientists and logistics coordinators to frantically rearrange their field plans.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 24, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: helicopters, logistics, greenland, diamonds, hagglund, lakes, field site
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 24, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: helicopters, logistics, greenland, diamonds, hagglund, lakes, field site
| Links: | Dispatch: Diamond Hunters Stole Our Helicopter! |
Ice Stories: Caught in a Storm at Summit Camp, Greenland (Clip)
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00:04:50
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For two days Summit Camp, Greenland experienced strong winds and blowing snow, making work, and even walking around camp, difficult.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 29, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s):
Keywords: summit camp, greenland, storm, extreme weather, wind, snow, field camp
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 29, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s):
Keywords: summit camp, greenland, storm, extreme weather, wind, snow, field camp
| Links: | Dispatch: Caught in the Storm |
Ice Stories: Tour of Whillans Ice Stream Down B Camp (Clip)
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00:03:11
00:03:11
Glaciologist and Ice Stories correspondent Nadine Quintana Krupinski gives us a brief tour of her deep field camp on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: deep field camp, glaciology, west antarctic ice sheet
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: deep field camp, glaciology, west antarctic ice sheet
| Links: | Dispatch: Camp Tour |
Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey (Webcast)
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1:16:37
1:16:37
On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred as the moon moved directly between the earth and the sun. The moon's shadow fell on the earth, first darkening the eastern tip of Brazil, and then moved across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Ghana, Africa. It continued moving northeast through Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, across the Mediterranean and into Turkey, where an Exploratorium team was waiting.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey:Telescope Only Video (Webcast)
Running Time:
2:53:54
2:53:54
A telescope-only view of the 2006 eclipse, as seen from Turkey.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Chaco Canyon: Your Shadow Knows (Clip)
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00:03:02
00:03:02
Join us in Chaco Canyon to think about what we can learn from watching shadows.
Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All
Date: October 7, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sun observation, solstice, shadow
Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All
Date: October 7, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sun observation, solstice, shadow
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Chaco Canyon: Alignments at Chaco Canyon: Casa Rinconada (Clip)
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00:00:27
00:00:27
Watch as the square of light moves across the wall and niches at Rinconada.
Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All
Date: October 7, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sun observation, solstice, shadow
Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All
Date: October 7, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sun observation, solstice, shadow
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Light and Landscape: Charles Ross and Star Axis (Webcast)
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00:10:19
00:10:19
Join the Exploratorium's Dr. Paul Doherty as he visits a "sculpture to observe the stars" in northern New Mexico, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains meet the eastern plains. There artist Charles Ross is creating an art installation that is also a star observatory. This major earthwork has two main elements: the Star Tunnel, which allows you to walk through the entire history of the earth's changing alignment to our North Star, Polaris; and the Solar Pyramid, where one can visually experience an hour of the earth's rotation.
Project: Light and Landscape | Browse All
Date: September 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Arts, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: sculpture to observe the stars, naked eye observatory, star geometry, grand cross, shadow field, star tunnel, earth-star alignemnt, earth's movement, cycles, time, earth-to-star axis, earth's rotational wobble, equinoxes, celestial time, 26, 000 year cycle, architectoni
Project: Light and Landscape | Browse All
Date: September 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Arts, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: sculpture to observe the stars, naked eye observatory, star geometry, grand cross, shadow field, star tunnel, earth-star alignemnt, earth's movement, cycles, time, earth-to-star axis, earth's rotational wobble, equinoxes, celestial time, 26, 000 year cycle, architectoni
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Science of Cooking: Crusty Science: Bread (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:56:50
0:56:50
Find out how yeast performs its biochemical transformation of a bit of flour and water into crusty, delicious bread. Explore the history of breadmaking around the world, and learn how bread has come to occupy such a central place in the cuisines of many nations. We'll bake some bread in our studio kitchen, play with yeast and glutens in our lab, and share recipes.
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking | Browse All
Date: January 18, 2003
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Chemistry, History
Keywords: bread, baking, yeast, mold, carol field, william rubel, food, cooking, sourdough, wheat, gluten, recipes
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking | Browse All
Date: January 18, 2003
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Chemistry, History
Keywords: bread, baking, yeast, mold, carol field, william rubel, food, cooking, sourdough, wheat, gluten, recipes
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