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Transit of Venus: Mauna Loa Observatory (Clip)
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Learn about NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii, the location of the Exploratorium’s June 5, 2012, webcast of the transit of Venus. A leading atmospheric research facility, the observatory has been collecting and monitoring data relating to atmospheric change since the 1950s. Dr John Barnes, the Station Chief for the observatory, describes the functions of the MLO, which provides valuable long-term and continuous recording of data.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: transit of venus, mauna loa observatory
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: transit of venus, mauna loa observatory
Transit of Venus: A Short History of the Keeling Curve (Clip)
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Dr. John Barnes, Station Manager of NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory, shares the history of Charles Keeling's pioneering carbon dioxide measurements, which have been taken continually at Mauna Loa since 1958.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: noaa, mauna loa, observatory, charles keeling, carbon tracking, keeling curve, exploratorium, transit of venus, climate change
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: noaa, mauna loa, observatory, charles keeling, carbon tracking, keeling curve, exploratorium, transit of venus, climate change
Exploratorium at the Piers: Exploratorium at the Piers: The Observatory Takes Shape (Clip)
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Framing of the Exploratorium's Observatory Building, the only completely new construction at at the piers, began in April 2011. Iron workers placed various sizes of steel beams in piles around the concrete base of the Observatory. Then, while a crane raised and held each beam aloft, the workers used metal spikes to line up the holes of the beams and inserted bolts, tightening them down to tie the structure together. Because the Observatory Building is less than two stories tall, the iron workers were allowed to shimmy across the beams without harnesses. Once this process was finished, the beams were plumbed and welded together.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: July 14, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: construction, beams, framing, iron workers, exploratorium, san francisco, piers 15 and 17, observatory
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: July 14, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: construction, beams, framing, iron workers, exploratorium, san francisco, piers 15 and 17, observatory
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Exploratorium at the Piers: Observatory Construction Timelapse (Clip)
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Construction of the Observatory at Piers 15 & 17 from April 12th through April 27th of 2011. Images courtesy of Nibbi Construction. Music by Wayne Grim.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: June 17, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): engineering
Keywords: pier 15, pier 17, observatory
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: June 17, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): engineering
Keywords: pier 15, pier 17, observatory
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Miscellaneous: Shoot the Moon! A Moon-Shaking, Crash-Landing Search for Water (Webcast)
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Is water ice present or absent in a crater near the moon's south pole? NASA’s Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission is seeking a definitive answer. Join Exploratorium staff for a special Webcast featuring live coverage of LCROSS crashing into the moon! Our team will be broadcasting live from the 36" Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, where we’ll watch the impact and investigate how this intentional crash could reveal the existence of water ice.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
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Ice Stories: NOAA South Pole Atmospheric Research Observatory (Webcast)
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We tour the NOAA Atmospheric Research Observatory at the South Pole where scientists are monitoring carbon dioxide levels, CFCs, solar radiation, and the ozone hole.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: noaa, atmospheric research observatory, south pole, solar radiation, cfc's, carbon dioxide, climate change, ozone hole
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: noaa, atmospheric research observatory, south pole, solar radiation, cfc's, carbon dioxide, climate change, ozone hole
| Links: | The South Pole Observatory Homepage |
Evidence: Alfred Wegener's Crazy Idea (Podcast)
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An interview with Mel Zucker, Professor of Geology, Skyline College, San Bruno, California.
In the early 1900s, German meteorologist Alfred Wegener suggested that the earth's continents were once a single landmass that had somehow split into pieces, drifting their separate ways. Geologists the world over called his idea preposterous. Decades later, their ridicule shifted to admiration as new tools developed by the military to map the ocean floors revealed the engine that drives the continents' movement. Geology professor Mel Zucker tells the story of this brilliant earth scientist and how, long after his death, science finally caught up with Wegener's crazy idea.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: continental drift, plate tectonics
In the early 1900s, German meteorologist Alfred Wegener suggested that the earth's continents were once a single landmass that had somehow split into pieces, drifting their separate ways. Geologists the world over called his idea preposterous. Decades later, their ridicule shifted to admiration as new tools developed by the military to map the ocean floors revealed the engine that drives the continents' movement. Geology professor Mel Zucker tells the story of this brilliant earth scientist and how, long after his death, science finally caught up with Wegener's crazy idea.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: continental drift, plate tectonics
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Ice Stories: BEO Scenics (Clip)
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Shots of the Barrow Environmental Observatory in Barrow, Alaska.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 28, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: barrow, arctic, scenic, alaska, tundra, observatory, beo
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 28, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: barrow, arctic, scenic, alaska, tundra, observatory, beo
Ice Stories: BEO Scenics 2 (Clip)
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B-Roll for playback during webcast, "Tundra and Climate Change with Steve Hastings," on 5/24/08. Footage includes shots of data gathering, facilities and landscape at the Barrow Environmental Observatory.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 28, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: barrow, arctic, scenic, alaska, tundra, observatory, climate change
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 28, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: barrow, arctic, scenic, alaska, tundra, observatory, climate change
| Links: | Arctic Research Project: The Breathing Tundra |
Transit of Mercury: Transit of Mercury (Webcast)
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On November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly slid across the face of the sun during a relatively rare event known as a transit. The Exploratorium's Live@ crew was at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona to cover the event. This webcast includes a brief history of Kitt Peak and its 21 telescopes.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy
Keywords: mercury, transit, kitt peak national observatory, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy
Keywords: mercury, transit, kitt peak national observatory, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare
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