| Website Links | The Science Dome is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. We however do recommend a panel of Websites to view (in order below): | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We have an additional website for a visit to your school. This enables you to gain access to content available for the shows, download information on the Science Dome/ equipment and download sample film clips.
http://sciencediscoverydome.co.uk/
A great public interest website at www.scienceprojectideas.co.uk/home.htm
focused on great ideas and advice for science projects for schools.
2008 Gamma projector used in the Science Dome, is the most advance mobile projector in the world with state of the art Stellarium software. This can also be downloaded and used on a PC desktop for a test. Visit the link below.
http://www.stellarium.org/
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Some key Websites based on SPACE suitable for children are:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
http://www.space.com/
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html
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Below we have included references to useful websites for astronomy background information and activities, followed by a recommended reading list.
Background information
Basic astronomy/general interest
http://www.badastronomy.com
http://www.nasa.gov
http://www.spacetoday.org
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
http://www.astronomy.com/
http://skyandtelescope.com
http://www.lowell.edu/Public/LEARN
http://www.darksky.org
Planets
http://www.nineplanets.org
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
Moon (Luna)
http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/moons_and_rings.html
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/Chap6/Chapter6.html
Hubble Space Telescope
http://hubblesite.org
http://stipo.larc.nasa.gov/browse/hubble.html
Cosmology
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmology_faq.html
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~jcohn/tcosmo.html
History of astronomy/important astronomers
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/timeline.html
http://www.spacetoday.org/History/History.html
http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/history.html
Electromagnetic spectrum
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/sitemap.html (Click on the “electromagnetic spectrum” link under the “Science” heading.)
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ems1.html
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/rs/back/spectrum
Debunking astrology
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/act3/astrology.html
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/zodiac.html
Astronomy Activities
http://www.exploratorium.edu/observatory/index.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/activities/activities.html
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu
Constellations and astronomy of different cultures
Chinese
http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_china-4.html
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/e_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_constellation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Chinese_astronomy
http://physics.gac.edu/~chuck/astro/archeo.html
http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/startales2a.htm
Ancient Egyptian
http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_egypt-1.html
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html
http://www.egyptologyonline.com/astronomy.htm
http://www.hallofmaat.com/modules.php?name=Articles&file=article&sid=24
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/r/drn116/egypt.html
http://stardate.org/egypt/resources.html
Recommended Reading
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, Christopher G. De Pree. A thorough but gentle introduction to astronomy.
The Stars: A New Way to See Them, H. A. Rey. A different way to see the stars, from the creator of that mischievious monkey Curious George.
Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects, Stephen James O'Meara. Designed to be used with a telescope. Provides photographs of all Messier objects, as well as information on where to look for them.
The International Year of Astronomy 2009
In 2009 the world will celebrate the International Year of Astronomy to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of a telescope to study the night sky. 2009 is also the anniversary of many other important dates in the history of science, such as the publishing of Kepler's Astronomia Nova, Huygens' Systema Saturnium, and the first moon landing.
http://www.astronomy2009.org/
The Science Dome has already planned for this event and has upgraded the equipment to be able to show all dome projection with a new US dome and 2008 US Gamma Projector.
Equipment to the Science Dome is supplied by
Digitalis Education Solutions
Digitalis Education Solutions Website is worth looking at for 'Free Lesson Plans' used in the US and for the great pictures to illustrate our new projector Gamma 2008 system.
The Science Dome is an independent distributor of a world leading provider of portable digital planetarium systems, Digitalis Education. See our UK Website for further details.
Click http://www.digitariumsciencedome.co.uk/
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