Amateur Astronomers
Video
on Apr 28, 2008 by Amy Miller
from QUEST Northern CaliforniaTopics: Astronomy, Engineering, Television
Science Education Collections: Grade 7, Grade 8
PDF Some of the most passionate astronomers don't even need to leave their own backyards. QUEST meets the amateur stargazers in the Bay Area who are making important observations about the cosmos and inventing tools at home to do it.
Tags: Astronomy, citizen science, kqed, pbs, QUESTAdditional Links
- Producer's Notes: Amateur Astronomers
- Richard Crisp's amateur astronomy images
- Space.com's 'Amazing Images' amateur astronomy images
- "Seeing in the Dark", a film by Timothy Ferris
- Cosmotography- CCD images of the heavens
Educator Guides
Amateur Astronomers Educator Guide
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