25. BEHIND THE SCENES AT STScI: PRE-TAPED/STScI
(01:30)
"Letterman"-like walk with hand-held camera around
corridors at STScI: BRIAN SCOTT walks the second floor
balcony... looking at the HST model, the Image processing
computers, and poking head into several offices... meeting
some of the people students may have seen online
sequence is designed to echo the "Virtual Tour" and seed
interest in the Journals
BRIAN:
script to come!
graphic of Web address
SASHA:
online address info for Web site, virtual tour, etc.
26. MARC's PLUTO RESULTS: LIVE/STScI (05:30)
stills playback, and pre-planned interaction
STScI kids (1 or 2) stand behind Marc on stage...
Marc, BG, Sasha, etc.
GUTSCH:
THANKS, BRIAN...
chapter graphic, with PLUTO highlighted
NOW ONTO THE FOURTH SEGMENT OF OUR PROGRAM... THE
RESULTS FROM PLUTO.
MARC BUIE... PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO ONLINE AND READ A BLOW-BY-BLOW OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO... WHAT HAVE YOU DISCOVERED?
MARC BUIE will report that the Pluto results still need further analysis. At first look, he can see EXACTLY what he had hoped for -- a large brightening of Pluto's surface. But he is worried that this may be an artifact of the telescope (inherent in its resolution and NOT a fault) and these particular observations, and so is working hard to make just what he wanted to see go away! He will explain why this is what good science is all about: being harder on your own data than anyone is likely to be, especially when you get what you wanted from an observation. On the other hand, he is very pleased to see great consistency in most places with the 1994 data that was part of the press conference which received international attention in early March. This means that the techniques he and his colleagues are using are really seeing the surface of Pluto. He'll talk about repeatability in science. And he will indicate that for all this self-scrutiny he thinks that he can perhaps see a small brightening of one section of the image which just might be the evidence of Pluto's atmosphere freezing out that he was looking for.
AS WITH HEIDI, PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY AND ALL OF THIS CONTENT MAY BE MODIFIED BY MARC BUIE DURING THE BROADCAST.
STUDENTS MAY WISH TO FOLLOW ALONG VIA THE LHST WEB SITE, WITH ITS POINTER TO MARC'S LOWELL OBSERVATORY SITE, TO SEE HIS IMAGES DIRECTLY OVER THE INTERNET AS HE IS DISCUSSING THEM.
27. PLUTO/MARC Q&A: LIVE/STScI& ALL SITES (05:00)
LA, PBG, JAPAN, BRAZIL (VIA VTR)
questions selected/planned to continue the focused
attention to his results
BILL:
COME IN LOS ANGELES...
LA KID:
question...
MARC:
answers...
BILL:
COME IN PITTSBURGH...
PITTSBURGH KID:
question...
MARC:
answers...
graphic and question onVTR
SASHA:
THIS QUESTION WAS SENT IN ON TAPE FROM BRAZIL...
BRAZILIAN VTR:
question...
MARC:
answers...
BRIAN:
AND THIS IS FROM JAPAN, VIA CU-SEEME...
JAPANESE KID: video from monitor, audio from phone conference line
MARC:
answers...
BILL prompts STScI student question: MARC, JOHNNY (example name only) HAD A QUESTION...
JOHNNY AT STScI:
question
MARC
answers
GUTSCH:
SO THAT'S THE VERY LATEST FROM PLUTO AND NEPTUNE...
WHAT DOES OUR "VIRTUAL STUDENT REVIEW PANEL" OUT
THERE IN PITTSBURGH, LA AND JAPAN?
28. THIS SEQUENCE DROPPED
29. KIDS SUGGEST WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW NOW:
LIVE/STScI & ALL SITES (02:40)
LIVE LA, PBG, JAPAN, STScI, E-MAIL, FAX (Sasha and Brian
read)
MARC, HEIDI RESPOND / INTERACT
echoes Great Planet Debate
BILL:
SASHA, WHAT HAVE WE HEARD VIA E-MAIL AND FAX?
SASHA reads question(s)
MARC or HEIDI responds:
BILL:
WHAT ABOUT LOS ANGELES?
CAMILLE gets LA student input:
MARC or HEIDI responds:
30. RESULTS OF LIVE FROM WEATHER MAPPING: LIVE/STScI
+ VTR / GRAPHICS (01:00)
BG over animated results of online activity
GUTSCH:
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT PLANETARY WEATHER DATA
COLLECTED BY THE HUBBLE, BUT LAST WEEK EIGHTY SCHOOLS
ACROSS AMERICA BECAME WEATHER WATCHERS, IN ORDER TO
SHOW US CLOUD MOVEMENTS AND TEMPERATURES HERE ON
EARTH.
still frames from Web with dates appear one at a time,
from still store:
THIS WAS MONDAY APRIL 15TH...
TUESDAY 16TH...
WEDNESDAY 17TH...
THURSDAY 18TH...
AND FRIDAY 19TH.
begin cycled motion: VTR
PUT THEM TOGETHER BY COMPUTER OR VIDEO EDITING AND
YOU GET A TIMELAPSE MOVIE OF WEATHER MOVING OVER ONE
PORTION OF >THIS< PLANET.
cross fade from 4/17 map to Weather Channel still (all
xferred from our Web site to still store courtesy STScI)
YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU STUDENTS WERE RECORDING REAL
DATA BY COMPARING THE MAP OF WEDNESDAY 17TH WHICH
YOU CREATED... WITH THAT BROADCAST BY THE WEATHER
CHANNEL...
WELL DONE, WEATHER-WATCHERS!
APART FROM SHOWING THE POWER OF COLLAB-ORATION, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE SCALE OF STORMS ON EARTH AND NEPTUNE.
STScI STUDENT TBD, FROM MARYLAND SCHOOL THAT'S PART OF THE LIVE AUDIENCE (NORTH HAGERSTOWN HIGH), YOU GUYS CONTRIBUTED SOME OF THAT DATA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
STScI STUDENT:
comments on size of clouds, compared to Neptune's white
spots...
ALL OF THIS STUDENT-GENERATED DATA IS THERE ONLINE, AND WE HOPE MANY OF YOU WILL GO ONLINE AND WORK WITH THE CLOUD AND TEMPERATURE DATA.
OUR THANKS TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED -- WATCH YOUR NAMES FLASH BY LATER IN THE PROGRAM!
Hubble Middle School video still BUT >ESPECIALLY< TO THOSE STUDENTS AT HUBBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, IN WHEATON, ILLINOIS.
Edwin Hubble photo
EDWIN HUBBLE ATTENDED THIS SCHOOL IN 1906... AND WE
THINK HE'D BE PROUD OF ALL YOUR EFFORTS... AND AMAZED
AT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS US TO GATHER,
MANIPULATE AND DISPLAY YOUR OBSERVATIONS SO QUICKLY.
GUTSCH on camera:
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RESULTS YOU GET FROM SCIENTIFIC
OBSERVATIONS DEPEND ON THE TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS YOU
USE TO TAKE DATA... AND THOSE ARE ALWAYS CHANGING.
chapter graphic, WHAT'S NEXT highlighted
EVEN THE HUBBLE, 300 MILES ABOVE OUR HEAD, IS NOT
GOING TO STAY THE SAME. HERE'S A LITTLE OF WHAT'S
AHEAD FOR THE HUBBLE... AND FOR SPACE SCIENCE.
31. WHAT'S NEXT FOR HST, ASTRONOMY, AND PASSPORT TO
KNOWLEDGE? VTR (01:30)
Next Servicing Mission, Pluto Express, Mars Pathfinder
TO KEEP THE HUBBLE ON THE CUTTING-EDGE OF
DISCOVERY, SOME OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WE MET LAST
TIME AT NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER ARE
ALREADY HARD AT WORK PLANNING NEW "SERVICING
MISSIONS".
JUST AS IN 1993, ASTRONAUTS WILL TAKE OFF IN THE SHUTTLE TO GET THEIR "HANDS ON THE HUBBLE". THE 1997 MISSION SHOULD BE LESS COMPLEX, BUT NASA HOPES NO LESS SUCCESSFUL.
TRAINING HAS BEGUN: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS HELP PLAN THE TASKS. ASTRONAUTS WILL TIRELESSLY REHEARSE IN UNDERWATER TANKS, SIMULATING LOW GRAVITY. THEY'RE DUE TO INSTALL TWO NEW INSTRUMENTS TO IMPROVE HUBBLE'S EFFICIENCY, AND ALLOW IT TO EXAMINE OBJECTS NOW OBSCURED BY INTERSTELLAR DUST.
ANOTHER SERVICING MISSION, SLATED FOR 1999, SHOULD BRING AN "ADVANCED CAMERA", ADDING STILL MORE CAPABILITY.
WE'RE SURE HEIDI HAMMEL HOPES SOME TIME ON THE "NEW AND IMPROVED HUBBLE" WILL BE ALLOCATED, ONCE MORE, TO NEPTUNE.
BUT MARC BUIE MAY SOON GET A STILL-CLOSER LOOK AT PLUTO. A SMALL PROBE DUBBED "PLUTO EXPRESS" IS ON THE DRAWING BOARDS AT JPL....
FAR SMALLER THAN MOST EARLIER SPACECRAFT, YOU CAN JUDGE ITS ACTUAL SIZE BY COMPARISON TO THESE YOUNG VISITORS. IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF NASA'S NEW "SMALLER, CHEAPER, FASTER, BETTER" DESIGN PHILOSOPHY...
A WELL-INSTRUMENTED MISSION LIKE THIS MAY BE THE ONLY WAY TO ANSWER LINGERING QUESTIONS ABOUT PLUTO'S STRANGE SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERE. EVEN THE BEST HUBBLE IMAGES CAN'T TELL US WHAT A SPACECRAFT ENCOUNTER CAN.
AS FOR MARS, WHOSE WEATHER WE TALKED OF EARLIER, TWO NEW MISSIONS ARE DUE TO LAUNCH IN LATE 1996. ONE OF THEM, MARS PATHFINDER, IS BOTH A LANDER AND A ROVER. ARRIVING AT MARS JULY 4 1996, IT'LL USE A PARACHUTE TO SLOW DOWN, THEN AIR BAGS TO CUSHION ITS FINAL DESCENT.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A MINIATURIZED ROVING VEHICLE, NAMED "SOJOURNER" IN A STUDENT CONTEST, WILL BEGIN TO EXPLORE MARS' MYSTERIOUS ROCKS AND LONG-DRY SURFACE -- DEMONSTRATING TECHNOLOGIES WHICH MAY BE USED IN FOLLOW-ON MISSIONS, DUE FOR LAUNCH EVERY TWO YEARS.
FOR THE LIFE OF THE SPACECRAFT, WE'LL HAVE WEATHER REPORTS FROM MARS, AND LIVE VIDEO FROM ITS SURFACE!
32. WHAT'S NEXT FOR PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE?
LIVE/STScI (00:30)
BILL:
AND WHEN NASA GOES TO MARS, >YOU< CAN COME ALONG!
"PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE" IS PLANNING THE FIRST-EVER >INTERPLANETARY< FIELD TRIP, WORKING WITH NASA'S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY ON "LIVE FROM MARS."
YOU'LL DISCOVER WHY SCIENTISTS ARE EXCITED ABOUT
LOOKING FOR FOSSIL EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE PAST LIFE ON
THE RED PLANET... AND ABOUT ONGOING EXPLORATION THAT
JUST MIGHT TAKE HUMANS TO MARS BY 2018!
majestic ice cliff, and penguins and seals still frames
ALSO NEXT YEAR -- "LIVE FROM ANTARCTICA 2", WITH A
FOCUS ON MARINE BIOLOGY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE...
AND A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT SEALS AND PENGUINS, AND HOW
EARTH'S MOST REMOTE CONTINENT MAY AFFECT US ALL.
GO ONLINE, AND YOU'LL FIND OUT ALL ABOUT "PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE" 'S PLANNED OFFERINGS FOR THE 1996-1997 SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND.
33. EVALUATION: CAMILLE: LIVE/LA W/ GRFX AND VTR
INSERT (00:45)
reference to "Astronomy Village" CD-ROM incentive
CAMILLE:
BUT WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS,
ABOUT HOW >THIS< FIELD TRIP WORKED. WE'RE LEARNING
HERE, TOO, AT "PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE".
graphic of evaluation pages
COPIES OF EVALUATION FORMS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
ARE IN THE PRINTED GUIDE, AND ALSO ONLINE.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE FILL THEM IN AND SEND THEM TO:
graphic of address
PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE, P.O. BOX 1502, SUMMIT, NEW
JERSEY, 07902-1502
Camille on camera
AND FOR THE FIRST 500 OF YOU TO RESPOND, WE'VE GOT
SOME SPECIAL "THANK YOU" INCENTIVES.
Camille with prop CD:
EITHER A COPY OF NASA'S JUST RELEASED "ASTRONOMY
VILLAGE" CD-ROM FOR MAC USERS... OR THIS BRAND-NEW
MARS CD-ROM, FROM THE CENTER FOR MARS EXPLORATION,
FOR EITHER MAC OR IBM MACHINES.
[MAY OMIT THESE DETAILS:
roll VTR of the CD being used
THERE'S GREAT INFORMATION IN IT... AND MATERIAL ON THE
HUBBLE.
THERE'S A COPY OF THE NIH IMAGE SOFTWARE YOU SAW OUR
STUDENTS USING HERE IN LOS ANGELES...
AND >MUCH< MORE.]
Camille on camera
SO PLEASE, LET'S HEAR FROM YOU: TALK BACK TO YOUR TV,
AND MAKE OUR NEXT PROJECT EVEN BETTER!
34. SEQUENCE DROPPED
35. SEQUENCE DROPPED
PLEASE NOTE, SEQUENCE 36 BECOMES A CONTINUATION OF SEQUENCE 33, WITH CAMILLE IN LA
36. USE THE INTERNET TO KEEP EXPLORING: LIVE/LA (00:30)
CAMILLE:
THOUGH WE CAN'T TELL YOU WHEN STUDENTS WILL NEXT GET
THEIR HANDS ON THE HUBBLE, WE >CAN< TELL YOU THERE ARE
MANY OTHER INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN
WORK WITH RESEARCH TELESCOPES HERE ON EARTH TO STUDY
PLANETS, STARS AND GALAXIES...
HST Web Site address:
THERE ARE POINTERS TO SOME OF THEM ON OUR WEB SITE...
CAMILLE on camera: we see all the LA kids around her
SO, TILL NEXT TIME, FROM ALL OF US OUT HERE IN LA... STAY
COOL AND CONNECTED!
37. FAREWELL FROM PITTSBURGH: PBG/LIVE (00:30)
MARTIN AND STUDENTS AD LIB FAREWELL
38. FAREWELL FROM STScI, AND JAPAN: STScI/LIVE (01:00)
BRIAN:
IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO OUR FRIENDS IN JAPAN...
"SAYONARA, KONICHI-WA" (or the appropriate Goodbye/good
early morning saluation, spoken by Brian and reciprocated
from Japan) AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US!
JAPANESE STUDENTS
GOODBYE... AND WHAT ABOUT "LIVE FROM THE SUN"?
HEIDI:
KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS, STUDENTS. WE WANT TO SEE YOU
ONLINE AND KNOCKING ON THE DOORS OF OUR UNIVERSITIES
IN THE YEARS AHEAD, DESPERATE TO STUDY OUR SOLAR
SYSTEM!
MARC:
AND I HOPE YOU'LL ALL JOIN WITH ME IN SAYING "ON TO
PLUTO" TO MAKE SURE THAT "PLUTO EXPRESS" MISSION WE
SAW EARLIER GETS APPROVED AND LAUNCHED REAL SOON!
BYE NOW (jauntily puts Indiana Jones hat on!)
SASHA:
WE'VE HAD X HUNDRED MESSAGES DURING THIS PROGRAM,
AND Y FAXES... WE KNEW WE'D ONLY GET TO A FEW OF THEM,
BUT >ALL< OF THEM WILL GET ANSWERS BACK.
address graphics
AND IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP AND FIND OUT WHAT'S
STILL AHEAD FOR "LIVE FROM THE HUBBLE", GO ONLINE, AND
SEND E-MAIL TO:
LISTMANAGER@QUEST.ARC.NASA.GOV
(pronounced "listmanager at quest dot arc dot nasa dot
gov")
AND IN THE MESSAGE BODY WRITE:
SUBSCRIBE UPDATES-HST
BILL:
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ONLINE, AND ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE HUBBLE, THE SCIENCE IT SO SPECTACULARLY
ACHIEVES, OR WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE AT STScI OR
AT NASA GODDARD. TRY "RESEARCHER Q&A" -- WE THINK
YOU'LL LIKE IT!
SO, FROM ALL OF US HERE IN BALTIMORE, OR LINKED IN ACROSS AMERICA OR AROUND THE WORLD... MANY THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING.
REMEMBER, THE POWERFUL COMBINATION OF TV AND COMPUTER AND AN INQUIRING MIND ARE YOUR TRUE >PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE< AND THE UNIVERSE IS WAITING FOR >YOU<.
STAY COOL AND CONNECTED... AND BYE FOR NOW.
39.___ CREDITS: VTR (01:15)
including Teacher's Guide information, 1-800 number,
updates address, Web address
40. UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCE (00:20)
student announcer
LIVE FROM THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IS MADE
POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
PBS K-12 LEARNING SERVICES AND PUBLIC TELEVISION.
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TOTAL RUNNING TIME MUST BE 59:30, AND NO MORE!
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