14 December 95
From Geoff Haines-Stiles A CLARIFICATION ON "COMING TO A DECISION ON LIVE FROM THE HST PLANET CHOICES!" FROM HEIDI HAMMEL
From: serber@appl.sci-nnov.ru: a vote for Pluto
From: Rob Theriaque
From: "ALEX STORRS (410)-338-4903"
From: Jan Wee
From: Rob Theriaque
From: JaniceA737@aol.com: Votes from N.C.
Several From: Zellerbach Middle School
From: Summit Middle School
From: SGreenDW1@aol.com: Hello! From San Francisco
From: Tim McCollum
From: Diane smith
From: Sharon Held
From: Tim McCollum
From: Cathy Miller
From: David Eggebrecht
From: Christine Jones
From: OrtmanD@aol.com: Planet Discussion
From: "Thomas W. Kraupe" 100626.1077@compuserve.com> : Vote for Uranus from a Munich School
From: "Thomas W. Kraupe"<100626.1077@compuserve.com>: Result of Interactive Votes (Planetarium Munich)
From: Sheri Edwards
From: Judith Besso
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A CLARIFICATION ON "COMING TO A DECISION ON LIVE FROM THE
HST PLANET CHOICES!" FROM HEIDI HAMMEL by Geoff Haines-Stiles
Dear discuss,
Since we're pledged to playing fair and square, here's a correction from
Neptune PA Heidi Hammel to my earlier overview/digest about where we
stand on the final decision. It relates to apparent image size and
detail during the time we receive the "live" date on March 14.
Heidi comments on my remark:
> expect, Jupiter is by far the largest target, and we might expect some
> detail, but with the other planets we'll be waiting for image
processing
"Just a small correction: The Neptune images would show bright clouds
and banded structure immediately in the raw images - they will be completely
obvious on the STScI display as they are coming in. It is true that to
find dark spots (if they exist) would take some processing.
Heidi"
Thanks, Heidi. On and Up,
GEOFF HAINES-STILES
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From:
serber@appl.sci-nnov.ru Subject: a vote for Pluto
Hi everybody,
This is Alexander Serber from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Oleg Chizh from a specialized school in physics and mathematics just
called me to vote for Pluto, the planet on which very little is
known.
Who on Earth will tell me a preliminary rating for canddate
planets???
Waiting, Alexander.
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
Hi,
One last note from Nashua High School. We have been following with
extreme interest the discussion surrounding the decision. We see that
many students are still seeking the thrill of exploring Pluto and
understand the excitement surrounding that possibility. We stand by our
recommendation that the planet explored supply immediate visual feedback
to maintain the interest of the participants. The added possibility of
splitting the orbits adds an interesting wrinkle to the discussion,
however. Are Pluto and Neptune in close enough proximity so that a
minimum amount of observing time would be lost in shifting the HST from
one to the other. We would hate to loose a significant amount of
observing time shifting the telescope from one target to the other. If,
however, we wouldn't loose much time, we would be happy to see images of
Pluto as well as Neptune. If there is a time loss, however, we feel
that the telescope should maintain its lock on Neptune and gather as
much information as possible.
The excitement is building in this classroom, and the second guessers
are starting to come out of the woodwork. (Maybe we should have
suggested..........)
Looking forward to the final decision, we remain
Stanch Neptunians!!!!!!
Nashua High School
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
Rob Theriaque raises the question of time lost in switching between
targets. We have four planets to choose from, and three HST orbits. No
observing time would be lost if we did one orbit on each of three planets
(or two on one and one on another, etc.) since the switch between targets
can be done during the time HST is behind the Earth. In fact, at the time
of observation Uranus and Neptune are only six degrees apart in the sky,
and it is theoretically possible to switch between the two during one
orbit. This *will* cost observing time, about 15 minutes worth, and means
you could only get 10-15 minutes each on Uranus and Neptune. But you
could get pictures of all four targets. You would not be able to get maps
of the planets, you'd only get snapshots of whichever side was facing the
Earth at the time of the observation.
Hope this helps!
Alex Storrs
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95
From: Jan Wee
Dear discuss-hst,
I would like you to be aware that the NASA Quest folks have been
busily expanding our web site. Newly added areas included:
TEACHER'S LOUNGE (listed on our home page at: http:/passporttoknowledge.com/hst)
You will find a TEACHER REGISTRATION DATABASE... a place to
register, describe self, and find out who else is participating
and has web access.
OUR DISCUSS-HST ARCHIVE ("TEACHER DISCUSSION OF THE GREAT DEBATE"
is the name of the link) is available in part, but will be expanding
to include most postings to this discussion group. You will find
this past week's discussion already available!
WEB CHAT DISCUSSION AREA... this link allows students and teachers
an opportunity for live chats. During the Live From the Stratosphere
project many students and educators participated in "web chat"
sessions.
These usually were very organic with spontaneous suggestions for
meeting dates and times being posted to the list. The feedback was
very positive from those who used this feature of the web
site.
You might also want to check out WHAT'S NEW.... copies of postings from
our Planet Advocates, links to images, etc. will be found here and late
breaking news or reminders.
By now you have a clear idea of the process we will be using today and
tomorrow to reach our CONSENSUS decision. These two days will prove to
be very exciting and full of "hot debate." I hope to keep you posted as
to the progress.
If you have not posted your input, please be sure to do so ASAP. We want
to consider all opinions and the rationale behind them.
Sincerely,
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
>
> Rob Theriaque raises the question of time lost in switching between
> targets. We have four planets to choose from, and three HST orbits. No
> observing time would be lost if we did one orbit on each of three planets
> (or two on one and one on another, etc.) since the switch between targets
> can be done during the time HST is behind the Earth. In fact, at the time
> of observation Uranus and Neptune are only six degrees apart in the sky,
> and it is theoretically possible to switch between the two during one
> orbit. This *will* cost observing time, about 15 minutes worth, and means
> you could only get 10-15 minutes each on Uranus and Neptune. But you
> could get pictures of all four targets. You would not be able to get maps
> of the planets, you'd only get snapshots of whichever side was facing the
> Earth at the time of the observation.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Alex Storrs
We didn't mean to suggest that we dilute the project to the point where
we only get "snapshots" of the planets. We
would like to get a few reasonably detailed images during this
opportunity. We don't think we should waste any
viewing time switching targets during a particular orbit. If we can get
useful pictures of Neptune on orbits 1 and 3,
maybe we could use orbit two to look at an alternate target.
Rob
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
Jupiter - 5
Janice Arden
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: Zellerbach Middle School
Group 1 votes from James David Zellerbach Middle School
Pluto: 6 Because it is the smallest and we have very little info about
it.
Thank you for the chance to record our votes!
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Hello,
We are from James David Zellerbach Middle School and we are writing to
record our votes for the planets.
Pluto: 4
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Hello,
Jupiter 2
Uranus 2
Pluto 2
Thanks.
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Hello,
Jupiter: 2
Neptune: 1
Uranus 2
Pluto 9
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Hello,
Neptune:5
Pluto: 8
Because in two or three years it will float out of orbit and right now it
is at a hot spot. In 200 years we won't be able to see it.
Uranus: 0
Jupiter: 0
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Hello,
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Hello,
Neptune: 6
Pluto: 7
Uranus: 3
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Hello,
We are here to record our votes for the planet we want the Hubble telescope
to explore.
Pluto: 16
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Hello,
Pluto: 6
Jupiter: 3
Uranus: 6
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Hello,
Neptune 4
Jupiter: 1
Uranus: 3
Pluto: 2
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Hello,
Pluto: 3
Uranus: 8
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Hello,
Jupiter: 6
Uranus: 3
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: Summit Middle School
GREETINGS FROM:
Our PLANET CHOICE is summarized below. I will not testify to the scientific
validity of my students' choices but I must emphasize that this entire
process has really been exciting and interesting to the kids. They really
"got into" this GREAT PLANET DEBATE! It became "the hook" for appropriate
learning and they took quite seriously the idea that they (along with an
international group of students) had INPUT into a REAL SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR!!
I overheard discussions in the hallway and in the cafeteria this week -
"What are you going to vote for?" And I was gratified that the kids were
actually LISTENING to each other. As my classes progressed through THE GREAT
PLANET DEBATE today, we kept the tally on the chalkboard and kids kept
popping into the room all day long to check! By the final classes, the
debate was going hot and heavy and I thought I might have to physically
restrain a few enthusiastic debaters. IT WAS, INDEED, A GREAT PLANET
DEBATE!
JUPITER - 4%
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: SGreenDW1@aol.com
Subject: Hello! From San Francisco
Hello everyone out there. My name is Steven Green, science resource teacher
at Daniel Webster School in San Francisco. I've now been "ON THE NET" for
three whole weeks :-) To try out this type of project I've selected a small
group of students to research the four planets and think hard of important
questions to ask as to which planet (or planets) the Hubble Space Telescope
should observe. It's been an exciting few weeks for all. Here are the
attached two files. I hope to expand this type of project to all the
students here at Daniel Webster School. See you on the Net in the
future!!
Steven Green
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Subject: We want Uranus
We want the Hubble Space Telescope to study about Uranus because
scientists don't know what it's made out of. We would like to know if
Uranus is made out of the same materials as Neptune. The Hubble Space
Telescope could tell us. We want to know if Uranus has any more moons. Also
we want to know if the rocks on Uranus are the same as Earth rocks. The
Hubble Space Telescope could also tell us more about the rings around Uranus.
That's why we want the Hubble Space Telescope to study Uranus.
Judy Chang 5th grade
Andre Reid 5th grade
Daniel Webster School
465 Missouri St.
San Francisco , CA 94107
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Subject: We want Jupiter
The Hubble Space Telescope should look at Jupiter because we have seen
Jupiter in books and with the Galileo Space Probe but we want to see and know
more about it. Here is a list of questions we want answered about Jupiter.
Are the rocks on Jupiter different from the ones on Earth? What makes the
rings around Jupiter? Will the Hubble Telescope see the rings better than we
can see now? Does Jupiter have volcanos on its surface and do they erupt? We
want to know what the colors of Jupiter are made of? Well thats why we want
the Hubble Space Telescope to look at Jupiter.
Wendy X. Soriano, 5th grade
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95
From: Tim McCollum
As a class we chose Pluto as the planet we would like to have
observed by HST. We based our decision on three main reasons. First,
Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun. Because of this, we know very
little about it. We need to take advantage of every chance we have to
study Pluto. Next, because of Pluto's eliptical orbit, it is now closer to
the sun then it will be in the next two to three hundred years. This will
will cause many changes in climate, which could later lead to geological
changes. HST will allow us to watch and learn as these changes occur.
Last, since Pluto is in its stage nearest to us, we will be able to get
more detailed pictures of the planet. We will also learn about its moon.
If we don't take advantage of this opportunity now, we will have to wait
another two hundred and forty years.
Susan Woolever, Lauren Kidwell, Kristin Taylor, Danny Pearcy, Jeff
Hoedebecke, Leslie Savage, Chris Bates, Ashley Ulrey, Tiffany Dudley, Mike
Lindley, Kyle N., Amanda W., Amy B.
Tim McCollum 217-345-2193 (school)
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
We are the students from the Maywood center in SeTtac, Washington.
Pluto is our first choice,
Pluto might be the moon of a
Planet X , but have a enough gravity to attach a moon.Jordan's reson
It has never been explored so I think it should be studied.
Uranus is our choice.
Uranus is the 7 planet from the sun and the third largest.
It was the only planet discovered by accident by William Herschal.
It rotates on it's side and it also has rings made of rock,dust,and ice.
Uranus visited only one time spacecraft called voyager2 on Jan 24,1986.
The planet we chose was Neptune. The Great Dark Spot and the "Scooter," are
very interesting features. We would like to learn more about Neptune's ring
system and its eight moons.
Today 3 children were absent and their votes are unavailable, but the
consensus from our class is Pluto with 3 votes. However the other children
wrote their opinions above and are looking forward to the Live From The
Hubble project.
Diane Smith - Teacher
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: Sharon Held
This is our choice out of all the planets. We chose Uranus because we
want to find out why it is tipped over on its side, why it is blue, and
if there is any life form on it. We want to know what forms the rings
and if there are any other gases. Are there any other moons that we
don't
know about?
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95
The following was submitted by students in my 9th hour 8th grade science
class.
We would like the Hubble Space Telescope to look at Jupiter. We
would like to know what's under those clouds, how the wind blows, and if it
is anything like the Earth. Also, it is the largest planet in our solar
system. It has a very interesting climate and atmosphere. We want to know
more about the Great Red Spot. Jupiter is the closest to the Earth,
therefore it would be the clearest to see.
Angelina Magana, Tiffany Cobble, Brett Hildebrand, Tiffany Heath, Pam
Langston, Kristi McKay, Shayna Hackett, Jamie S, Erin R, Brendan W, Herb M,
Mark M.
Tim McCollum 217-345-2193 (school)
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
Hello from Springfield, IL!
Mrs. Miller's Class: JUPITER: They are interested in the big red spot,
and the fact that it is the largest planet.
Mr. Goss's Class: PLUTO: They are interested in this planet because it is
the furthest from the Sun and the fact that it has only 1 moon (or does
IT??!!)
Mrs. Henderson's Class: NEPTUNE: They are interested in this planet
because of the storms, hurricanes and the storm named SKOOTER.
The students loved this project and enjoyed reading all of the info. sent
via E-mail. They are anxiously awaiting the results.
Cathy Miller
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Date: Thu, 14 December 95
Greetings from the 7th grade earth science students at Lance Junior High
School
in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
We have really enjoyed researching and debating to determine which planet
the HST
should study. Thanks to the Planet Advocates for their insights and
thanks to all
the classes and students who already made their choices.
We have decided that the best candidate for study is Neptune. Professor
Hammel's
argument was very persuasive and we looked at current images of the
planets from
HST. The Neptune images are clear enough to see colored cloud patterns
and spots.
When we learned that the dark spot recently reappeared, we were
convinced.
Neptune has an atmosphere which is changing and we are likely to learn
something
new from observing it.
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: Christine Jones
We began by creating team webs detailing information about each of the
4 planets. We got information from internet, electronic encyclopedias and
print materials. We then shared our information with the class and held a
debate. In all three classes, Pluto was the favorite. Most students are
intrigued and fascinated with the fact that from telescopes on Earth there
appears to be frozen methane on the surface and is probably covered with
ice.
We had a great time learning and we can't wait to see the results!!!
Christie Jones
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: HLefcourt@aol.com
Subject: Planet Choices
Greetings from Morris Knolls HS in Rockaway, NJ. At the moment our
participation is from physics students who are involved in the planet choice
as an optional project. As of today, the summary results are as follows:
Jupiter- 60%. The reasons for this choice were essentially curiosity
concerning the weather patterns and composition. There is also great
curiosity concerning the Galilean Satellites. I do think that this may
choice may be influenced by the Galileo impact with Jupiter as well as an
image processing activity we are pursuing on this planet
Neptune-30%. Again curiousity about storm features on this planet.
Pluto-10%. Although there is uncertainty about the resolution that can be
obtained, the vote for this planet results from the fact that this is the
only planet not visited by a remote spacecraft, plus the interesting
"relationship" between the planet and its moon (Charon).
If we have a chance, a more detailed discussion will be posted.
We are all looking forward to the choice and images
Harold Lefcourt
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: OrtmanD@aol.com
Subject: Planet Discussion
>From Sioux Falls, South Dakota, John F Kennedy Elementary School, 5th grade.
We came on board just a few days ago but have done some intense research and
held some lively discussions.
The big picture:
Decision was based on scientific considerations:
Fifth grader's honesty:
Neptune:
They thought it would be nice if Heidi could complete her recent series
of pictures to map the entire atmosphere.
They thought the most interesting and significant scientific data would
be concerning the bright spots, does Scooter have relatives?, a new dark
spot, the color of the planet, cloud patterns and storms.
If there is a choice between the rings or the surface, they would choose
the surface.
Pluto:
Could possibly see something never seen before.
A lot of unknowns that would be exciting to investigate: clouds,winds,
atmosphere, bright and dark surface areas, surface frost markings, Charon.
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995
From: Erik Rehn
-Erik Rehn,
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Date: 13 Dec 95
Dear Discussers,
here is a message I send on behalf of a school in Munich - which is
participating, but does not have access to Internet yet:
DEAR DISCUSSERS,
MY NAME IS HEIDI SCHNELL, I AM TEACHING THE CLASS 8B (KIDS OF AGE 9 TO
10) AT
THE "HAUPTSCHULE" (ADDRESS: HAUPTSCHULE PERLACHERSTRASSE 114, D-81539
MUENCHEN,
GERMANY)
IT IS SO WONDERFUL THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT YET HAVE
EMAIL/INTERNET ACCESS.
MY CLASS WAS VERY ACTIVE - ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO PREPARE...
I EXPLAINED EACH PLANET AND WE LOOKED AT MANY PICTURES IN DIFFERENT BOOKS.
THE CLASS VOTED FINALLY FOR URANUS, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
ITS RING
SYSTEM IN PARTICULAR - ALSO THEY LIKE THAT URANUS HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER
THE GOD
OF THE HEAVEN.
MY CLASS IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING AND HOPES TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT IT WITH HUBBLE:
- ARE THERE STORMS ON URANUS?
THANK YOU - WE HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE AND WOULD LOVE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER CLASSES - GREETINGS FROM SNOWCOVERED BAVARIA (NOT
YET AS
COLD AS URANUS FORTUNATELY...)
HEIDI SCHNELL
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Date: 13 Dec 95
Dear Friends of the Wandering Stars,
here an update on the interactive votings performed at our Munich planetarium
theater:
In general JUPITER and NEPTUN seem to become the two winners here in our
planetarium among the school groups (voting via responder boxes after we
showed
existing images of all four planets made by HST - after also explaining
pros and
cons for each planet).
Jupiter is still in front - but seems to me that we get more and more
votes for
Neptun now (the Stormchasers are obviously becoming really active here for
Neptun - is there a new great dark spot...?). Galileo's arrival did not
increase
votes for Jupiter any more, it had just the opposite effect - it worked for
Neptun - interesting....
Well, might be we can discuss to split the 3 orbits among two of the
suggested
planets - maybe Jupiter and Neptun? This might be an interesting question for
the final discussion on Friday - like to hear from you if this makes
sense in
terms of observation time vs. rotational period of each planet (allowing
us to
see either just one half of the planet or a little more - for Jupiter at
least
we see much more than 50% of the whole globe in 2-3 orbits of HST). Any
comments?
Thomas
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Thomas W. Kraupe, Director
e-mail: 100626.1077@compuserve.com or tkraupe@eso.org
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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995
From: Sheri Edwards
/\ Sheri Edwards
Greetings from Nespelem, Washington
Our fifth/sixth grade class formed committees to research each planet.
Then each expert committee presented the facts about the researched
planet to other groups in our "Great Planet Debate Conference." Each
team presented general information and the reasons why the Hubble Space
Telescope with its cameras and spectrographs should explore their planet.
Uranus is the planet of choice, with 55 % of the student scientists
recommending it. All of us are amazed that it is tilted on its side, but
we believe the HST can help solve our other questions: why is it
surrounded by thick, crystal ice clouds? Does it have the same elements
as Pluto and Neptune (are they from the same source)? Why doesn't Uranus
have storms like Jupiter and Neptune? When Uranus comes into the
sunlight, will the weather system change to a stormy planetary system,
and will the rings melt? What are the rings made of? And why isn't
Uranus frozen, since it is so cold and has no interior heat source?
These are the questions that the cameras and spectrographs aboard the HST
may help answer.
Twenty-seven (27) per cent of the students chose Neptune based on the
class debate. The interest lies in several areas: Is there another
Great Dark Spot? How do they form? How do they change hemispheres? Did
the Scooter, or white spot, come back? What is it? How big is it? Is
it a hurricane? Is there any solid ground to land on? How were the
rings formed and what are they made of? What is on the two moons, Triton
and Nerid? The HST could help solve some of these mysteries.
Jupiter was the choice of fifteen (15) per cent of the student scientists
after the great debate. The class decided that having double coverage
with the HST and Galileo would help provide answers to several
questions: What exactly is the Red Spot composed of? What makes it such
a strong and huge hurricane? What causes the jet streams? Could we see
through the cloud layers through a hole and see if there is a liquid or
rocky surface in Jupiter's interior? We could understand the volcanoes
on Io and the effect of Jupiter's gravitational pull on that moon.
Although none of the students voted for Pluto because the camera images
would be about the same as current images, we still wonder what is
happening with the albedos--have they changed? We know that HST cannot
help us determine why Pluto is so small, what its origin is, and why it
has one moon almost half its size. We could get more information about
what it is made of, though.
Again, Uranus has the most interest because of the questions about its
atmosphere and rings. The Hubble's instruments could help provide
information about its lack of storms, the elements of its rings, and the
reason Uranus is not frozen solid. Uranus is large enough for good
observations. Our recommendation is to study Uranus.
Thanks for letting us help you decide !
Grade 5/6
Nespelem School∫
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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995
Hi everyone,
The students went through the newest books in our library dealing with
the solar system and read the comments from planet advocates. Student
choices and qustions are as follows.
Neptune- 44% Why do the dark spots and Scooter move? What
materials are in them? Why is the planet blue? Why does Triton rotate
backwards?
Pluto- 44% Why don't we study it now rather than wait another 240
years? Why is it so small and so far away? Is it really the last
planet in our solar system? Why is its orbit so long and ellitical?
Jupiter- 12% How fast do the storms move? Are there really diamonds
at the core? What else can we learn about the big red spot?
We are excited to be part of this project!
Judie Besso
From: Rob Theriaque
Subject: Final Decision
Aerospace Studies
Rob Theriaque
From: "ALEX STORRS (410)-338-4903"
Subject: How many planets can we observe?
Space Telescope Science Institute
Jan Wee, discuss-hst moderator
From: Rob Theriaque
To: "ALEX STORRS (410)-338-4903"
Subject: Re: How many planets can we observe?
> Space Telescope Science Institute
From: JaniceA737@aol.com
Subject: Votes from N.C.
Uranus - 3
Neptune - 5
Pluto - 12
Enka, N.C.
Uranus: 0
Neptune: 1 Pity vote
Jupiter: 6 Because we want to learn more about the red spot and its
rings.
Uranus: 0
Neptune: 3
Jupiter: 7 Because of the gas rings around it and it is the closest and
easier
to view. The big red spot and the swirls are interesting
to us.
We are here to register our vote for the planet we want the Hubbel
telescope to observe.
Neptune 2
Because we want to learn about the black spot on it.
We want to learn more about the red spot.
It is interesting. Why is it tilted? What is the substance of the rings?
Is it a moon for planet X?
We are students ready to vote on planets we want the Hubbel Telescope to
observe. Here are the results:
We want to know what the blueish color on the outside is and we want to
know the color of the rings.
I want to see what the gases on this planet are made of and what makes
them blue
Because it is tilted on its side and we want to find out why
Because it is floating away and by the time it comes back we'll be dead,
probably.
We are ready to share some information about the planets we think the
Hubble Telescope should study. Here are our results.
Because it it one of the prettiest and we haven't studied it before.
We are here to record our votes for the Great Planet Debate. Below you will
find our planets and the total votes and the reasons we voted for those
planets.
Neptune: 9
-because very little in know about it
-there's this black spot that keeps disappearing and reappearing
-we should learn whether the great dark spot it temporary or not
-why do the orbits cross
-we need more information about the moons
-the rings are so hard to see. why is that?
-we want more information about its satellites
-are there other dark spots?
We are sending you a message about the planets we vote for the Hubbel
telescope to study further.
Here are our votes:
We want to know about the mysterious dark spot
It is a mystery and we might get a chance see planet X
We want to know why its axis is tilted.
Reasons: It's the farthest.
There are some unknown things about it.
It's really cold.
Often wondered about the planet.
We think it might be a lost moon.
We want to know the gravity.
What color is it?
What is the landscape like?
As you can see we are very interested in this planet. It must be explored!
Thanks for letting us share our concerns!
We are here to record our votes for the Great Planet Debate.
Here are our results:
It is so far away. It is moving away from the sun and we do not have enough
information about it.
We would like to learn about the big red spot. We want to know more about
Jupiter's moons
To learn why it is tilted, and to study its 11 rings and 15 moons
We are here to record our votes for the Great Planet Debate. Here they
are:
Because it is so far off and it has a different axis.
Because it is the largest planet
Because there is a glare off of it and Hubble would be able to see it
better.
Because we need better photos of this planet
How are you? You have probably been getting these votes all day. Well, here
is one more from the students at JDZ. include our vote in the Great Planet
Debate.
We don't have much information and we need more pictures of it.
We read it a book that there is something on the planet that causes a glare
in pictures and so special land detail cannot be seen. The Hubble would
solve those problems.
We are here to record our votes for the planet we want the Hubble telescope
to explore.
Neptune: 3
I want the Hubble telescope to study Neptune because I want the world to
know why the atmosphere changes a lot. And because it is so "out there, " I
mean who knows what is out there. I want to know more about the
undiscovered rings-
Ryan Smith, Tony, Taylor Good Luck!
We could find out what causes all the storms on the planet and we could see
if we could land on some of Jupiter's moons. Also we want to know why there
are different layers and what they are for.
-Sadie, Jeffery, Jonathan, Jessica, Parker, Sara
We want to know more about the unusual sightes and why it is such a light
color of blue and we think it is a good planet for the telescope to see
considereing the distance it is at. We think the images will be clearer
because it is closer.
-Ryan Josephson, Casey, Robert
TEAM A, GRADE 6
SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUMMIT, NJ!
[NOTE: And all this happened during a winter snowstorm; I may have had the
only classes focused on learning all day...]
URANUS - 37%
NEPTUNE - 22%
PLUTO - 37%
BEST TO EVERYONE!
Pat Haddon
Angela Moreno, 5th grade
Daniel Webster School
465 Missouri St.
San Francisco, Ca 94107
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Charleston Jr. High School 217-345-8121 (fax)
920 Smith Dr. cxtdm@eiu.edu
Charleston, IL 61920
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/
nie/summer/tmccollum/
From: Diane smith
Jordan Smith - 4th grade
Chandler Marcille - 4th grade
David Peterson - 8th grade
Wesley Smith - 5th grade
Matt Sheldon Grade 8.Home school.
Sheldon Smith-3rd grade
Andrea Turner-10th grade
Jeff Kamm
Alex Arima
Andy Fox
Linsey Watanabe
Michael Heath
4th and 5th graders from Bennett Elementary, Bellevue, Washington
From: Tim McCollum
Subject: Planet choice
Charleston Jr. High School 217-345-8121 (fax)
920 Smith Dr. cxtdm@eiu.edu
Charleston, IL 61920
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/
nie/summer/tmccollum/
From: Cathy Miller
Subject: Planet Debate
We are fifth grade students from Lincoln School in Springfield, IL. We
have been researching the four planets for a couple of weeks now. We
completed a Web sheet on each of the planets finding out at least 5
interesting, unusual and unique facts about them. Our research materials
consisted of the Internet HotList sites, computer stations using Electronic
research materials and printed materials. Once the research was complete
we held a class discussion to choose the best planet to view.
I am teaching 3 sections of 5th grade Science and came up with 3 different
votes! Here are the votes for the classes from Springfield, IL:
Lincoln School
Springfield District 186
217-525-3236 ext#140
From: David Eggebrecht
Subject: Planet Debate Vote
We are a 5th-6th grade center from Springfield, IL. I teach Science
to three classes of 5th graders. We are involved in a unit on Taming the
Land and decided the Great Planet Debate was a great way to extend out
theme!!!
Christie Jones
Lincoln School
Springfield District 186
300 S. 11th Street
Springfield, Illinois
We will be excited whatever the choice!
Neptune 46%
Pluto 46%
Jupiter 4%
Uranus 4%
If the decision had been based on first reaction, general appeal to ten
year olds, it would have been for the dramatic, colorful,detailed, quick
results of Jupiter.
The class liked the idea of data from 2 planets but we understand the
time limitations.
Would be a unique chance to collect data to add to the limited existing
data on this cold, distant, small planet.
Lee Thost
Bend Community School, Bend, Oregon
From: "Thomas W. Kraupe" <100626.1077@compuserve.com>
Subject: Vote for Uranus from a Munich School
- WHY IS URANUS A BLUISH-GREEN COLOR?
- WHAT IS URANUS MADE OF?
- HOW OLD IS URANUS?
- COULD PLANTS EVER LIVE THERE?
KLASSE 8B
HAUPTSCHULE PERLACHERSTRASSE 114
D-81539 MUENCHEN
GERMANY
From: "Thomas W. Kraupe" <100626.1077@compuserve.com>
Subject: Result of Interactive Votes (Planetarium Munich)
Forum der Technik Planetarium, Munich
Museumsinsel 1
D-80538 Muenchen
Fax: +49-89-21125 255
Phone: +49-89-21125 250
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48 degrees north latitude; 119 west longitude
Amanda, Angelia, Becca, ,Brandon, Cassie, Cedonia, Christopher, Dominic,
Francis, Jason, Justin, Jessica, John, Mia, Lawrence, Davis, Louise,
Patrick,
Robin, Rosanna, Derrick, Sam, Stephanie, Tara, Tyrone, Vanessa, Ryan
Ms. Edwards
P O Box 291
Nespelem, WA 99155
From: Judith Besso
Subject: The Great Planet Debate
My fourth and fifth grade students in the N.O.V.A.(Gifted and
Enrichment) program at North Elementary in Moses Lake, WA send our
greetings. We think it is wonderful that folks around the world are
actively involved with this project. Our district is just beginning to
be involved with the Internet, so I was delighted to find an interactive
science project in which to involve the students. Cheers to all of peoplep
who have made this possible.
