Swirling cloud - on the overhead projector
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Swirling cloud
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It's important to take notes
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Beverely, Eric, and Kelley look for details in the solar system formation cards.
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Formation of planetary systems
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Colleen Ruiz and Kyle examine the cards carefully
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Sometimes, the details are puzzling
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Using Galileoscopes under a mostly clear sky
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Using the 0.4-m Meade telescope
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The moon through the Meade 0.4-m telescope
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Saturn through the Meade
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Review of observing
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Making spectroscopes means cutting and taping
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Some precision is needed
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Following directions is important
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Success - a spectrum and a scale to measure wavelengths
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final adjustments
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Dr. Meyer explains the finer points of spectroscopy- continuous, emission, and absorption
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Visiting the Hobby-Eberly telescope - one of the world's largest
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A tour from Herman Kriel, HET facility site manager
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At the HET
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The drive system is an overwhelming experience
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VIP guests get a real close look at the workings of the telescope
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and the control room
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Group portrait
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Happy group at the Hobby-Eberly Telescope
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Listen carefully
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The lockers in the HET basement
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from meat locker to special housing for astronomical instruments
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Passing out the 'Earth" and "the sun"
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