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The Radio JOVE ProjectThe Radio JOVE Project

NSTA PresentationNSTA PresentationMarch 21, 2009March 21, 2009

Only visible, radio and some UV and IR gets through the air!

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To see gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and the other UV and IR you must go to space

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RADIO JOVE PROJECTRADIO JOVE PROJECTThe Radio JOVE Project is a hands-on educational activity teaching the scientific method through doing radio astronomy.

Students can:

• Build a radio telescope from an inexpensive kit, make observations of Jupiter or the Sun, and contribute to a central pool of data used for collaborative research

(kits are $190 + shipping)

• Use remote radio telescopes through the web to observe and learn radio astronomy

Detailed information available at: http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov

RADIO JOVERADIO JOVECONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION

JOVE VOLLEYBALL?JOVE VOLLEYBALL?

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Radio JOVE

RADIO SKYPIPE SOFTWARERADIO SKYPIPE SOFTWARE

http://radiosky.com

JOVE RADIO TELESCOPESJOVE RADIO TELESCOPESMONTANAMONTANA

JOVE RADIO TELESCOPES JOVE RADIO TELESCOPES INDIAINDIA

JOVE RADIO TELESCOPES JOVE RADIO TELESCOPES MEXICOMEXICO

JOVE RADIO TELESCOPESJOVE RADIO TELESCOPESGUESS WHERE?GUESS WHERE?

JOVE RADIO TELESCOPESJOVE RADIO TELESCOPESGUESS WHERE?GUESS WHERE?

Radio JOVE Status Radio JOVE Status

• Startup 11 years ago through NASA DDF funding

• Over 1300 kits distributed to almost all states and 64 countries

• Several online professional telescope facilities

• Periodic coordinated observing

• Many workshops and presentations for teachers

• Now self-sustaining

COUNTRIES WITH COUNTRIES WITH REGISTERED OBSERVERSREGISTERED OBSERVERS

Argentina 3Australia 28Austria 1Bahrain 2Basque Country 1Belgium 2Brazil 13Brunei 1Bulgaria 1Canada 20Chile 3China 3Colombia 11Croatia 1Cyprus 1Czechoslovakia 2Denmark 1Dominican Republic 1Finland 1France 14Germany 13Greece 1Guyana 1Honduras 1Hungary 1India 52Indonesia 2Iran 9Iraq 1Ireland 5Israel 3Italy 18

Japan 1Korea 1Malaysia 6Malta 1Mexico 10Netherlands 3New Zealand 7Nigeria 6Pakistan 2Paraguay 1Peru 1Philippines 2Portugal 2Romania 4Scotland 1Singapore 6Slovenia 1South Africa 3Spain 14Sri Lanka 2Sweden 1Switzerland 2Taiwan 3Tanzania 1Thailand 1Trinidad and Tobago 1Turkey 2United Arab Emirates 1United Kingdom 30Venezuela 4Virgin Islands 2

West Indies 1

Note that the map shows one dot per country regardless of the number of registered observers

SOLAR OBSERVATIONSSOLAR OBSERVATIONS

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SUMMARYSUMMARY

• • Radio JOVE kits are available now. Cost: $190.00 plus shipping. Costs for Radio JOVE kits are available now. Cost: $190.00 plus shipping. Costs for tools, building materials, etc. could be as much as $50-100 extra.tools, building materials, etc. could be as much as $50-100 extra.

• • The Radio JOVE website (The Radio JOVE website (http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.govhttp://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov) has most of the ) has most of the information you need about the Radio JOVE projectinformation you need about the Radio JOVE project

• • You can order a kit with the receiver already assembled ($250 plus You can order a kit with the receiver already assembled ($250 plus shipping) or even participate by just monitoring remote telescopes with the shipping) or even participate by just monitoring remote telescopes with the freely downloadable softwarefreely downloadable software

JUPITER RADIO JUPITER RADIO BURST TYPESBURST TYPES

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