Into the Stratosphere with NASA's Airborne Astronomy ......Into the Stratosphere with NASA's Airborne Astronomy Ambassador program aboard SOFIA . Tuesday April 4, 2017 . 3:45-4:45

2017 POSB Math and Science Institute Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired Austin, Texas April 3-5, 2017

Into the Stratosphere with NASA's Airborne Astronomy Ambassador program aboard SOFIA Tuesday April 4, 2017 3:45-4:45 PM Breakout Session 9

Presented by Jeff Killebrew, Science Instructor, New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Alamogordo, NM

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2017 POSB Math & Science Institute – Killibrew, J. 1

Slide 2 “The Universe is a very, very, colorful place. It’s even more colorful when you look at what you can’t see.” Mike Shinaber

Slides 3-9 Videos

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Figure 1 SOFIA logo.

Slide 11 INTO THE STRATOSPHERE NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassador Program Slide 13

Figure 2 SOFIA flying observatory


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Figure 5 SOFIA flying with telescope door open

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Figure 6 Image of Electro Magnetic Spectrum

Figure 3 Photo of Erik Lindbergh at SOFIA christening

Figure 4 SOFIA sitting on the tarmac preparing for mission


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Figure 7 Chart showing observatories and the energies they can observe

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Figure 8 SOFIA Flight Crew and Dignitaries

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Figure 9 Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura opening hailing frequencies

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Figure 10 AAA Ambassadors with SOFIA Director. Left to Right: Mike Shinabery, Susan Oltman, Eddie Zavala,


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Figure 11 Mission Director Charlie Kaminski

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Figure 12 Two photos showing mission brief in conference room.

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Figure 13 Sept. 15/16 Flight Plan

Figure 14 Sept. 17/18 Flight Plan


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Figure 15 Pilot Manny Antimisiaris highlighting weather along flight path

W31S, W49A, W51A, W58A – Giant HII Regions

Figure 16 Structures and Sources within Giant HII Regions: The Northern Hemisphere Sample


W43 WR – A “mini-starburst” in action

Figure 17 Title: FORCAST Imaging and Spectroscopy of the mini-starburst in W43

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Figure 18 The Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST)

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Figure 19 SOFIA Instrument Lab Manager Zaheer Ali stands near GREAT instrument.

Figure 20 Ali illuminates interior of SOFIA telescope mock up.


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Figure 21 Three photographs left to right: Mike Shinaberry, Jeff Killebrew, Ambassador group photo with SOFIA

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Figure 22 AAA Ambassadors standing in front of SOFIA Telescope. Left to Right: Susan Oltman, April Whitt, Jo Dodds, Mike Shinaberry, Jeff Killebrew Slide 31

Figure 23 SOFIA Pilot Jim “Clue” Less

Figure 24 SOFIA Pilot Manny Antimisiaris


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Figure 25 AAA Ambassadors Jo Dodds and Jeff Killebrew checking out dignitary autographs behind SOFIA’s flight deck Slide 33

Figure 26 Nichelle Nichols listening in aboard SOFIA

Figure 27 Nichelle Nichols holding a Tribble before take off.


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Figure 28 April and Susan blowing up a balloon aboard SOFIA

Figure 29 Susan talking with AAA program liaison Coral Clark aboard SOFIA Slide 35

Figure 30 Ambassadors April Whitt and Susan Oltman talking with SOFIA Liasion Coral Clark at 43,000 ft. altitude Slide 36

Figure 31 Two photos of SOFIA Astronomer Andrew Helton talking with Nichelle Nichols about the targets being observed aboard SOFIA


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Figure 32 A view of the telescope from the educator’s console aboard SOFIA Slide 38

Figure 33 Mission director’s console with telescope in the background during SOFIA mission Slide 39

Figure 34 Mike Shinaberry viewing data at the educator’s console.

Figure 35 Jeff Killebrew and Coral Clark sharing a laugh at 43,000 ft


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Figure 36 Image of educator computer screen showing telescope data aboard SOFIA Slide 41

Figure 37 Close-up photo of educator screen showing altitude of 43,016 ft. and temp of -43 deg C Slide 42

Figure 38 Image of astronomer’s screen while viewing IR target aboard SOFIA Slide 43

Figure 39 Three images of same IR target using different filters: Clockwise green, blue, red.


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Figure 40 Flight deck view of the Aurora Borealis taken somewhere over Canada with pilot Jim Less

Aurora Borealis at 43,000 ft. above Canada

Figure 41 Bright green aurora dancing in the sky

Figure 42 Aurora image taken through night vision goggles


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Figure 43 4:30 a.m. - SOFIA on the tarmac after 5,000 mission Slide 47

Figure 44 Breakfast after SOFIA mission at Crazy Otto’s, Lancaster, CA

Figure 45 AAA Ambassadors trying to stay awake at Crazy Otto’s Slide 48

Figure 46 Comparative image of Orion Constellation. Left in visible light, Right in Infrared


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Figure 48 Jeff Killebrew giving Nichelle Nichols braille lesson at 43,000 ft.

Figure 49 Nichelle Nichols reviewing script for NMSBVI video greeting with Jeff Killebrew Slide 51

Figure 50 Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Museum Slide 52

Figure 47 Tactile images of Orion Constellation. Left: visible light. Right: Infrared


Figure 51 Mercury Redstone Capsule that carried HAM into space Slide 53

Figure 52 Screenshot images of websites covering AAA mission. nasa.gov

Figure 53 Screenshot images of websites covering AAA mission. space.gov

Figure 54 Screenshot images of websites covering AAA mission. startrek.com


www.sofia.usra.edu

Figure 55 Screenshot of SOFIA Science Center www.seti.org/sofia

Figure 56 Screenshot of SETI Institute website Thank You! [email protected] [email protected]

Figure 57 NMSBVI logo

Figure 59 SOFI logo

Figure 58 New Mexico Museum of Space History logo

http://www.seti.org/sofia

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Figure 60 TSBVI logo.

Figure 61 IDEAs that Work logo and OSEP disclaimer.

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Into the Stratosphere with NASA's Airborne Astronomy ......Into the Stratosphere with NASA's Airborne Astronomy Ambassador program aboard SOFIA . Tuesday April 4, 2017 . 3:45-4:45