Galaxy Forum Hawaii 2013 - WaimeaAdvancing Galaxy 21st Century Education

and ILOA HQ in Hawaii Tuesday 19 November, 5-7pm at Waimea Community Education, Kamuela HI

International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) November 2013 Activities

Galaxy Education, Exploration and Enterprise

Steve Durst

Galactic / Inter-Stellar

Earth – Moon / Inter-Global

Hawaiian Multi-Functional

ILOA / Space Age Publishing CompanyHawai`i and California, USA

Credit: Dynamic Diagrams

Source: Infinity Imagined

Two Major Spiral Arms:• Scutum-Centaurus • Perseus

Four Minor Spiral Arms:• Norma-Outer• Sagittarius-Carina• Near 3 Kiloparsec Arm• Far 3 Kiloparsec Arm

Earth is about 26,000 Light years from center in the Orion Spur b/n Sagittarius & Perseus arms

The Milky Way Galaxy

Andrea GhezUCLA Galactic Center Group

Keck ObservatoryStellar Orbits in the Central Arcsec

Adaptive Optics

Animations created by Prof. Andrea Ghez and team at UCLA; data sets from W. M. Keck Telescopes at Mauna Kea Hawaii.

Galaxy Garden / Jon LombergKona, Hawai`i Island

Barbara Morgan

1st Teacher in Space

Average Color of Galaxy

Milky Way-like galaxy known as SDSS J083909.27+450747.7. Brittany McDonald, Armin Rest, and Jeffrey Newman

Images of 25 Milky Way analog galaxies found by Licquia and Newman. Image Credit: SDSS

• fine-grained new spring snow seen in the early morning light, about an hour after dawn• D48.4 standard illuminant (i.e., a color temperature of 4840 K)• a light bulb with a color temp of 4700-5000K and color rendering index (CRI) above 90

Jeffery Newman, University of Pittsburgh

ILO Galaxy First Light Imaging

High School Students Participating in ILOHS Computer Lab ILO Web Interface

Communications Link ILO on the Moon

Instructions

Content

General Education – for primary, secondary higher, and highest education: Knowledge, understanding of humanity’s place in the Universe – our Milky Way Galaxy occupies a mid-position domain between Solar System finiteness and Cosmos infinity

Higher Education: Astrophysics / Astronomy – Galaxy studies internationally are of increasing interest and value; study of our local stellar neighborhood for familiarity; center / central 10 parsecs with supermassive black hole is most dynamic region of Milky Way

History of Human Civilization / Archaeoastronomy NASA, World Space Agencies – 21st Century Program and Policy

Development Advance through Galaxy understanding Galacticity – may be as important for the 21st Century, as is

Relativity to 20th

Why Galaxy Education, Consciousness & Awareness Are Important for the 21st Century:

EarthRise Photo : 1968 / Apollo 8 *** 20th Century

ILO Imaging Galaxy Center *** 21st Century

A Global / Interglobal Mission

Locations:California, USAHawaii, USAKansas, USAVancouver, CanadaChina (Beijing,Shanghai)Bangalore, IndiaEuropeTokyo, JapanNew York, USACape Town, South AfricaSoutheast AsiaSouth America

Venues & Partners:Silicon Valley, The Tech MuseumImiloa, Onizuka, CFHT,Cosmosphere, Ad Astra KansasMacMillan, CSA NAOC, CNSA, CSA, SHAO, JNP, BASE, ISRO, ISU, UdS, CTU, Czech Acd. of Sciences, Miraikan, NAOJ, JAXASHS, Hayden PlanetariumSAAO, ASSA, IAU-OADNUS, SCS, ANGKASA, ITB, NARITUC, ESO, ALMA, LPN, LNA, SpaceMETA

Mission: Advance 21st Century Education worldwide to provide greater global awareness, capabilities and action in Galaxy science, exploration and enterprise.

Galaxy Forum Architecture

Human Solar System Exploration

Credit: ISU

Credit: Space Age Publishing

Galaxy Education ResourcesInternational Space University: Graduate-level training to future leaders of

the emerging global space community at locations around the world. - Walter Peeters, President

The Planetary Society: Inspires and involves the world's public in space exploration through advocacy, projects, and education. - Bill Nye, Executive Director

SETI: Mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe- Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer

Space Generation Advisory Council: Represents students and young space professionals to the United Nations, States, and space agencies.- Michael Brett / Catherine Doldirina, Co-Chairperson

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Dedicated to expanding the role of human exploration through education.- Daniel Pastuf, Chair

Galaxy Education Resources

Challenger Center: Learning Center Network gives students hands-on experience in science, engineering, research and space missions.

- June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Director and Chairman

Galaxy Zoo: ‘Citizen Science’ online astronomy project that invites members of the public to assist in classifying over a million galaxies.

- Chris Lintott, Dan Andreescu, Kate Land, etc.

UCLA Galactic Center Group: Leading Galactic Center research group, dedicated to researching the innermost regions of the Milky Way.

- Andrea Ghez, Principal Investigator

Teachers in Space, Space Frontier Foundation: Giving teachers the opportunity to experience space firsthand via NewSpace companies.

- Edward Wright, Project Manager

Federation of Galaxy Explorers: Seeks to inspire and educate kids in space related science and engineering, including Moon Base One Initiative.

- Nicholas Eftimiades, Founder / Chairperson of the Board

Mauna Kea Summit Observatories

4206 meters / 13,796 feet elevation – tallest mountain in Pacific Ocean

Global center of Earth-based astronomy

14 nations represented – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Japan,

The Netherlands, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Hawaii / USA, India, China

Gemini North: aboveGemini South: left (located at Cerro Pachón in Chile

30m Telescope (TMT)

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