Astronomy 100 APOD Written Exercise

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Due Dates :   Monday Evening Class:  Monday, August 25, 2014

              Monday-Wednesday Class:  Wednesday, August xx, 2014

              Tuesday-Thursday Class:  Thursday, August xx, 2014

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Connect to the internet.

2. Go to “ www.google.com “

3. Enter search for “ APOD “.

4. Click on “ Astronomy Picture of the Day “.

5. Look at and read about that day’s astronomy picture.

6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “ Archive “. (Archive is on the left-hand side)

7. Click on and read “2014 August 08: Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744”

8. Read through the list of archived pictures and look at some of them.

9. Select THREE pictures you find interesting to you. These pictures should be at least 1 week apart and should not include either of the two pictures you have already looked at getting to this point.

Note: “The colors” can only be used for 1 picture! Birthdays (yours, boyfriend, girlfriend, mother, dog) DO NOT make a picture interesting!

10. For EACH picture, you should write a paragraph that includes:


* The title of the picture,

* The date the picture was “Astronomy Picture of the Day,”

* Your own description of the picture (at least 3 sentences),


Do not just use the figure caption. YOUR OWN WORDS!

* Why you find this picture interesting (at least 3 sentences).

Each should be in a PARAGRAPH. DO NOT JUST MAKE A LIST. If you list, your grade will be lower. DO NOT title your paragraphs. All the information should be IN the paragraph. These paragraphs should be typed, not handwritten! There are computer labs on the campus where you can do this assignment.

WARNING: DO NOT COPY!

If I find copying, all involved in the copyingwill be given a grade of ZERO for this assignment. There are plenty of really amazing and beautiful pictures. Find the ones that you think are the most interesting!