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Education & Public Outreach
I teach, and work on programs for the public at McDonald Observatory.
McDonald Visitor's Center - Parallax Park
An outdoor family exhibit designed to teach the basic principles of astrometry.
- Parallax Park brochure -
( pdf )
- Parallax Park - A Bilingual, Outdoor, Interactive Family Exhibit,
G. Fritz Benedict and the Parallax Park Design Team, Astrometry in the Age of the Next Generation of Large Telescopes, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 338, 2005. - ( pdf )
StarDate/Universo Radio
Scripts and audio are available here:
- March 27, 2009: Stellar Yardsticks / Medidas Estelares
- March 26, 2009: On the Scales / En la Balanza
- March 25, 2009: Gamma Cephei / Gamma Cefei
- March 24, 2009: Astrometry / Astrometría
- November 30, 2005: Planet Hunter I / Cazador de Planetas, I
- November 29, 2005: Interferometry / Interferometría
- August 5, 2005: SIMply the Farthest / SIMplemente el Más Lejano
- August 4, 2005: Another Step / Otro Paso
- August 3, 2005: Above the Twinkles / Evitando el Parpadeo
- August 2, 2005: A First Step / Un Primer Paso
- August 1, 2005:
3-D Swan
/
Cisne 3-D
Professional Development Curriculum
Pre- and post-visit curriculum for professional development workshops at McDonald Observatory.
- Teacher Workshops - Planning Your Visit
Courses
- UT QUEST class: Impact of Hubble Space Telescope on Astronomy
19 October 2010
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Astronomy Program · The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, Texas 78712
prospective student inquiries: studentinfo@astro.as.utexas.edu
site comments: www@www.as.utexas.edu