Mystery Images in the Universe

Your Assignment: Explore the links to learn more about the outer space phenomena.

Click on the images and links below to discover more about some of the beautiful images from deep space.

You will be presenting the last photo to your class.

The Horse Head Nebula:

APOD1, APOD2, APOD3, APOD4
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

  1. What is a dark nebula and why is it dark?
  2. What is formed in these areas of space?
  3. How far away from earth is this nebula?
  4. Where would you look to find this nebula?
Cats Eye Nebula:

APOD1, Sky Image Lab, ESA, Hyper Physics

  1. What is a planetary nebula?
  2. What happened to this star to create this nebula?
  3. How far away is this nebula from earth?
  4. How is a planetary nebula formed?
Accretion Disks and Black Holes:

APOD1, APOD2, APOD3, APOD 4, APOD5

  1. What is an accretion disk?
  2. What is a Neutron Star?
  3. How is a black hole created?
  4. Why can't we see a black hole?
Galaxies:

Messier Catalog, APOD1, APOD2, APOD3

  1. How many types of galaxies exist?
  2. What are the differences between them?
  3. What type of galaxy is ours?
  4. How do you know?
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 Make your own discovery which you will need to print out and present to your class. Try to be as descriptive as possible. You may be as creative as possible. Some people choose a poster board presentation, powerpoint, essay, etc... You are free to be as creative as you like. Your presentation should be 3-5 minutes.

Some sources for your investigation:

Hubble's Gallery: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/
APOD Index: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib
APOD Search: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/