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TargetsRA / DecTypeHand CountTotalsFractionCommentAPODTargetsStory Ideas (please contribute here!)Add additional names/ideas this way -->LEGEND: Not Started, Research Started, Research Finished, Slides Finished
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MoonMooniiiii iiiii iiii1414.43%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181119.htmlMoonLots of named features that could relate to storiesMary Adela Blagg, crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Adela_Blagg , https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1005 )Priscilla & Bart Bok, far side crater ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Fairfield_Bok)Catherine Wolfe Bruce, crater next to Blagg (amateur astronomer/philanthropy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Wolfe_Bruce, https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1005)Annie Jump Cannon, crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon, https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1005 )Hypatia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_(crater) )Saint Catherine (note legend may actually be that of Hypatia with roles reversed; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharina_(crater) )Agnes Mary Clerke, astronomer/writer, sister Ellen Mary Clerke also wrote about astronomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke )Amelia Earhart provisional new crater in 2015 (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31917302 )Williamina Fleming, discovered Horsehead Nebula, stellar classification work, far side crater jointly named after her and another Fleming (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamina_Fleming)Caroline Herschel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Herschel, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Herschel_(crater)Louise Freeland Jenkins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Freeland_Jenkins )Sofia Kovalevskay, mathematician, far side crater ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Kovalevskaya)Henrietta Swan Leavitt, far side crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt)Annie Russell Maunder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Russell_Maunder)Antonia Maury (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia_Maury )Sharon Christa McAuliffe, challenger mission, far side crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe)Lise Meitner, far side crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Meitner )Maria Mitchell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mitchell )Emmy Noether, far side crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noether )Frances ‘Poppy’ Northcutt , crater named Poppy but not on map? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Northcutt )Mary Proctor, popularizer of astronomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Proctor)Judith Resnick, challenger mission, far side crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Resnik)Anne Sheepshanks, benefactor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sheepshanks)Mary Somerville (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Somerville)
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MoonPeople who worked on Apollo, etc.Margaret Hamilton, software engineer for the on-board flight software for Apollo missonsKatherine Johnson, orbital mechanics on Apollo mission (in Hidden Figures movie) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson)Mary Jackson, first African american engineer at NASA. Hidden Figures movie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jackson_(engineer))Dorothy Vaughan - human computer and first African American women in a supervison position at NASA. Hidden Figures movie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan)Walter McAfee (Black physicist, performed calculations for Project Diana)
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VenusPlanetiii33.09%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180519.htmlVenusNOTE:slides in work. Persian Muslim astronomer Avicenna observed Venus transit which helped confirm Ptolemy's planet arrangement (http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/avicenna-viii); WL: I have an interesting text on Islamic Astronomy in the Middle Ages, Avicenna and Averroes.Wang Zhenyi, Qing dynasty astronomer, mathematician, and poet. fought for women's rights in 18th century China (Venusian crater named after her) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhenyi_(astronomer)
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MarsPlanetiiiii ii77.22%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180831.htmlMarsKepler/Tycho story (Kepler overcame disabilities, first true scientist). WL: I would say that about Galileo (first true scientist), not about Kepler, who was more like "the last wizard". Kepler was a true believer in astrology, casting his own horoscope on a regular basis, and he had some really strange ideas about the planets. I find Kepler's biography fascinating, but wouldn't call him more of a "true" scientist than his contemporaries Tycho or Galileo. Still very interesting to write about him.Lots of named features that could relate to stories? But can’t see them through small telescopeGabrielle Renaudot Flammarion https://saf-astronomie.fr/gabrielle_flammarion/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Renaudot_Flammarionhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38253471 These women seem so cool! But also unsure if it fits in our story packages since it’s about them putting a satellite around mars not having something on mars named after them.
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JupiterPlanetii22.06%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190205.htmlJupiterReta Beebe, helped develop the Voyager, Cassini, + program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reta_Beebe)Gan De, Chinese astronomer who first observation of Jupiter in historu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gan_De)
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SaturnPlanetiiii44.12%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170829.htmlSaturnLinda Spilker, Cassini mission project scientistReta Beebe, helped develop the Voyager, Cassini, + program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reta_Beebe)
Other Cassini mission members?
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UranusPlaneti11.03%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010826.htmlUranusUranus is visible to the naked eye (V=5.5). Any credible pre-Hershel observations recorded in non-western astronomy?Caroline HerschelHeidi Hammel (IRTF, Keck, HST, JWST) or Imke dePater (Keck, VLA, ALMA?)
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Constellationsiiii44.12%ConstellationsConstellations and stories from different mythologiesAboriginal navigation, lakota Black Hills pilgrimagePolynesian navigation & wayfinding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_navigationcheck out "Ethnic Astronomy" book from John Stocke at Colorado
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M1521h29m, 12 10Globular star clusteriii33.09%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181017.htmlM15Henrietta Leavitt law used in get distances to GC and size of MWRebecca Elson, studied star formation and evolution in GCs, also a poet ( https://aas.org/obituaries/rebecca-anne-elson-1960-1999 )
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M221h33, -0 49Globular star clusterii22.06%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010611.htmlM2Henrietta Leavitt law used in get distances to GC and size of MWRebecca Elson, studied star formation and evolution in GCs, also a poet ( https://aas.org/obituaries/rebecca-anne-elson-1960-1999 )
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M313h 42, 28 22Globular star clusteri11.03%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070609.htmlM3Henrietta Leavitt law used in get distances to GC and size of MWRebecca Elson, studied star formation and evolution in GCs, also a poet ( https://aas.org/obituaries/rebecca-anne-elson-1960-1999 )
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NGC 21586h07m, 24 05Globular star clusteri11.03%Good pairing with M35 (open cluster)https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130103.htmlNGC 2158Henrietta Leavitt law used in get distances to GC and size of MWRebecca Elson, studied star formation and evolution in GCs, also a poet ( https://aas.org/obituaries/rebecca-anne-elson-1960-1999 )
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M1316h41m, 36 27Globular star clusterii22.06%Great globular cluster in Herculeshttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170512.htmlM13Henrietta Leavitt law used in get distances to GC and size of MWRebecca Elson, studied star formation and evolution in GCs, also a poet ( https://aas.org/obituaries/rebecca-anne-elson-1960-1999 )
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M35Open star clusteriiii44.12%Good pairing with NGC 2158 (globular cluster)https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130103.htmlM35Paris Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)
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M45 (Pleiades)Open star clusteriiiii44.12%Taurus cluster, along with Hyadeshttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150617.htmlM45 (Pleiades)Lakota legends / spiritual pilgramage to devil's tower (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower)Paris Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)
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HyadesOpen star clusteri11.03%Taurus cluster, along with Pleiadeshttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121224.htmlHyadesParis Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)
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M44 (Praesepe, Beehive)8h40, 19 55Open star clusterii22.06%One of the closest star clustershttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140222.htmlM44 (Praesepe, Beehive)"Ghost Cluster" in chinese mythology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_Cluster)Paris Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)
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M37Open star clusterii22.06%Richest open cluster in Aurigahttp://www.skyledge.net/Messier37.htmM37Paris Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)
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H&Chi Persei (Double Cluster)2h19m, +57 09Open star clusteriiiii iii88.25%Pair of physically close open star clusters, similar age, formed out of same star-forming regionhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090103.htmlParis Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)
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M42 (Orion Nebula)5h30m, -5 30HII regioniiiii iiiii1010.31%Star-forming region, Trapezium clusterhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171129.htmlM42 (Orion Nebula)Paris Pismis, mexican astronomer studied open clusters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pi%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F)Williamina Fleming, discovered the Horsehead Nebula (which is part of the greater Orion Nebula) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamina_Fleming)Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Mexican astronomer studies chemical compositon of nebulae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Torres-Peimbert)Guillermo Haro, Mexican Astronomer who studied planetary nebula and cataloged thousands of objects in Orion
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Crab Nebula5h 34, +22 0SN remnantii22.06%From supernova observed in 1054 ADhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180909.htmlCrab NebulaBeatrice Tinsley, nucleosynthesic yields / chemical evolution. Died from cancer. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Tinsley)Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Mexican astronomer studies chemical compositon of nebulae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Torres-Peimbert)
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NGC 23927h 29m, 20 54Planetary Nebulai11.03%Somewhat faint for our telescopes?https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_762.htmlNGC 2392Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, white dwarfs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar)Guillermo Haro, Mexican Astronomer who studied planetary nebulaSilvia Torres-Peimbert, Mexican astronomer studies chemical compositon of nebulae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Torres-Peimbert)
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Ring Nebula18h53, +33 01Planetary Nebulaiii33.09%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180417.htmlRing NebulaSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, white dwarfs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar)Guillermo Haro, Mexican Astronomer who studied planetary nebulaSilvia Torres-Peimbert, Mexican astronomer studies chemical compositon of nebulae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Torres-Peimbert)
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Albireo19h30, 27 57Double Stariii33.09%Head of Cygnus, the Swanhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050830.htmlAlbireoNancy Roman, studied binary systems and the "Mother of Hubble" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Roman)Gloria Horowitz, mexican astronomer studies binary stars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Suzanne_Koenigsberger_Horowitz)
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Algol (Beta Persei)3h8m, 40 57Stari11.03%Eclipsing close binary systemhttp://starsoverpeoria.blogspot.com/2014/12/algol-demon-star.htmlAlgol (Beta Persei)Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, white dwarfs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar)Nancy Roman, studied binary systems and the "Mother of Hubble" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Roman)Gloria Horowitz, mexican astronomer studies binary stars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Suzanne_Koenigsberger_Horowitz)
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M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)0h 42, 41 16Galaxyiiiii ii77.22%Closest big galaxy to Milky Wayhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181217.htmlM31 (Andromeda Galaxy)Distance to Andromeda based on work by Leavitt, Slipher, and HubbleCaroline Herschel, cataloging galaxiesVera Rubin, galaxy rotation + dark matter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Rubin)
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M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)13h 29m , 47 11Galaxyi11.03%Grand-design spiral, interacting galaxyhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171019.htmlM51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)Caroline Herschel, cataloging galaxiesVera Rubin, galaxy rotation + dark matter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Rubin)
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M104 (Sombrero Galaxy)12h 39, -11 37Galaxyi11.03%Lenticular galaxyhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-104-the-sombrero-galaxy/M104 (Sombrero Galaxy)Caroline Herschel, cataloging galaxiesBeth Brown, radio observations of galaxies (https://www.thoughtco.com/beth-brown-3072228)
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M819h 55m, 69 3Galaxyi11.03%Interacting with M82, etc.https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170917.htmlM81Caroline Herschel, cataloging galaxiesVera Rubin, galaxy rotation + dark matter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Rubin)
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Lunar EclipseEclipsei11.03%https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190119.htmlLunar EclipseBenjamin Banneker, African-American astronomer who predicted eclipse dates, anti-slavery advocate who worked with Thomas Jefferson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Banneker)Wang Zhenyi, Qing dynasty astronomer, mathematician, and poet. fought for women's rights in 18th century China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhenyi_(astronomer)
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(Partial) Solar EclipseEclipsei11.03%(Partial) Solar EclipseMileva Maric, mathematican wife of Einstein, helped develop the theory of Relativity which was proven during a 1919 solar eclipse (kind of a long reach to connect w/ solar eclipses, but her story is really interesting!Benjamin Banneker, African-American astronomer who predicted eclipse dates, anti-slavery advocate who worked with Thomas Jeffereson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Banneker)Arthur Walker, african-american solar physicist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_B._C._Walker_Jr.)Harvey Banks, first African American astronomy PhD, predicted planet orbits and geodetic measurments with eclipses (http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/physics/banks_harveyw.html)Wang Zhenyi, Qing dynasty astronomer, mathematician, and poet. fought for women's rights in 18th century China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhenyi_(astronomer)
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Total Number of Targets:97Benjamin Franklin Peery (http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/physics/peery_benjaminf.html)
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Text BookEnglish AuthorAgnes Giberne (English Astronomer),
Wrote a textbook: "Sun, Moon, and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners" & "Sun, Moon, and Stars" for children
Founder-member of the British Astronomical Association
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Frist Black woman in U.S. to get a PhD in theoretical astrophysics (1990)Reva K. Williams
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First Black woman in U.S. to get a PhD in astronomy (in 1981), currently retired, but studied galaxiesBarbara A. Williams
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Steven Hawking- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
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Sarah Frances Whiting
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Mabel C. Stevens
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Sally Ride
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Paul Dirac, autism before condition recognized
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Frank Kameny, gay astronomer who studied variable stars. After he was fired for being gay, he became a gay rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Kameny
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Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin - first proposed that stars were made of hydrogen and helium(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin)
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Milton Humason, high school dropout and observatory janitor, who worked with Hubble and ultimately helped discover Hubble's Law
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Maria Cunitz, simplified Kepler's laws
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Vera Gaze, Russian Astronomer who studied emission nebula and minor planets
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Elisabeth Hevelius, one of the first women astronomers, developed one of the first star catalogs
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Crab nebula
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SN remnantDiscover the pulsarshttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210209.htmlM1Jocelyn Bell Burnellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell
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VenusPlanet1Studied chemical composition of the IM and Solar System. She is the most famous outreach astronomer in Mexico https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200915.htmlVenusJulieta Fierrohttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julieta_Norma_Fierro_Gossmanhttp://www.astroscu.unam.mx/IA/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=470&Itemid=88&lang=enhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-020-1174-4
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PridePride outreach print out (not a normal story package but could be used as stubs for 4 new story packages after pride)https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o3x8FCMuM_TNfUKOb9WT7UUE6EatDBdrIBgXqeK3pRA/edit?usp=sharing
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