Showing posts with label space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label space. Show all posts

Sonic boom startled north end residents Wednesday evening

Friday, May 8, 2020

Photo courtesy @Scout_Storm on Twitter


A sonic boom at 7pm Wednesday evening, May 6, 2020 startled residents from Lake Forest Park to the Kitsap Peninsula.

It was apparently caused by space dust entering the atmosphere and exploding.

SpaceWeather.com said,

The eta Aquarid meteor shower, caused by dust from Halley's Comet, is still active on May 6th, but it appears to be subsiding. Data from the International Meteor Organization suggest that the shower peaked on May 4th with maximum rates near 45 per hour. Glare from the waxing full Moon will make the display difficult to see for the next few nights. Practically speaking, for casual sky watchers the show is over.

So if it hadn't been for the Flower Moon, the meteor shower might have been visible - at least outside of brightly lit urban areas.

A Brier resident @Scout_Storm posted a photo of the explosion on Twitter. He said that the sonic boom came three minutes after the visible explosion. A person who commented on the photo said that would mean the explosion was 50 miles away.



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Guide to the eclipse

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Photo courtesy Travel Salem
Our news partner, The Seattle Times, has published a viewing guide for Monday's eclipse which you can read here.

In Seattle, the moon will begin to obscure the sun at 9:08 a.m. and reach maximum coverage at 10:21 a.m. At 11:39 a.m., the show will be over.

NASA has an entire list of ways to watch the eclipse that do not all involve cardboard glasses.

See their list here.



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Cascade students talk to astronauts on International Space Station

Friday, June 14, 2013

Cascade K-8 Community School speaks to astronauts
on the International Space Station
Photo by Astrid Rude


On June 13, 2013, Cascade K-8 Community School participated in an in-flight Education Downlink with the International Space Station. The entire student body, school staff, and many parents gathered at the Shoreline Center for the event.

Through NASA's satellite TV channel, students were able to ask questions and get live answers and demonstrations from real astronauts, currently on the International Space Station!

The whole school was a-buzz all week getting ready for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This event follows the in-person visit with Yi So-Yeon, Korea's first female astronaut, last year. Cascade students are setting their sights high and shooting for the stars!


Cascade is Shoreline’s only K-8 school with about 150 students. Cascade offers the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) program as a core component in its middle school.

corrected 06-15-2013 3:20pm

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The Voice of NASA will talk at the Shoreline Library Thursday

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Josh Byerly, NASA
Josh Byerly, one of the "voices of NASA" will visit the Shoreline Public Library on Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 2-3pm to  talk about his experiences commentating from Mission Control during International Space Station and shuttle missions.

Mr. Byerly is visiting Shoreline as a part of Destination Station, NASA's national awareness campaign that informs communities about the International Space Station and the science activities performed on board.

The Destination Station is currently on display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. 

The Shoreline Library is located at 345 NE 175th, Shoreline 98155.


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Star Parties at Paramount Park

Monday, February 11, 2013



The Seattle Astronomical Society holds monthly Star Parties in Paramount School Park, weather permitting. Members of the organization set up their telescopes for viewing and are happy to share and explain what you can see in the night sky. They say, 
Viewing is always free and open to anyone, since we believe that all should be able to experience the wonders of the sky.

Paramount School Park is located in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood at NE 155th between 8th Ave NE and 10th Ave NE.

According to Stargazer Patty Hale,
SAS members generally are out in the play field with their big telescopes - just east of the restroom - and near the play equipment (important to know if you arrive after dark). The generous members are not only willing to let folks look through their telescopes for free, but they will also give interesting information about what you are seeing in the night sky - and tell you all about the telescope you are seeing it with. This event is worth doing every month all year long - as you are guaranteed to always see something different.

2013 Paramount Park Star Party Dates
and Approximate Times
All star parties begin at dusk. If it's raining, or completely cloudy, don't come - otherwise, it's always worth a try!
February 16 6pm
March 16 7pm
April 20 8pm
May 18 9pm
June 15 9pm
July 13 9pm
August 10 8pm
September 14 7pm
October 12 6pm
November 9 6pm
December 7 6pm

Paramount Park star parties usually occur on the Saturday closest to the first quarter moon, so there is always at least one celestial object in the evening sky to see, weather permitting.

The Seattle Astronomical Society is an organization created and sustained by people who share a common interest in the observational, education, and social aspects of amateur astronomy.  Established in 1948, the SAS is a diverse collection of over 200 individuals. A variety of programs and activities is presented by the SAS throughout the year. Monthly meetings feature speakers on a wide range of topics, from the Hubble Space Telescope to electronic imaging to personal observing experiences.


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King5 story on Einstein students' space experiment

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Our news partner King 5 did a story that ran on the evening news Wednesday, as well as on the King5.com website about the Highland Terrace (now Einstein) students whose science experiment was chosen to go into space.
"They designed an experiment, with the help of their teacher, Peggy Nordwall, and scientist-mentor, Jacqui Rublee, about crystal growth and impurities in microgravity."
"It’s a simple experiment with huge implications.  If the crystals remain pure in microgravity, “it means you can use it for super conductors and semi conductors,” said (student Jack) Parkinson."

Read the whole story
See our previous story


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Shoreline Student experiment scheduled to launch into space October 7

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Aden Helland, Matthew McMillan, Tuguldur Myagmarsuren,
Jack Parkinson and Dylan Probizanski (not in order)
Science experiment is going into space

By Craig Degginger

A Shoreline student experiment is now scheduled for launch to the International Space Station October 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program,  (SSEP).

Students Aden Helland, Matthew McMillan, Tuguldur Myagmarsuren, Jack Parkinson and Dylan Probizanski designed an experiment last spring as Highland Terrace Elementary sixth graders with the help of their teacher, Peggy Nordwall, and scientist-mentor Jacqui Rublee, about crystal growth and impurities in microgravity. The boys now attend Einstein Middle School.

Their experiment will study the question if crystals grown in microgravity will pick up impurities. This would be important because of the need to fabricate pure, defect-free single crystals for their use as semi-and superconductors.

The Student Spaceflight Experiment is a national educational program undertaken by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, (NCESSE) in partnership with NanoRacks, LLC. Shoreline is one of only 11 districts nationwide to be chosen for this program.


The Spaceflight Program uses a commercial spaceflight payload, which will contain the student experiments, and will be placed aboard ferry vehicles for transfer to the International Space Station. The student experiment flight opportunity is enabled through NanoRacks LLC, which is in partnership with NASA under a formal Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a national laboratory.

Highland Terrace sixth graders and Einstein eighth graders participated in a competition last spring in which they worked in teams to design an experiment that answers the question, "What phenomenon associated with a physical, chemical, or biological system would I like to explore with gravity turned off for a period of time?"

A committee of science professionals from the Shoreline community evaluated the proposals and selected three to be sent to the National Center for Earth and Space Science for the final evaluation where one proposal will be selected. Then the students prepared the winning proposal in the specially designed NanoRack Mini-lab kit and sent it to Houston for launch.

In addition, several middle school and elementary school students designed a flight patch to accompany the experiment in space. Patches designed by Carly Krantz of Highland Terrace and Lauren Cook of Einstein were selected to fly with Mission 2 to the International Space Station this fall.

This experience for these young students and staff and was made possible by the support of the Shoreline Community, including the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, the Knossos Foundation, the Wong family, Tiia-Mai Redditt, Einstein PTSA and Highland Terrace PTSA.

Parents and community members with expertise in science and research mentored students with their proposals or participated on the evaluation committee. 



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Highland Terrace student experiment chosen for Space travel

Sunday, June 10, 2012


Highland Terrace students
Their science experiment will be going to the
International Space station
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

A Shoreline student experiment from Highland Terrace Elementary has been selected to participate in Mission Two to the International Space Station this fall through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program,  (SSEP).

Highland Terrace Elementary students Aden Helland, Matthew McMillan, Tuguldur Myagmarsuren, Jack Parkinson and Dylan Probizanski designed an experiment with the help of their teacher, Peggy Nordwall, about crystal growth and impurities in microgravity.

"Our question is if crystals grown in microgravity will pick up impurities. This would be important because of the need to fabricate pure, defect-free single crystals for their use as semi-and superconductors."

The Student Spaceflight Experiment is a national educational program undertaken by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, http://ncesse.org (NCESSE) in partnership with NanoRacks, LLC. Shoreline is one of only 11 districts nationwide to be chosen for this program.


The Spaceflight Program uses a commercial spaceflight payload, which will contain the student experiments, and will be placed aboard ferry vehicles for transfer to the International Space Station. The student experiment flight opportunity is enabled through NanoRacks LLC, which is in partnership with NASA under a formal Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a national laboratory.

Highland Terrace sixth graders and Einstein Middle School eighth graders participated in a competition in which they worked in teams to design an experiment that answers the question, "What phenomenon associated with a physical, chemical, or biological system would I like to explore with gravity turned off for a period of time?"

A committee of science professionals from the community evaluated the proposals and selected three to be sent to the National Center for Earth and Space Science for the final evaluation where the Highland Terrace proposal was selected. The students will prepare the winning proposal in the specially designed NanoRack Mini-lab kit and send to Houston for launch.

The other Shoreline finalists were:
  • Structural Changes of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Lipid A in Microgravity. Einstein Middle School students Lisa Jensen, Julia Manfredini, Francisca Ritoch and Joely Shepard. Structural changes of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Lipid A in microgravity. This is important because if the lipid A structure is modified, perfectly healthy astronauts could be vulnerable to a PA bacterial infection.
  • Fluid Dynamics in Microgravity. Einstein Middle School students Connor Austin, Yann Dardonville, Noah Hoppis and Brianna Prosch. Testing the effect of microgravity on the surface tension of fluids with different densities, specifically, oils that can be refined into polymers and fuels for space travel.

The Einstein teachers are Ellen Smith, Mary Thurber and Ryan Paulhamus and the Highland Terrace teachers are Peggy Nordwall and Dennis Griner.

The Highland Terrace and Einstein students will make a presentation on their experiments at 7 p.m. Monday, June 11 at Shoreline Center during the Shoreline School Board's regular meeting.

In addition, several middle school and elementary school students designed a flight patch to accompany the experiment in space. Patches designed by Carly Krantz of Highland Terrace and Lauren Cook of Einstein were selected to fly with Mission 2 to the International Space Station this fall.

This experience for these young students and staff and was made possible by the support of the Shoreline community, including the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, the Knossos Foundation, the Wong family, Tiia-Mai Redditt, Einstein PTSA and Highland Terrace PTSA.

Parents and community members with expertise in science and research mentored students with their proposals or participated on the evaluation committee. More information about this learning opportunity.



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Star parties at Paramount Park

Thursday, February 4, 2010


The Seattle Astronomical Society sets up telescopes throughout the year for public viewing of the night sky. Locally, star parties are held at Paramount Park, NE 155th and 8th NE in Shoreline. Everyone is welcome to look through any of the instruments at whatever is in the sky that night. Wear warm clothes and bring a friend.

Paramount Park star parties usually occur on the Saturday closest to the first quarter moon, so there should always be at least one celestial object in the evening sky, Seattle weather permitting. If it is
raining, or completely cloudy, don't come - otherwise, it is always worth a try.

Paramount Park dates for 2010 are all Saturdays. The next scheduled date is February 20, at 7 pm.

Check the Events schedule to verify the event and the time.

  • Saturday, February 20, 7 pm
  • March 20
  • April 24
  • May 22
  • June 19
  • July 17
  • August 14
  • September 11
  • October 16
  • November 13
  • December 11

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