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The Sun Time-lapse Navigator. Jimmy and Rory @ The Insight Lab. Background. Why? Educational technology Interest in astronomy (and natural sciences) (interest In natural sciences and scientific careers is declining in the Western Hemisphere)*.
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The Sun Time-lapse Navigator Jimmy and Rory @ The Insight Lab
Background • Why? • Educational technology • Interest in astronomy (and natural sciences) • (interest In natural sciences and scientific careers is declining in the Western Hemisphere)* * Carlos Elías (2009). The decline of natural sciences in the culture of mass media. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 5, pp 393-404. doi:10.1017/S1743921311002572.
What is it? • STN = Sun Time-lapse Navigator • Observe Sun Spots
Solar Dynamic Observatory • Goals of the SDO + Our Goals
Where we came in • Wavelengths • Usability • Click ‘n’ Drag • Wiimotes and SmoothBoard2 • User friendliness
Wavelengths • ###### ??? • Searching for trends • Date stamp oddities
Usability and Smoothness • Broken URLs • The skip fix bad
Click n Drag • Think “Google Earth”
Wiimotes and SmoothBoard2 • Setup and Calibration • Bluetooth Adapter • Wiimotes • Wiimote = Mouse • Key Bindings
User Friendliness • Instructions popup • Lightbox and Futurebox • Button on Corner
The Main Problem • How do we check the validity of a URL before it is loaded on the browser? • So we can create more wavelength sets • So we can guarantee that a certain number of images will load
The Realization • For Teachers or for Researchers? • Why do we need…
Current Issues/Tasks • Instructions • Manual + Video • //commenting code • Add wavelength details on image • Add more wavelengths