com with the mutual goal of making astronomy
and the online exploration of space easy and affordable for the general
public.
Additional solo time can be purchased in 15-minute intervals for $19. Carey Lisse, Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.7 by 2.5 miles, or roughly one-half the size of Manhattan
Island, N.
"Spitzer was crucial in pinning down the comet's size," said Dr.

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Slooh's patent pending
technology collects the light of distant celestial objects and develops the
images in real time as members look on."
"For a short period of time a single star can outshine an entire galaxy,
so you can only imagine the amount of energy released. For more information, please visit http://www.slooh.com. Together they came
up with the best estimates of the comet's size, shape, reflectivity and
rotation rate . Spitzer
and Hubble refined these measurements, revealing a matte black comet
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com), the first
online telescope community to offer live, high-quality views of outer space,
has confirmed the discovery of Supernovae 2005ax , 2005ay and 2005bh, a
significant milestone for the private astronomy community. From their orbits high
above Earth, the telescopes watched Tempel 1 in early 2004. Its mission
is to study the primordial soup of our solar system, which is sealed away
inside comets.

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hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, which enables members in North America
to see the night sky during daylight hours in the U. Before you can report a supernova you
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Tempel 1's shape and two-day rotation rate were derived from long-term
observations made by various telescopes, including Hubble, Spitzer and the
University of Hawaii's 2.edu/spitzer

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In infrared light, a comet's radiated heat is
measured, providing a direct look at its size.
In addition to the flyby spacecraft images, at least 30 telescopes around
the world , including Spitzer, Hubble and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, will
be watching the dramatic impact .

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About Slooh
Bringing the rhythms and wonders of outer space to people of all ages,
Slooh's mighty telescopes are the centerpiece of LIVE interactive 'missions '
to hundreds of known wonders of the universe. The data may help Deep Impact snap pictures of the dramatic
rendezvous and increase the probability of making contact with the comet. He is principal investigator
for Deep Impact and the Hubble observations.
When viewing a comet in visible light from very far away, only reflected
sunlight can be seen, so a big, dark comet can look the same as a highly
reflective, small comet. They calculated the amount of reflected, visible light observed
by Hubble and found Tempel 1 reflects only four percent of the sunlight that
falls on it.

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The impactor will attempt the tricky task of placing itself in the
path of the speeding snowball , while the second part, the flyby spacecraft,
swings around for a ringside view.html

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Supernova 2005ax
and 2005bh were discovered by amateur astronomer Tim Puckett.95 per year for unlimited group
missions, plus 15 minutes of solo mission time. Michael
A 'Hearn, University of Maryland, College Park.
The Deep Impact spacecraft was launched on January 12, 2005.nasa.

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Doug Rich, an amateur astronomer as well, discovered Supernova
2005ay, which is located 54 million light years away, beneath the bowl of the
Big Dipper in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. "Like photographers, it's important for us to know our subject before
the shoot.

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"Even tiny adjustments to our model of Tempel 1 are crucial to hitting the
target and setting camera exposure times," said Dr.

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Via the Internet, Slooh allows members to remotely access and control its
high-powered telescopes which are situated at an elevation of 7900 feet on Mt.95. Slooh is available
online for a 7-night free trial and requires only a 56K modem and Flash 7.

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"Slooh has been a very useful
resource for confirming Supernovae.gov/home/index.

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SN2005bh is in spiral galaxy UGC 6495, four
degrees north of the "tail" of the constellation Leo and 300 million light
years away.
Slooh's basic membership costs $49.

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S. Most recently,
Slooh partnered with Discovery .

To program the software,
mission planners at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) needed to know the
size and reflectivity of Tempel 1's surface.2-meter telescope at Mauna Kea.

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A supernova discovery
is both scientifically important as well as fascinating," said David Bishop,
webmaster of the International Supernovae Network, which is used by both
amateur and professional astronomers alike.95 per month is also available.
Two of NASA's eyes in the sky, the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes,
helped scientists prepare for the comet encounter.

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slooh. SN2005ax is
located at a distance of 180 million light years away from Earth in the
northern constellation Cepheus.
Teide, at the Institute of Astrophysics in the Canary Islands, one of the
world's best locations for astronomical viewing., starting as early as
2pm EST. Deluxe membership is $99.Y. By analyzing the material blown out of the
interior of the comet, this global network of telescopes will assemble a list
of the raw ingredients that went into making the planets in our solar system .

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The findings were
verified by Slooh member Lode Stevens, an astronomer with the Europlanetarium
in Belgium, using Slooh's online telescopes."
In confirming the discovery, Stevens said, "Because of Slooh's unique
technology and excellent viewing location, we were able to confirm the
existence of the supernovae, which our observatory would not have been able to
achieve alone.

Slooh's
missions are driven by its patent pending LightMachine(TM) technology, which
accumulates the light of distant celestial objects and displays them in real
time for the viewing audience.

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NASA 's Space Eyes Focus on Deep Impact Target

WASHINGTON, On July 4, NASA's Deep Impact
spacecraft will attempt an extraordinarily daring encounter with the far-flung
comet Tempel 1 hurtling through space at tens of thousands of miles per hour.
As if that is not challenging enough, the comet's size , shape and other
characteristics are not entirely known.
On July 3, as it approaches Tempel 1, the spacecraft will separate into
two parts.

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"The supernovae discoveries immediately became featured Slooh missions for all
members to see LIVE. Slooh's location and ease of operation makes it
ideal for this task. Featured speakers have included David Levy, co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker -Levy and Bob Berman of Astronomy Magazine.
Previous observations of Tempel 1 taken with ground -based telescopes
indicated the comet is dark and oblong, with a width of a few miles.

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"This showcases the power of the Slooh community cooperating together to
explore the universe" said Michael Paolucci, President and Founder of Slooh.jpl.

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Slooh Confirms the Discovery of Three Supernovae

'Slooh Online Community' First to Verify the Powerful Explosions of Supernovae
SN2005ax , SN2005ay and SN2005bh

NEW YORK, Slooh (http://www."
Since its launch nearly a year ago, Slooh has added numerous new features
including Slooh Radio, a nightly live audio feed of leading astronomy
personalities who describe Slooh missions in progress as they take questions
from members .
Once the size of Tempel 1 was known, scientists could calculate surface
reflectivity. For information about NASA
and the Deep Impact mission on the Web, visit:

http://www.caltech.

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Slooh has stationed
high-powered telescopes at the Institute of Astrophysics in the Canary
Islands, one of the world's best locations for astronomical viewing. "We'll know exactly what it looks
like when we get there," he said.
After the impactor is released, its specialized software will steer it
toward the sunlit portion of Tempel 1's nucleus. Since its surface can't be
observed directly from Earth, scientists turned to Spitzer's infrared eyes to
measure its size .

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This is a great discovery for astronomy.
"Knowing the reflectivity also tells us how to set up our cameras," Lisse
said.
JPL manages the Deep Impact mission for NASA.gov/

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