Allison’s Space 04/28/2011

  • “Morning civil twilight (civil dawn) begins when the geometric center of the sun is 6° below the horizon and ends at sunrise. Evening civil twilight (civil dusk) begins at sunset and ends when the geometric center of the sun reaches 6° below the horizon. Nautical twilight is the time when the center of the sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon. In general, nautical twilight ends when navigation via the horizon at sea is no longer possible. Astronomical twilight is the time when the center of the sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon. From the end of astronomical twilight in the evening to the beginning of astronomical twilight in the morning, the sky (away from urban light pollution) is dark enough for all astronomical observations.”

    tags: astronomy wikipedia

  • On this page I post reviews and links to freeware chemistry programs available for download at other sites around the internet. All of the programs are ones that I have used, or currently use. None-the-less, I take no responsiblity for any problems you might experience as a result of installing any of these applications. Unless otherwise noted, the programs are for Windows systems

    tags: science chemistry software freeware

  • “Plans to require online classes for all Idaho high school graduates have grown more vague during the struggle over revamping the state’s cash-strapped school system, but it remains likely some sort of online mandate will face the class of 2016. And judging from a Statesman survey of six Treasure Valley school districts, student participation will have to go way up. During the past full school year, just a small fraction of students at surveyed high schools took at least one online course through their district. Those ranged from around 4 percent in Caldwell and Vallivue to nearly 20 percent at Boise’s Timberline. The Caldwell School District has been planning a major increase in online emphasis since before state schools Superintendent Tom Luna pitched the online graduation requirement. Officials at other local districts say they anticipate beefing up online offerings, but serious discussion of how to get ready for new graduation requirements awaits word of what those requirements will be.”

    tags: online_learning high_school

  • tags: history maps collection

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