Ralph J. Coppola --- r_j_coppola<at>hotmail.com
SAS Disclaimer
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Wanderings
Many suppliers, such as Lucky Duck,
Wicked Lasers
or Big Lasers,
offer high power green lasers that open many possibilities
for the amateur. What about designing an Atmospheric Lidar?
See the Kipp & Zonen site for
a block diagram of a lidar.
Amateur Radiation
Detection and Experimentation Page
The
R_Meteor Software is used to analyse radio
signals received from a distant transmitter and extract the
characteristic signature of radio energy scattered by meteor
trails.
The Official U.S. Time Page at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology site provides,
besides the current time, a wide selection of time related
information.
NowCoast is a service from NOAA providing real time weather
and oceanographic data.
At 11:13:41, on 17 May 2004, the Go Fast Rocket entered
space at an altitude of 62 miles. This amateur rocket reached
a final altitude of 72 miles before descending to a successful
recovery.
Amateur Rocketry Resources --- aerodynamics,
atmosphere and weather
Amateur Rocketry Projects
--- the
Sugar
Shot to Space and other projects.
Environmental Resources
on the Web
The
Amateur Astronomer's Notebook
Amateur Radio Astronomy
WMAP --- The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy
Probe
WMAP and Cosmology Education
Resources
DNA from the Beginning --- Cold Spring Harbor presents
an animated primer on DNA, genetics
and heredity.
In 1983, Leonard
John, a Canada aerospace engineer, received
a US patent for
his graphite fibre violin.
See The
Fiddle and Alternative Strings Forum. Scroll down
to the post by “arenaissar” and Stradivarius
--- Wanderings, 20 Dec 2002.
Dr Lovelock believes we face devastating
consequences from climate change and that putting up a few
wind turbines will not address the problem.
Real Climate --- Climate Science by Climate Scientists.
What About
Global Warming? --- by Most Rev. Dr. Robert M.
Bowman.
“International
Treaty Designed To Restore/Protect Ozone Layer Working, Say
Scientists”
Another invasive species --- Will Asian Carp
Invade Canada?
ASCII / Decimal / HEX / Octal / Html conversion table. Also.
The Kids Room
Students, parents, and teachers ---
here is an excellent collection of science projects
of various complexities. Another good site is The Science Toy Maker Site.
The Empiricist is an on-line journal dedicated to bringing the scientific method into
high school classrooms.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Rules Wizard will assist you in determining
what forms and approvals are necessary before beginning a
science fair project intended for competition at an ISEF-affiliated
science fair.
Many sciences fairs, both real and virtual, are accessible
on the web.
Students, parents, and/or teachers ---
here is an excellent collection of science projects
of various complexities.
Science fair ideas from DiscoverySchool.com.
Suppliers
Being listed
here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any
information, product or service.
Rogue Robotics sells
a serial 32Mb to 2Gb mass storage unit
that can be used with various microcontrollers such as PIC or Stamp.
|
