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''"Lost in the milky way, smile at the empty sky, and wait for the moment when a million chances may all collide."'' | ''"Lost in the milky way, smile at the empty sky, and wait for the moment when a million chances may all collide."'' | ||
-The Lightning Seeds, ''"The Life of Reilly"'' | -The Lightning Seeds, ''"The Life of Reilly"'' | ||
== About Me == | == About Me == | ||
− | Greetings, earthlings! I'm Nia, and I'm a | + | ''"Astronomy? Impossible to understand and madness to investigate."'' |
+ | -Sophocles, c. 420 BCE | ||
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+ | Greetings, earthlings! I come in peace! | ||
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+ | [[File:MapofPayton.jpg|thumb|100px|alt=Example alt text|A view of my "home planet" from Google Maps. The school actually looks ''a lot'' cooler, I promise!]] | ||
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+ | [[File:Payton.jpg|thumb|100px|alt=Example alt text|See! I told you!]] | ||
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+ | I'm Nia Moreno, and I'm a rising senior at Walter Payton College Prep. I'm really excited to be a part of the C-WAYS Research Team! I've always been extremely interested in science and research, so this project is an amazing opportunity for me! | ||
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+ | When I'm not spending my time stargazing, I enjoy traveling, taking pictures, writing and listening to music, playing with my cats, and volunteering at the Animal Welfare League. | ||
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+ | [[File:Ultravioletandromeda.jpg|center|thumb|600px|alt=Example alt text|One of my favorite images of outer space - this gorgeous ultraviolet image was recorded by NASA's [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/team/index.html Swift Satellite] and is the highest resolution image ever made of the Andromeda Galaxy at ultraviolet wavelengths.]] | ||
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+ | ''"There is in the universe neither center nor circumference."'' | ||
+ | -Giordano Bruno, on the infinite universe and worlds, 1584 | ||
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+ | === Interests === | ||
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+ | #Ms. Barge's Astronomy Class :] | ||
+ | #<span style=color:lime>H</span><span style=color:hotpink>T</span><span style=color:teal>M</span><span style=color:salmon>L</span> | ||
+ | #Photography and Astrophotography | ||
+ | #NOVA scienceNOW | ||
+ | #<span style=color:red>Fr</span>en<span style=color:blue>ch</span> <span style=color:red>Lan</span>gu<span style=color:blue>age</span> <span style=color:red>a</span>n<span style=color:blue>d</span> <span style=color:red>Cu</span>ltu<span style=color:blue>re</span> | ||
+ | #<span style=color:red>T</span><span style=color:orange>h</span><span style=color:yellow>e</span> <span style=color:green>E</span><span style=color:blue>l</span><span style=color:indigo>e</span><span style=color:violet>c</span><span style=color:red>t</span><span style=color:orange>r</span><span style=color:yellow>o</span><span style=color:green>m</span><span style=color:blue>a</span><span style=color:indigo>g</span><span style=color:violet>n</span><span style=color:red>e</span><span style=color:orange>t</span><span style=color:yellow>i</span><span style=color:green>c</span> <span style=color:blue>S</span><span style=color:indigo>p</span><span style=color:violet>e</span><span style=color:red>c</span><span style=color:orange>t</span><span style=color:yellow>r</span><span style=color:green>u</span><span style=color:blue>m</span>, particularly ''<span style=color:cyan>infrared</span>'' and ''<span style=color:purple>ultraviolet</span>''. | ||
+ | #Animals | ||
+ | #Culinary Arts and Molecular Gastronomy | ||
+ | #Pokémon | ||
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+ | === Influences === | ||
+ | #Neil deGrasse Tyson | ||
+ | #Ingrid Newkirk | ||
+ | #Graham Elliot | ||
+ | #Wylie Dufresne | ||
+ | #John Lennon | ||
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+ | === Contact === | ||
+ | [mailto:niaamoreno@gmail.com E-mail me!] | ||
− | == Favorite Astrophotography Websites == | + | == Cool Astronomy-Related Links == |
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+ | [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/archive/ NOVA scienceNOW Archives] | ||
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+ | [http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Neil deGrasse Tyson] | ||
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+ | [http://xkcd.com/ XKCD] | ||
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+ | [http://spaceweather.com/ SpaceWeather] | ||
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+ | === Favorite Astrophotography Websites === | ||
[http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Astronomy Picture of the Day] | [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Astronomy Picture of the Day] | ||
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[http://www.wikisky.org/ WikiSky] | [http://www.wikisky.org/ WikiSky] | ||
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+ | == C-WAYS == | ||
+ | Nothing here...yet. | ||
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+ | === C-WAYS Research Links === | ||
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+ | [http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications/Gator/ Gator Catalog List] | ||
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+ | [http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications/FinderChart/ Finder Chart] | ||
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+ | === Documents === | ||
+ | [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lly87ZOeostfe3u_uKlGi7tXKV4MjFjn7fgUKzqghuE/edit C-WAYS Vocab and Acronyms] |
Latest revision as of 20:20, 7 July 2012
Contents
"Lost in the milky way, smile at the empty sky, and wait for the moment when a million chances may all collide."
-The Lightning Seeds, "The Life of Reilly"
About Me
"Astronomy? Impossible to understand and madness to investigate." -Sophocles, c. 420 BCE
Greetings, earthlings! I come in peace!
I'm Nia Moreno, and I'm a rising senior at Walter Payton College Prep. I'm really excited to be a part of the C-WAYS Research Team! I've always been extremely interested in science and research, so this project is an amazing opportunity for me!
When I'm not spending my time stargazing, I enjoy traveling, taking pictures, writing and listening to music, playing with my cats, and volunteering at the Animal Welfare League.
"There is in the universe neither center nor circumference."
-Giordano Bruno, on the infinite universe and worlds, 1584
Interests
- Ms. Barge's Astronomy Class :]
- HTML
- Photography and Astrophotography
- NOVA scienceNOW
- French Language and Culture
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum, particularly infrared and ultraviolet.
- Animals
- Culinary Arts and Molecular Gastronomy
- Pokémon
Influences
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Ingrid Newkirk
- Graham Elliot
- Wylie Dufresne
- John Lennon
Contact
Cool Astronomy-Related Links
Favorite Astrophotography Websites
C-WAYS
Nothing here...yet.