It
could be said that the sky comes alive at night. From Earth's surface,
the brief absence of the Sun brings a spectacle of lights - stars, galaxies,
nebulae and planets - a window into the Universe. Explorers have looked
through this window for hundreds of years - first from the ground and
now through ever more powerful telescopes that work at the edge of space.
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will take
the largest and most versatile airborne telescope built to date aboard
a modified Boeing 747SP 45,000 feet above Earth's surface to study space.
About the Director - Stewart Mader is Instructional Technologist for the
Sciences and Math at Brown University. He has taught science both in the
classroom and online, and works with faculty to apply technology and assess
its impact on student learning. He previously served as Educational Technologist
at Emerson College, Instructional designer and Interim Director of the
Faculty Center for Learning Development at University of Hartford, and
collaborates with faculty at Long Island University.
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