Slooh LLC 176 West Morris Road Washington, CT Slooh is supported by the National Science Foundation

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1 Slooh LLC 176 West Morris Road Washington, CT Slooh is supported by the National Science Foundation

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3 SLOOH LAB The New Space Age is upon us. People haven't been this inspired by space since since we landed a human on the moon. Yet, while people have an innate curiosity about the cosmos, they have no practical, hands-on means of exploring it for themselves. With Slooh, students with no knowledge of astronomy or experience with telescopes can look into space just as professional astronomers do. Slooh teaches astronomy as a curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activity in schools and universities.

4 OBSERVATIONAL Factors that make it hard for students to experience hands-on astronomy include light pollution poor local weather lac of access to expensive equipment lack of expertise and a very steep learning curve requirement of a late night gathering images it's only a small part of their classroom curriculum Light pollution before and after a blackout. ark- ky.org

5 WHAT SLOOH OFFERS CAPABILITIES GUIDED 14

6 IN A VIRTUAL LAB Slooh makes observational astronomy easy, engaging and affordable for college students without the requisite equipment and time commitment. o technical background is required and students are guided in selfdirected learning with access to teaching assistants. nlike simulation software, Slooh provides real-time viewing and control of robotic telescopes, including seven telescopes situated at its flagship observatory, at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, one of the world s top observatory sites, and three telescopes based in Santiago, Chile, offering complementary views of the southern skies.

7 Owned and Operated Telescopes 10 Hours of live telescope feeds per day 20+ Partner observatories 25+

8 ime one shift enables daytime ie ing in the United States chedule the telescopes yourself or learn as experts take control, ob ects with contextual info and tied into the curricula Capture and share images with the student community

9 The Slooh community is founded upon the principle that telescopes are more interesting and affordable as a shared, social experience. When you look through a Slooh telescope, you are doing it in unison with a global community. Therefore, we designed the experience to bring about an exchange of ideas among college students around the globe.

10 THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY MOSAIC COMET C/2014 Q2 PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY A breathtaking This blue-green For a brief moment, 37 million light spiral galaxy and comet set the the oon took a bite years away never close neighbor. heavens alight. out of the Sun. looked so close CDK17 TELESCOPE HALF METER TELESCOPE H-ALPHA TELESCOPE CDK17 TELESCOPE CANARY ISLANDS CANARY ISLANDS PRESCOTT OBSERVATORY CANARY ISLANDS

11 TEACHING ASSISTANTS Slooh s live and recorded videos are anchored by Slooh Astronomers Dr. Paige Godfrey, Paul Cox and our team of educators, featuring daily lectures with live feeds of asteroids, comets, transits, eclipses, solar activity, auroras and more. Slooh monitors the happenings in space 24 hours a day and delivers real-time feeds from partner observatories around the world, and from its mobile observatory on expeditions to Kenya, the Faroe Islands, Indonesia, Iceland, Australia, Chile, Idaho, and Alaska.

12 BILL NYE Engineer / Science Advocate MARK BOSLOUGH Physicist / Science Advocate FATHER JAMES Priest, Vatican Observatory BURNIE BURNS LISA KALTENEGGAR ATHENA BRENSBERGER Writer, Actor, and Director, Rooster Teeth Astronomer, Carl Sagan Institute Amateur Astronomer LINDLEY JOHNSON ROGER CRAIG ABIGAIL HARRISON NASA Program Director Voice Actor / Amateur Astronomer Aspiring Astronaut SETH SHOSTAK SETI Senior Astronomer LUCIE GREEN Solar Researcher / Science Advocate NATHAN MYHRVOLD Former Microsoft CTO

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14 01 tudents can ask questions and review answers, as well as collaborate with peers in private groups. Lab Students have access to virtual astronomy lectures that cover the introductory topics associated with their Quest curriculum. Students collect Gravity Points to move up the Leaderboard, and earn Badges for completing Quests which require image collection, data analysis and forming conclusions. 04 The use of robotic telescopes, the scientific method, the history, culture, and art of astronomy, including study from an anthropological perspective.

15 UNDERGRADUATE SYLLABUS Asteroid Tracking Celestial Sphere Period od Rotation Comparative Planetology

16 ASTROLAB $29.95 per student per semester course Student has the ability to reserve telescope missions Students collect images, complete curriculum driven Quests and earn Badges Access to live and recorded weekly virtual lectures/demos by Slooh Professor account management and administrative view Slooh moderated college level group discussion boards and leaderboards Contact our education team at

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18 Inspired by the Age of isco ery the new version is designed for beginners of all ages and the fruition of Slooh's National Science Foundation grant 'Curriculum ri en Gamification of Space ploration.'

19 .... AUTHENTIC INCLUSIVE INNOVATIVE UNITING Natural wonders, All perspectives Enabling a better Celebrating our not simulations or about space are way for people to common cause animations embraced explore space under a shared sky

20 UNIVERSITY Leverage technology to outsource aspects of teaching astronomy DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Provide hands-on tools to encourage personal exploration PROFESSORS urn ey and self directed learning of astronomy GRADUATE Practice using equipment in the field UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ands on space labs turn theory into practice ost ffecti e Expertise Support Aspiration Inspiration

21 .... IE PACIFIC Small Business Innovation Research grant a arded an '18 In estment from the State o onnecticut in and A leading astronomy education non-pro it and Slooh curriculum partner Home o the orld s largest telescope and Slooh s lagship obser atory