1. NASA's XMM-Newton Mission Partners with LTI to Develop an X-ray STARLAB Cylinder By Tim Graves and Dr. Lynn Cominsky of Sonoma State University

2. What is the Starlab A portable planetarium A portable planetarium Silver fabric dome Silver fabric dome Projector Projector Fan Fan Vast array of projection cylinders Vast array of projection cylinders Designed by Learning Technologies Inc. Designed by Learning Technologies Inc.

3. What we do at SSU We are the NASA Education and Public Outreach group for the XMM Newton space science mission. We are the NASA Education and Public Outreach group for the XMM Newton space science mission. XMM Newton Science Goals XMM Newton Science Goals When and where are the chemical elements created? When and where are the chemical elements created? How does nature heat gas to X-ray emitting temperatures? How does nature heat gas to X-ray emitting temperatures?

4. The XMM Newton Starlab Cylinder

5. The Optical Sky Featuring some common objects that students may be familiar with M88 (Spiral Galaxy) M45 (The Pleiades) Orion Sirius A

6. The X-ray Sky The unfamiliar X-ray sky provoking questions about X-rays The electromagnetic spectrum The nature of X-ray objects in the universe. M88 in X-rays Sirius B

7. Tying it all Together The night sky in both optical and X- rays. X-ray is in BLUE Optical is in RED Sirius A and B, a nearby binary star system. Sirius B, a white dwarf has a surface temp. of over 25,000 degrees! Note that Sirius A is brighter in optical, but dimmer in X-rays.

8. Accompanying Materials Along with the X-ray Cylinder will be an activity book. Along with the X-ray Cylinder will be an activity book. Discussing the X-ray sky Discussing the X-ray sky X-ray objects X-ray objects Packed full of other ready-to- use activities in line with other Learning Technologies Inc. booklets. Packed full of other ready-to- use activities in line with other Learning Technologies Inc. booklets.

9. Finding and Using a Starlab Where can I get my hands on a Starlab??? Where can I get my hands on a Starlab??? If you’re nearby SSU visit http://epo.sonoma.edu/starlab and you can reserve ours online for $30 a day or $100 a week. If you’re nearby SSU visit http://epo.sonoma.edu/starlab and you can reserve ours online for $30 a day or $100 a week. http://epo.sonoma.edu/starlab Call or email Learning Technologies Inc. to see if there is a local Starlab owner in your area who might let you borrow it for you students. Call or email Learning Technologies Inc. to see if there is a local Starlab owner in your area who might let you borrow it for you students.

10. Links and Acknowledgements Thanks to Learning Technologies Inc. for embarking on this project with us. Thanks to Learning Technologies Inc. for embarking on this project with us. SSU EPO - http://epo.sonoma.edu SSU EPO - http://epo.sonoma.eduhttp://epo.sonoma.edu XMM EPO – http://xmm.sonoma.edu XMM EPO – http://xmm.sonoma.eduhttp://xmm.sonoma.edu LTI - starlab@starlab.com or 1 (800) 537- 8703 or http://www.starlab.com/ LTI - starlab@starlab.com or 1 (800) 537- 8703 or http://www.starlab.com/starlab@starlab.comhttp://www.starlab.com/starlab@starlab.comhttp://www.starlab.com/