Intellicor Astronomy Club
Club Details:
Name:
Intellicor Astronomy Club
Leader:
Dr. Mohammad Awadallah (Ph.D. in Radiation Physics)
Membership Fee:
$75 per child for non-Intellicor Students
Duration:
1/1/2022 to 5/31/2022
Online Enrollment Form:
TBA
Goals:
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Introducing the simple and basic knowledge of astronomy on an amateur basis. This is not a specialized club nor it requires study, homework, or assignments.
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Teaching the basic skills needed in astronomical observation especially reading the sky maps and knowing the main sky features.
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Growing the interest in following up the astronomy and space news in the media, especially the periodic phenomena that gain the international interest
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Encouraging/ supporting the passion towards participating in space programs, competitions held/ organized by NASA and /or other national or international scientific organizations
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Establishing the connection between astronomy-related topics and the Islamic faith through connecting the various Quranic verses that describe astronomical phenomena with their modern scientific concept/description.
Astronomy Club
75$clubValid for 6 months- Introducing the simple and basic knowledge of astronomy
- Reading the sky maps and knowing the main sky features
- Relating astronomy-related topics with the Islamic faith
News/Resources:
2021/12/20: A brief about the space telescope James Webb:
The deployed primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks like a flower in full bloom.
In this photo taken in 2017, NASA technicians lifted the telescope using a crane and moved it inside a cleanroom at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Once launched into space, the Webb telescope’s 18-segmented gold mirror is specially designed to capture infrared light from the first galaxies that formed in the early universe and will help the telescope peer inside dust clouds where stars and planetary systems are forming today.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the scientific successor to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. It's the most powerful space telescope ever built. Webb is an international project led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.
The launch is targeted for Dec. 24, 2021. Details: www.jwst.nasa.gov
Image credit: NASA/Desiree Stover
Caption Credit: Laura Betz
Meet The Team
Dr. Mohammad Awadallah
Ph.D. in Radiation Physics
Leader of
Intellicor Astronomy Club