Astronomical Calendars
This is the most widely used calendar around the world
What is the Gregorian Calendar?
The approximately 700 years of scientific and intellectual prosperity including the beginning of scientific research groups
What is the Golden Age of Islam?
Students should register for this Sophomore Colloquium in Fall 2020
What is CPSD 200?
Research on these individuals allowed NASA to study the prolonged effects of weightlessness on the human body
Who are the Gallaudet 11?
This scientist's response to last year's publication of a first ever astronomical image, "No one algorithm or person made this image. It required the amazing talent of a team of scientists from around the globe."
Who is Dr. Katie Bouman?
This calendar falls about 11 days short of the solar calendar and is based on the cycle of the moon
What is the Lunar Calendar?
This was observed as a guest star in the year 1054 by Chinese astronomers
What is a supernova?
Sophomores in all twelve Scholars Programs display their Capstone Projects at this event in May, however this year will be a virtual event
What is the Virtual Scholars Academic Showcase?
Misleading information was reported about this first space traveler's time in orbit as part of the Cold War propaganda
Who is Laika?
In 1986, this teacher died on board the Challenger along with six other crew members
Who was Christa McCaullife?
This is a holy month-long time for reflection, contemplation, and celebration based on the lunar calendar
What is Ramadan?
India's first satellite was named after this mathematician and astronomer
Who is Arybhata?
This is the focus of our semester long group project
What should be NASA's priority?
Who spoke these words in 1961, "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
Who is president John F. Kennedy?
Three of the "Harvard Computers" that analyzed photographic stellar astronomy
Who are Annie Cannon, Williamina Fleming, and Henrietta Leavitt?
Easter falls on this moveable "Sunday" year after year
When is the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox?
In Chinese Creation Yin & Yang mythology, this is the all-being creator of the universe
Who is PanGu?
All SDU Sophomores are required to complete this 130-credit hour "class" of their own choosing. Topics include research, internships, service- learning, etc...
What is your Sophomore Capstone Project?
Upon stepping onto the lunar surface, this astronaut spoke these now famous words, ""That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Cecilia Payne was denied this honor for her brilliant dissertation on star composition
What is the Nobel Prize?
To rectify the leap day addition to the calendar, the leap day is removed from these century years
What are the century years not divisible by 400?
This individual is credited with establishing the methodical way of repeatedly conducting science experiments and is considered the "father of optics"
Who is al-Haytham?
This final reflection for your freshman year as an SDU Scholar should be completed by this date
When is May 14th?
These men were given the title of Mercury 7, as they were the first U.S. astronauts
Who are Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton?
This woman hopes to be the first deaf astronaut & she believes NASA's priority should be ensuring human survival beyond low Earth orbit by continuing to research the effects of long duration space exploration on the body
Who is Julia Velasquez?