NASA Connect
Having a Solar Blast
DATA ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT

Purpose of Program:
NASA engineers and researchers use data analysis and measurement to predict solar storms, anticipate how they will affect the Earth, and improve our understanding of the Sun-Earth system.

Starts airing: Thursday, March 28, 2002, 11 am ET Runtime: 28:30

Contents of Program:
Mathematics: data analysis, measurement
Science: science as inquiry, unifying concepts and processes, physical science, Earth and space science, science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives
NASA Research: Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global

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You may access this program in three ways:
1. Your local PBS program
Starts airing: Thursday, March 28, 2002, 11 am ET Broadcast dates and times may vary. Check your local PBS station. http://www.pbs.org/whatson/index.html

2. Satellite TV
Ku Band
AMC 3 K23, 12174.75 MHz (Digicypher II SCPC digital feed, Virtual Channel 513)
C-Band
Telstar 6, C01 3720 MHz V, audio subcarriers are 6.2 MHz (Left) and 6.8 MHz (Right)