The Stars! project is an education program of the BEST mission

and has flowed out of NASA's

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

Stars! is a program that has been partially funded by NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS)

You may wish to review the OSS Education Strategy

The Stars! program is part of the overall BEST Education and Outreach Program,
which is administered for the BEST project by

University of Wisconsin (Madison)

        Dr. Sanjay S. Limaye, BEST Education/Outreach Team Leader

    and

Morgan State University

        Professor Ernie Hammond, BEST Education/Outreach UV Coordinator

We list below the contact person for YOUR state

for the Baryonic Extragalactic Structure Tracer Stars! project

Stars! opens the door to the Universe, for students at every level


September 2001: Students start Constellation homepages!

In every state of the United States,
students that are enrolled in Astronomy courses in that state will be,
as a class project, building a homepage for their state's BEST constellation.
Contact your state NASA Space Grant Consortium for details!

  • Access to the Palomar Sky Survey is given under Hawaii.

    • State
    Director
    Constellation
    Name in English (Spanish)

    1
    Alabama
    John Gregory
    Scorpius
    Scorpion

    2
    Alaska
    Joseph G. Hawkins
    Corona Borealis
    Northern Crown

    3
    Arizona
    Michael Drake
    Carina
    Keel

    4
    Arkansas
    M. Keith Hudson
    Andromeda
    Chained Maiden

    5
    California
    Michael Wiskerchen
    Hydra
    Water Monster

    6
    Colorado
    Elaine R. Hansen
    Aries
    Ram

    7
    Connecticut
    Lee Townsend
    Aquila
    Eagle

    8
    Delaware
    Norman F. Ness
    Orion
    Hunter

    9
    District of Columbia
    Richard Berendzen
    Ursa Minor
    Small Bear

    10
    Florida
    Sam Durrance
    Hercules
    Kneeling Giant

    11
    Georgia
    Erian Armanios
    Sagittarius
    Archer

    12
    Hawaii
    Jeff Taylor
    Hydrus
    Sea-serpent

    13
    Idaho
    Jean Teasdale
    Canes Venatici
    Hunting Dogs

    14
    Illinois
    Wayne C. Solomon
    Lynx
    Lynx

    15
    Indiana
    Barrett Caldwell
    Puppis
    Stern

    16
    Iowa
    William J. Byrd
    Grus
    Crane
    plus, in addition, the constellations
    Crater (The Cup)
    and Corvus (The Crow)

    17
    Kansas
    David R. Downing
    Crux
    Southern Cross

    18
    Kentucky
    Richard Hackney
    Triangulum
    Triangle
    plus, in addition, the constellations
    Dorado (The Swordfish)
    and Tucana (The Toucan)

    19
    Louisiana
    John Wefel
    Canis Major
    Great Dog

    20
    Maine
    Terry Shehata
    Piscis Austrinus
    Southern Fish

    21
    Maryland
    Richard C. Henry
    Draco
    Dragon

    22
    Massachusetts
    Laurence R. Young
    Camelopardalis
    Giraffe

    23
    Michigan
    Alec Gallimore
    Ophiuchus (& Lupus)
    Serpent Bearer

    24
    Minnesota
    William L. Garrard
    Gemini
    Twins

    25
    Mississippi
    Peter Sukanek
    Sextans
    Sextant

    26
    Missouri
    Fathi Finaish
    Perseus
    Champion

    27
    Montana
    William A. Hiscock
    Boötes
    Herdsman

    28
    Nebraska
    Brent D. Bowen
    Telescopium
    Telescope

    29
    Nevada
    James V. Taranik
    Vela
    Sails

    30
    New Hampshire
    David Bartlett
    Cygnus
    Swan

    31
    New Jersey
    Siva Thangam
    Leo
    Lion

    32
    New Mexico
    Patricia Hynes
    Vulpecula
    Small Fox (Zorro)

    33
    New York
    Yervant Terzian
    Virgo
    Virgin

    34
    North Carolina
    Fred R. DeJarnette
    Pisces
    Fishes

    35
    North Dakota
    Robert Andres
    Canis Minor
    Small Dog

    36
    Ohio
    Ken DeWitt
    Centaurus
    Centaur

    37
    Oklahoma
    Victoria Duca Snowden
    Coma Berenices
    Berenice's Hair

    38
    Oregon
    Andrew Klein
    Pavo
    Peacock

    39
    Pennsylvania
    Lisa Brown
    Eridanus
    River Eridanus

    40
    Puerto Rico
    Brad Weiner
    Cancer
    Crab (Cangrejo)

    41
    Rhode Island
    Peter H. Schultz
    Microscopium
    Microcope

    42
    South Carolina
    Mitchell Colgan
    Capricornus
    Sea Goat

    43
    South Dakota
    Sherry O. Farwell
    Lacerta
    Lizard

    44
    Tennessee
    Alvin M. Strauss
    Cassiopeia
    Lady in Chair

    45
    Texas
    Byron Tapley
    Ursa Major
    Great Bear

    46
    Rocky Mountain (Utah)
    Dwayne Westenskow
    Doran Baker
    Lyra
    Lyre
    plus, in addition, the constellations
    Columba (The Dove)
    and Lepus (The Hare)

    47
    Vermont
    William D. Lakin and Tony S. Keller
    Aquarius
    Water Bearer

    48
    Virginia
    Mary Sandy
    Taurus
    Bull

    49
    Washington
    Janice DeCosmo
    Auriga
    Charioteer

    50
    West Virginia
    Majid Jaraiedi
    Libra
    Scales

    51
    Wisconsin
    R. Aileen Yingst
    Cepheus
    King

    52
    Wyoming
    Paul E. Johnson
    Monoceros
    Unicorn