North Medford
High School
Observatory News and Updates
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North Medford High School Aerospace Engineering Team 2023-2024
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Our team was able to catch incredible photo's of this year's Annular Eclipse!
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North Medford High School Aerospace Engineering Team 2022-2023
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North Medford High School Aerospace Engineering Team 2021-2022
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Our team of 11 students and 4 mentors launched two balloons and got pictures of the eclipse and the Moon's Umbra from the edge of space.
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North and South students film and photograph the transit of Mercury across the sun.
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In May of 2014 North Medford Astronomy teacher Robert Black flew on board NASA's Stratospheric observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) with a team of educators.
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Learn more about the latest Team Rocketry Challenges
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Moon Landing Hoaxes Proven Wrong
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PMO went Virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic Sean Curry worked closely with NMHS Students Tara Phillis, Graeme Wiltrout and Sarah Grussenmayer.