Spitzer+Space+Telescope+2

=//THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE//=

= = Photo Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/

===This Website is the official website of The Spitzer Space Telescope. This site is home to all things Spitzer, including the mission overview, a multitude of new astronomical photos taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope, and daily astronomy news. The site also includes video and audio content like podcasts and scientific animations. This site is backed by NASA, making most of the content not only reliable but also very informative.===

**AUTHOR**

24-Nov-2010 - Domain registration

 * ===This site uploads new articles and photographs daily. ===

ACCURACY:
=== The information found in this website is definitely up to date and accurate. the site uploads daily photographs taken by the Spitzer Telescope, as well as mission status updates and relevant astronomy news. The website is supported by NASA, making it a reliable source. The information in the site is not contradictory, as this site posts original articles and photos and has the most up to date news and info about the Spitzer Space Telescope. ===

READABILITY and CLARITY:
=== Although the site is very informative and clear, the content on this site is considered high level. the intended audience is those who have astronomical background or upper class high school students and college students. The site is most commonly used for research and astronomical news for those who it may concern. ===

EASE OF NAVIGATION:
===The site is very accessible, having multiple tabs across the top of the page to help viewers find exactly what they are looking for. The site also has a side bar on the home page that offers a list of other links to learn more about similar topics on the site.===

=THE SPITZER PHOTOGRAPHY= = =

Photo Source: Nasa/JPL-Caltech

===This page is all about the amazing photos captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. on this page you will find over thirty high definition infrared photographs of many different astronomical structures and events, such as galaxies and nebula. The page also includes a short summary of the Spitzer Telescope mission, in its first year.===

Jack Ray
**ACCURACY:** === The content on this page is accurate and reliable but it may be a little out dated. The Space.com Staff has not updated the photos since 2011, making the photographs almost 5 years old. The photographs that are found on this page are almost all directly from Caltech, the company running the Spitzer mission, making this site accredited and mostly accurate. ===

READABILITY and CLARITY:
=== The intended audience for this site is most likely high school students or freelancers. The content on the page is straight forward and a little less complex than the previous site. The site includes articles that are more general in wording and uses terms more commonly known in astronomy. ===

EASE OF NAVIGATION:
===The site is easily accessible, also having tabs across the top of the main screen with different resources for students to use. The particular page with the Spitzer photographs may be difficult to find without a link since the page is pretty old, but nonetheless student and/or site users should not have a problem finding what they need.===

=THE SPITZER MISSION=

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===This Website is the official site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. This site contains endless information about the Spitzer Space Telescope. What differs thios site from the others is the in depth overview of the mission and the purpose of it. NASA describes how the mission serves us daily and all the great things Spitzer can do for us, including discovery, mapping, and photography.===

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ACCURACY:
=== This Website is very accurate. Everything and anything we know about astronomy usually comes from data and information distributed by NASA. There is no doubt that this site gives accurate information as compared to the first site, which is the official page of the Spitzer Telescope. When comparing information about the mission overview, there is no flaws or inconsistencies between the sites. ===

READABILITY and CLARITY:
=== NASA's site is very organized and clear. Anything that you read or observe is precisely written or described, making it very easy to understand. The content on the site is high level work but the site is built for any and all viewers. The site contains three different interfaces for research, students, and media. this feature allows viewers to easily filter the site to their choosing. ===

EASE OF NAVIGATION:
===The site is extremely easy to navigate, giving multiple clear options as to what you are looking for. As said before, there are different interfaces that are easy to switch between making it very easy to find what you are looking for. Viewers will never feel lost and should have no problem navigating this site.===

=NIGHT VISION - THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE=

Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/Oliver Krause, University of Arizona

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===National Geographic is a world renown magazine/database that is well known for it's findings in nature and breaking geography news. In this case, we see a very well written article about the Spitzer Space Telescope. The article not only talks about the Spitzer mission and what NASA and Caltech plan to accomplish, but also the upcoming plans for after Spitzer. This site does a nice job describing the Spitzer.===

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ACCURACY:
=== The National Geographic site is considered pretty accurate. many of the groundbreaking geographical stories come from Nat. Geo., making it a reliable and trustworthy site. The only downfall to this site is the info about the Spitzer has not been updated for a numerous amount of time. Plenty has happened since the original article was released, unfortunately making it a little outdated. Aside from being outdated, the accuracy of the article and the details about the mission are spot on with both Caltech and NASA so nonetheless the site is credible. ===

READABILITY and CLARITY:
=== National Geographic probably does the best job in readability and clarity. Being a magazine, the reading level is low enough for any and all viewers while still being very informative and insightful. Alongside the regular National Geographic, they also offer a Nat. Geo. Kids, which does an amazing job explaining elementary geography to younger children. National Geographic has no visible problems in this aspect. ===

EASE OF NAVIGATION:
===The website for National Geographic is set up well. There are multiple tabs as well as drop downs that make it very easy for viewers to find what they are looking for. The only downfall is the separation of the online and magazine databases. If you wish to find original magazine issues, you must go to a different web page, making it slightly inconvenient for readers. Even with the small inconvenience, the online database includes most of the same articles found in magazines, so the content itself is usually easily found.===

=THE SPITZER - UNITED STATES SATELLITE=



Photo Credit: NASA >
 * Workers at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., inspecting the Spitzer Space Telescope on May 2, 2003.

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===Encyclopedia Britannica is a high level community encyclopedia that is full of information. The Britannica is well known for having information and descriptions written by mostly qualified writers. In the case of the Spitzer, it is written by a Spitzer Telescope Scientist. The page includes an full brief of the Spitzer Mission, as well as a handful of popular photos. The element of this site that stands out is the amount of hyperlinks to astronomical terms. Britannica not only informs about big subjects such as the Spitzer, but also includes links to help viewers better understand the bigger picture.===

**AUTHOR**

Michael Werner
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 * Spitzer Project Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

ACCURACY:
=== The Encyclopedia Britannica although known for being high level, is open to edit from contributors. All the information in this piece is accurate compared to Caltech, but there are a couple different links that may have inconsistencies. Even then, the site is very insightful and helpful. Viewers should not have the slightest doubt about the information they aspire to find. ===

===This site is very clear and organized. while exploring information on this page, I found it very easy to understand the information. The reading level suggests that the intended audience for the site is anyone who is in need of information on a topic. This includes everyone from middle school and up.===

EASE OF NAVIGATION:
===The Encyclopedia Britannica is a very well put together site. All that is required of the viewer is to enter whatever subject he/she desires and click search. A multitude of information and data that can be filtered very specifically, automatically appears with one click. There is no flaws in the organization and navigation of this site.===