Professor Nakamura stared out the window as he waited for his students to arrive. It was a nice clear night, which meant it’d be ideal for what he had planned. Coming back to the class, as everyone took their seats, he came to the front and began to speak. “Welcome back,” Professor Nakamura greeted before going straight into it. “We’ll be going over gamma ray bursts this evening. Originally discovered by muggle scientists during the cold war, they are extremely powerful explosions that happen in the universe. They happen when large stars begin to die and become a supernova. They are also referred to as GRBs.” Professor Nakamura paused to make sure everyone was following along. “Does this make sense so far?” He saw a few nods and decided to continue.
“They are rare, but detectable using telescopes. So now for the fun part of the lesson. Let’s pack away our things for now and go use the telescopes upstairs.” Professor Nakamura waited for the class to tidy up their things and left the classroom, following behind the last student. They made their way up to the telescope area.
The air had a hint of autumnal chill, but Professor Nakamura found it refreshing as everyone got to their telescopes. “Now, I’ve set up a detector to help us locate GRBs. Give it a moment and it’ll find one for us.” Professor Nakamura waited for a couple of minutes, then instructed the students where to look in the sky to see the gamma ray burst. It was in a galaxy over 9.4 billion light years away, and was fading, but the intense light could still be seen through the telescopes. “And there you have it,” Professor Nakamura said, noting the somewhat awed silence. It truly was a magnificent sight to behold. “I’ll see you next lesson. Don’t forget to continue doing your readings,” he instructed as the students already began to leave.
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Roleplay the lesson.
“They are rare, but detectable using telescopes. So now for the fun part of the lesson. Let’s pack away our things for now and go use the telescopes upstairs.” Professor Nakamura waited for the class to tidy up their things and left the classroom, following behind the last student. They made their way up to the telescope area.
The air had a hint of autumnal chill, but Professor Nakamura found it refreshing as everyone got to their telescopes. “Now, I’ve set up a detector to help us locate GRBs. Give it a moment and it’ll find one for us.” Professor Nakamura waited for a couple of minutes, then instructed the students where to look in the sky to see the gamma ray burst. It was in a galaxy over 9.4 billion light years away, and was fading, but the intense light could still be seen through the telescopes. “And there you have it,” Professor Nakamura said, noting the somewhat awed silence. It truly was a magnificent sight to behold. “I’ll see you next lesson. Don’t forget to continue doing your readings,” he instructed as the students already began to leave.
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Roleplay the lesson.
