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The Distance Modulus Method
One of the fundamental requirements for astronomy to work as a science is the need to accurately measure the distances to objects. Astronomers have developed a series of methods for measuring stellar and cosmic distances, which fit together and inform … Continue reading
A Constellation in a Box
Several weeks ago I wrote up a lesson plan as part of a contest sponsored by ORISE, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Winners of the contest would receive an all-expenses paid trip to the National Science Teachers … Continue reading
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Tagged 3d models of stars, astronomy education, classes of stars, constellation, declination, earth science lessons, light years, middle school astronomy, modeling, modeling constellations, ngss standards, parallax, right ascension, scale and proportion, spectral types, stars, steam education, stellar types, teaching about the stars
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Turning Infrared Images into Representative Color Photos
During fall semester, 2014, I taught the first half of a year-long astronomy course. This semester focused on constellations, cosmology, galaxies, and stars, whereas winter semester will focus on planetary science and the solar system. Because of my work … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy education, astronomy lesson plan, color channels, false color images, infrared data, infrared processing and analysis center, infrared search archive, ipac, irsa finder chart, making infrared data visible, representative color image, rgb images, wise data
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Prospectus: BYU-RET Week 1
For the next ten or so posts, I will report on my experiences doing astronomical research at Brigham Young University this summer (2014). As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been selected to participate in a National Science … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, be star, binary star, black hole, blue straggler, cassiopeia, cepheid, cmd, color magnitude diagram, delta scuti, evolution of stars, high mass x-ray binary, hmxb, hr diagram, hydrogen alpha, m 67, main sequence, neutron star, ngc 659, ngc 663, nucleosynthesis, open cluster, rr lyrae, supernova, turnoff point, variable stars
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The Parallax Method
On New Year’s Eve last year I applied to the “What if?” Prize, a competition for teachers to submit lesson plans on astronomy or space science. I knew the odds were probably low given it was an international competition, but … Continue reading
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Tagged astrometrics, astronomy lesson plan, distance to star, light year, mit blossoms, nearby star, parallax, parsec, tangent, what if prize
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AAS in Seattle: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015
Note: I am writing this almost two years after the fact. Life has been busy and events carry one onward, but for the next week I hope to do some catching up on this blog. Fortunately, I took good notes … Continue reading
Analyzing Open Clusters: BYU-RET Weeks 5-7
During Week 4 of my Research Experience for Teachers at Brigham Young University I began to see the results of the photometry analyses I’ve done for M67, an open star cluster in Cancer. This is the fun part: I finally … Continue reading
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Tagged a0 star, absolute magnitude, age of open clusters, apparent magnitude, balmer series, be stars, blue stragglers, distance modulus, hydrogen alpha, m67, ngc 659, ngc 663, ngc 752, open star cluster, parsec, red giant branch, stellar evolution, turnoff point
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The Spaced-Out Classroom 