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Tag Archives: distance modulus
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
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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