HOU classes are involved with research projects including searching
for supernovae and asteroids, creating HR diagrams from images of open
star clusters, and performing photometric measurements of Cepheid Variable
stars. The following are examples of reports written by students using
Hands-On Universe materials. Their accuracy and content are solely
the responsibility of the student authors.
- Mars Global Surveyor
Image Analysis, Spacing to Height Ratio of Sand Dunes Near Ophir Chasma,
by Ashley Hall from Deer Valley High School in Antioch,
California. Ashley, a student of Jeff Adkins, studied transverse
dunes formed on Mars, which has an abundant supply of sand and a constant
wind direction.
- Locating Supernovae using
Image Comparison by Adam A. Bier from Albany High School in Albany,
California. Adam describes the process of searching for a supernova.
- Calculating Distance for
Cepheid Variable Stars by Adam A. Bier from Albany High School
in Albany, California. Adam describes how to find the distance to
Cepheids and reports on his findings.
- Using Astronomical
Databases in the Search for Minor Planets
[download MS Word file]
by Breanne N. Morelli, April 5, 2006. Mr. Tim Spuck, Instructor
Oil City High School, Oil City, PA
ABSTRACT: With an ever increasing number of databases of digital sky
survey images, data mining has become an intense field of study yielding
significant results. Data-mining projects have led to the discovery
of unknown minor planets as well as the detection of their relative
positions to our planet. However, the lack of inexpensive technology
and software in the past has hindered large scale implementation of
research by high school students. That appears to have changed. In
this study a student at Oil City High School conducting astronomical
data mining research has provided the Minor Planet Center with data
for one known and two unknown minor planets.
- Finding the Mass
of Jupiter by William W. Lee from Albany High School in Albany,
California. William gives a report of how to calculate the mass of
Jupiter using its moons.
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