Astro

This page documents the work of the Astrophysics Collaboration. 1. Variable Star Projects 2. Astroimaging Projects 3. Exoplanet detection project ** Summer 2009 Research ** toc


 * Discipline: Astrophysics**

Advisor/Mentor 1: Professor Chris Howk Advisor/Mentor 2: Professor Grant Mathews Graduate Fellow 1: Kate Rueff Graduate Fellow 2: Michelle Dolan Graduate Fellow 3: Joe Ribaudo (Through June) Lead Teacher 1: Aaron McNeely Lead Teacher 2: Caroline Fletcher HS Student 1: Nick Glass HS Student 2: Greg Neeser


 * Astroimaging Project Description:**

We will be imaging planetary/star nebula, red giants, and colliding galaxies. We will be using the remote access to New Mexico and the CCD camera to take multiple pictures to obtain our data. It is our hope that the photos will aid in the research of colliding galaxies and binary red giants.


 * Project 1 Wiki Address:**

http://nderc.wikispaces.com/Astro


 * Project 1 Anticipated Outcomes:**

The ideal outcome would be to develop a lab that encourages students to interpret, and analyze data that is collected. With this, they will hopefully begin to understand the processes that are required for scientific research, and how original data is processed

Astro Imaging Presentation
media type="custom" key="4139769" The pictures that were taken by the CCD camera were in a ".fits" format. To process the images we used iris, which has a free download: [| http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/iris/iris.htm]


 * Type || Sub-Type || Object || Lum1 || Lum2 || Red1 || Red2 || Green1 || Green2 || Blue1 || Blue2 || JPG || Data ||
 * Nebulae ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Planetary Nebulae || M27-Dumbell || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || [|M27] ||  ||
 * ||  || M57-Ring || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || 07/01/09 || [|M57] ||   ||
 * || Starforming Nebulae || M17-Omega || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || [|M17] ||  ||
 * ||  || M8-Lagoon Nebula || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || [|M8] ||   ||
 * ||  || M16-Eagle Nebula || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/29 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 ||   ||   ||
 * || Open Clusters || M11-Wild Duck || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || 07/13/09 || [|M11] ||  ||
 * || Globular Clusters || M5 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 ||  [|M5] ||  ||
 * ||  || M13-Grt Hercules || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || 07/08/09 || [|M13] ||   ||
 * ||  || M92 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Galaxies || Spiral || NGC 5921 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || [|NGC 5921] ||  ||
 * ||  || NGC 5930 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || [|NGC 5930] ||   ||
 * ||  || NGC 6946 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || [|NGC 6946] ||   ||
 * || Colliding Galaxies || M51-Whirlpool-Spiral || 06/20/09 || 06/20/009 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || [|M51] ||  ||
 * ||  || NGC 6050 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || [|NGC 6050] ||   ||
 * Galaxies || Spiral || NGC 5921 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || [|NGC 5921] ||  ||
 * ||  || NGC 5930 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || 06/21/09 || [|NGC 5930] ||   ||
 * ||  || NGC 6946 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || 07/07/09 || [|NGC 6946] ||   ||
 * || Colliding Galaxies || M51-Whirlpool-Spiral || 06/20/09 || 06/20/009 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || [|M51] ||  ||
 * ||  || NGC 6050 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || [|NGC 6050] ||   ||
 * ||  || NGC 6050 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || 06/20/09 || [|NGC 6050] ||   ||

Exoplanet Detection Presentation
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