CATEGORY: Exploring Space & Planetary Defense High School & University

A Scavenger Hunt in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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Course Overview

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has seen many kinds of objects in the sky: stars, galaxies, quasars, asteroids, comets and meteors. In this scavenger hunt, you will look for a list of these different types of objects, and learn how to look through the SkyServer database to go on a scavenger hunt through the sky!

Index:

  • Introduction
    Announcements
  • General
  • A.) Colors of Objects
  • B.) Spectra
  • C.) The Object Explorer
  • D.) Types of Objects
  • E.) The Scavenger Hunt
  • Reflection and Course Feedback
  • Send a Postcard to Space!

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