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Galaxies
$4.99 Add to cartThe Sloan Digital Sky Survey has found more than 8 million galaxies so far.
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Searching Asteroids (HS & University)
$4.99 Add to cartThe Sloan Digital Sky Survey or SDSS is a major multi-spectral imaging and spectroscopic redshift survey using a dedicated 2.5-m wide-angle optical telescope at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, United States. The project was named after the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which contributed significant funding.
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Stellar Spectra
$4.99 Add to cartSloan Digital Sky Survey produces two types of data, photometric and spectroscopic. The Spectroscopy project will have introduced you to the types of spectra from astronomical objects.
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Stellar Spectra: Blackbodies or Not?
$4.99 Add to cartUsing Sloan data, you will compare actual stellar spectra to ideal blackbody curves. Can stars be modeled as the image suggests? Manager: Kathy Gustavson
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The Hubble Diagram
$4.99 Add to cartThe idea that we live in an expanding universe is one of the most unexpected and important discoveries of 20th century physical science. In this project, you will retrace Edwin Hubble’s discoveries, seeing the same bizarre phenomena that he saw. You will discover for yourself that the universe is expanding.
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The Universe
$4.99 Add to cartAuthor: Kathy Gustavson with permission from the Education Team for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Age Level: High School (14+), University
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Types of Stars
$4.99 Add to cartWhen astronomers look through their telescopes, they see billions of stars. How do they make sense of all of them?
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Using the Tools of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
FREE Add to cartThe database provides photometric and spectroscopic data of millions of astronomical objects. This project will introduce you to the use of several simple tools.
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