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A Scavenger Hunt in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has seen many kinds of...
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The Universe
Author: Kathy Gustavson with permission from the Education Team for the Sloan...
5 Enrolled
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Physical Forces
This project will introduce the basics of physics and discuss the role of physics in space.
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A Scavenger Hunt in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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...
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The Universe
Author: Kathy Gustavson with permission from the Education Team for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Age Level: High School (14+), University
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Searching Asteroids (HS & University)
The 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...
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Types of Stars
When astronomers look through their telescopes, they see billions of stars. How do they make sense of all of them?
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Galaxies
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has found more than 8 million galaxies so far.