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CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL / CURRICULUM PACKAGE
I. The Remote Access Astronomy Project (RAAP)
p. 4
II. RAAP System User’s Manual
p. 10
A. Remote Observation Telescope (ROT)
p. 11
B. CCD Astronomy
p. 14
C. Photometry
p. 16
III. Lab Exercises & Activities
p. 20
A. Getting Started Using Imagine-32
p. 21
B. PC Ready Lab Activities
p. 24
1. Labs for Introductory Astronomy
a. Introduction to Digital Image
Processing: What is CCD astronomy and
image processing?
p. 26
b. Color Mixing with Imagine-32: How do
colors mix on a computer screen?
p. 34
c. Tri-Color Imaging of the Orion Nebula:
Create a true-color picture of the Orion Nebula
by combining three separate images.
p. 36
d. Finding Light Curves of Supernovae
using RAAP CCD Images: General
directions on how to create a light curve from
images of a supernova.
p. 38
e. Monitoring the Variations in Magnitude
of SS-Cygni: Create a light curve for the
variable star SS-Cygni.
p. 46
f. Investigation of M16, an Open Cluster
in Serpens: Examine the properties of the
open star cluster M16 by creating a
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
p. 50
2. Labs for Introductory Physics
a. Volcanoes on Io: Calculating the trajectory
of ejecta from images of a volcano on Io P. 56
b. Craters in the Solar System: Comparing
craters on 3 moons of the solar system, and
calculating the energy released by an average
impact
p. 64
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