Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #106.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We are slowly gaining experience and developing plans where students use large surveys for their own education and inspiration. Such education and research has perceived benefits for both the education and the scientific communities, and holds the potential to create broad and substantial support for astronomy as one of the most powerful and effective ways to “teach science by doing science.” Such goals are supported by many science standards, but have remained elusive in fundamental ways until recently. Follow-up telescopes often are key to enable a complete scientific experience. We strive to make easy (for a broad range of students) studies of variable stars, asteroids, variable quasars, and other transient phenomena. Objects that vary or move on time scales less than a school year hold multiple thrill and engagement factors for many students. A number of challenges exist to the smooth implementation of such a system, but most obstacles seem to be eroding or at least becoming less formidable due to the continual efforts of a large and inspired community of educators, astronomers and others. Progress with student use of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey will be explained, along with some thoughts on the hopeful use of the PanSTARRS system -the proposed "Frontiers of Discovery" program. Very careful attention must be paid to software tools and data bases that allow such access by young people, and some experience and hopes will be discussed.
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