Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21425601t&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #256.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.756
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The IYA 2009 working group on Research Experiences for Students, Teachers, and Citizen-Scientists is planning a multi-year project involving the bright star Eps Aur. The project will go beyond simple observing and also include a major data analysis component. The goal is to introduce the participant to the full scientific process from background research to paper writing for a peer-reviewed journal. It begins with a 10 Star Training Program of several types of binary and transient variable stars that are easy to observe from suburban locations with the naked eye. Participants will be trained both in observing and also in basic data analysis of photometric datasets (light curve and period analysis). Eventually it will lead to a capstone project: monitoring the rare and mysterious 2009-2011 eclipse of Epsilon Aurigae. In the summer of IYA 2009, third-magnitude Eps Aur will experience its next eclipse, which occurs every 27.1 years and lasts 714 days, nearly two years. The star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from most urban areas. If fully funded, the project will also involve two public workshops on observing and data analysis in the summers of 2009 and 2010, respectively.
Henden Arne A.
Price Aaron
Turner Rebecca
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