Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #71.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The United States Naval Observatory maintains the Washington Double Star catalog (WDS) which contains over 100,000 entries. A significant fraction of these double stars have been classified as "neglected" and are in need of further measurements. Many of the neglected systems are easily visible in a small telescope, thus providing ample opportunity for undergraduate research.
In this poster we will describe the WDS, the research possibilities for students, and results of an undergraduate research project at the University of South Alabama in which it was determined that a double star was an optical pair and the proper motion of the secondary was measured. Finally, we will briefly describe a new electronic journal, the Journal of Double Star Observations, providing a publication outlet for double star research by students and amateur astronomers.
Clark Kent R.
Guidry J.
Pearce Julian
Sanders J. M.
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