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May 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aas...212.6205h&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #212, #62.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.254
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The PULSE@Parkes (PULsar Student Exploration online at Parkes) project allows high school students to control the 64m Parkes radio telescope remotely via the Internet to observe pulsars. They then analyze their data and share their results with students in other schools and professional astronomers. The data they obtain is also used by professional astronomers for studies of pulsar glitches, timing noise, dispersion measure variations and the nulling phenomena. Student observations directly support ongoing science projects including the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array that hopes to make a direct detection of gravitational waves and timing observations carried out in support of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, GLAST.
PULSE@Parkes fosters student interest and engagement in science by providing students an opportunity to use an iconic major national facility, experience a real observation run and interact with professional astronomers. The education research program embedded into the project seeks to determine the value, if any, of the observing experience and how students may best engage with the extensive online project materials.
The project is a first stage in a long-term plan to develop effective and stimulating education activities that utilize the wealth of data that will be produced by the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) that will be completed early next decade. The project was inspired by the Arecibo Remote Command Center at University of Texas, Brownsville and is developing linkage between Australian and US students. Further international linkage with GLAST Outreach activities is also being explored.
PULSE@Parkes is funded by CSIRO.
Alem Leila
Amy Shaun
Burke Sarah
Carr Michael
Champion Daniel
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