Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aas...209.7504t&link_type=abstract
2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #75.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
For fifteen years, Mount Wilson Observatory has been host to a unique educational program designed to introduce undergraduate students of physics and astronomy to elements of observational solar and stellar astrophysics. Founded by faculty members from four-year colleges who dubbed themselves the Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Education in Astronomy (CUREA), the CUREA program is an intensive two-week course in observational astronomy. It includes lectures by astronomers and physicists, observational exercises in both solar and stellar astrophysics, tours of various research facilities on the mountain and in the Los Angeles area, and an observational mini-project designed and executed by each student during the second week of the program. This paper will present the program’s curriculum and goals, a brief history, and examples of observational projects undertaken by recent participants. CUREA is administered by the Mount Wilson Observatory Association, using facilities provided by the Mount Wilson Institute.
Lopresto James C.
Simmons Matt
Turner Paula Comisky
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