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Astronomy Lab I: Photometric Experiments for Physics Students [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2023 As physics laboratories are an integral part of the physics education across the globe, astronomy laboratories are also a necessary part of the astronomy education.
Reza Rezaei
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The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 REQUIEM-2D (Resolving Quiescent Magnified Galaxies with 2D Grism Spectroscopy) comprises a sample of eight massive ( ${\rm{log}}({M}_{\ast }/{M}_{\odot })\gt 10.6$ ) strongly lensed quiescent galaxies at z ∼ 2.
Mohammad Akhshik +18 more
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Optical Polarimetry in Undergraduate Education [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019 Polarimetry plays an important part in observational astronomy, but it is all too often given limited attention in astronomy textbooks. Coupled with a sometimes confusing mathematical introduction, students may feel that polarization is a difficult ...
Topasna Gregory
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A Nondetection of Iron in the First High-resolution Emission Study of the Lava Planet 55 Cnc e
The Astronomical Journal, 2023 Close-in lava planets represent an extreme example of terrestrial worlds, but their high temperatures may allow us to probe a diversity of crustal compositions.
Kaitlin C. Rasmussen +19 more
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The Universe on a Desktop: Observational Astronomy Simulations in the Instructional Laboratory [PDF]
, 2000 Though the value of hands-on learning has long been recognised by educators, it is difficult to design laboratories in astronomy classes that present realistic astrophysical techniques to undergraduate students.
Laurence A. Marschall +1 more
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Open skies: the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and its impact on US radio astronomy [PDF]
, 2020 This open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved.
Kellermann, Kenneth I. +5 more
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iScience, 2021 Summary: Gravitational-wave observations of binary black holes allow new tests of general relativity (GR) to be performed on strong, dynamical gravitational fields.
Christopher J. Moore +3 more
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Solving the Traveling Telescope Problem with Mixed-integer Linear Programming
The Astronomical Journal, 2023 The size and complexity of modern astronomical surveys has grown to the point where, in many cases, traditional human scheduling of observations are tedious at best and impractical at worst.
Luke B. Handley +2 more
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MeerKAT Holography Measurements in the UHF, L, and S Bands
The Astronomical Journal, 2023 Radio holographic measurements using the MeerKAT telescope are presented for each of its supported observing bands, namely UHF (544–1087 MHz), L (856–1711 MHz), and S (1750–3499 MHz).
Mattieu S. de Villiers
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Near-Infrared Observing Conditions at the BOAO and the SOAO [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2004 Korea Astronomy Observatory(KAO) has been developing the KAONICS, KAO Near-Infrared Camera System, which will be used for near-infrared observations in the ground-based telescopes of Korea.
Bongkon Moon +6 more
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