How Soon After Sunset Does the Sky Become Dark?*
A great book for learning the constellations is (and yes, this is the same H. A. Rey who wrote Curious George): Rey, H. A., 1966. The Stars: A New Way to See Them, Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [... more]
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How Much Mass Is Needed to Make a Body Round?*
Arnett, W.A., 2006. "The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System," [accessed July 31, 2006] http://www.nineplanets.org/. [... more]
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The Milky Way and Beyond: Globular Clusters
The color of a globular cluster gives clues about the cluster's composition (what kinds of elements and stars are in the cluster) and the cluster's age. Is our galaxy just like any other? Are the globular clusters in our galaxy just one color, ... [... more]
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Lunar Crater Counting*
Kuiper, et al. Consolidated Lunar Atlas. available online from the Lunar and Planetary Institute [accessed July 31, 2006] http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/cla/. Wood, C., 2006. "Different Populations of Lunar Craters," Lunar Photo of the Day, . [... more]
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Sunspot Cycles
Do sunspot cycles consistently have a faster rise time and a slower decay time? The goal of this project is to find out, using historical data and basic statistical analysis. As an added bonus, you'll learn the basics of working with a ... [... more]
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Correlation of Coronal Mass Ejections with the Solar ...
The goal of this project is to determine whether there is a correlation between coronal mass ejection activity and the solar sunspot cycle, using historical data. Sunspots are another solar phenomenon that have a much longer history of scientific ... [... more]
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Using a Digital Camera to Measure Skyglow
The goal of this project is to measure skyglow (also known as light pollution) in the nighttime sky using a digital camera. If you've ever had the chance to see the clear night sky somewhere "out in the country" and away from city lights, you .. [... more]
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What Makes the Rings of Saturn?
In this experiment you will investigate how different types of particles can become unique rings of Saturn. Saturn is a unique planet because of the disc-shaped ring system surrounding it. Galileo first observed the disc in 1610, but thought that ... [... more]
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Craters and Meteorites
In this astronomy science project, investigate how the size of a meteorite is related to the size of the crate it makes on impact. In this science project, you will investigate how the size of a meteorite is related to the size of the crater it ... [... more]
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Where Did All the Stars Go?
In this experiment you will investigate how the number of visible stars in the night sky can change from place to place because of light pollution. If you live in a big city or urban area it is hard to see many stars at night. In most urban areas ... [... more]
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The Moon and the Stars
In this experiment you will investigate how the phase of the moon effects the number of visible stars in the night sky. Does the number of visible stars in the night sky change, depending upon the lunar phase? In this experiment you will count ... [... more]
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A Puzzling Parallax
To discover the relationship between the distance of an object and the viewing perspective, also known as parallax. How do astronomers know the distances of planets, stars and galaxies? They use a visual phenomonon called parallax to measure ... [... more]
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