The Advanced Astronomy Research class is a continuation of Introduction to Astronomy Research. This course is designed to assist undergraduate research teams complete modest scientific research projects. Each team meets via video conferencing to conduct research and meets with their research supervisor and other teams in weekly staff meetings. Each student team manages their own research, obtains and reduces observations made by a remote robotic telescope, analyzes original data, writes and rewrites a team paper, obtains an external review for their paper, and submits their paper for publication.
Prerequisites
AST 131 with a grade of “C” or higher, or instructor approval
Student Learning Outcomes
- Participate in scientific research.
- Plan, as a team, a research project.
- Obtain and reduce observations from a remote robotic telescope for your project.
- Analyze reduced observations.
- Write and edit the team paper, obtain an external review, and submit for publication.