Monthly Archives: April 2024
Module VI group: 5
In Module 6, we used radio observations of the Andromeda Galaxy that we entered into Skynet. The goal was to measure the neutral hydrogen that was already existing in the Galaxy. We used the natural frequency of the hydrogen as … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Module VI group: 5
Module 6 Cole K
In module 6 I took radio observations of Andromeda. I measured the neutral hydrogen that was present within the galaxy. I used the natural frequency of the hydrogen and the doppler shift to map out the range of frequency. The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Module 6 Cole K
Andromeda
Brandon Christmas, Joe Corrigan Velocity Mapping of Andromeda In this module we observed the presence of neutral hydrogen inside of the Andromeda Galaxy. We wished to find out how fast parts of Andromeda were moving towards or away from us. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Andromeda
Stellar Death – Joe Corrigan and Brandon Christmas
Brandon Christmas and Joe Corrigan In this module we studied stellar remnants. The kind of stellar remnant we observed was a planetary nebula. The particular Nebula we observed was NGC 5189. The gaseous cloud structures of Planetary nebulae form when … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Stellar Death – Joe Corrigan and Brandon Christmas
Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars (Pulsars) Joe Corrigan and Brandon Christmas
Pulsar (psr 1133 16) Brandon Christmas, Joe Corrigan Hampden Sydney College In Module 5B we observed pulsars. Pulsars are category neutron stars that spin severely rapidly causing them to have astrophysical jets that sweep across our line of site at … Continue reading
Posted in Module V
Comments Off on Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars (Pulsars) Joe Corrigan and Brandon Christmas
Module 3 – Star Forming Regions – Joe corrigan and Brandon Christmas
During this module, We observed star forming regions. Our group observed Messier 42, otherwise known as Orion’s Nebula. We did this using Skynet and the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University’s OAUJ-CDK500 telescope. We attempted to use the V, R, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Module 3 – Star Forming Regions – Joe corrigan and Brandon Christmas
Module 6 – Group 1 – Brandon Christmas & Jeremy Wehking
In this module, we first took observations of Andromeda to map it, using a radio telescope. We did this by using Skynet and the Green Bank Observatory telescope. We used high-resolution spectral mode, and we changed it from mapping 6 … Continue reading
Posted in Module 6
Comments Off on Module 6 – Group 1 – Brandon Christmas & Jeremy Wehking
Module 5A – Group 4 – Joshua Ferreira, John Glassner, & Jeremy Wehking
In this module, we first took pictures of the star-death region, Crab (M1, Tau A), which is a supernova remnant, using optical imaging. We did this by using Skynet and the Hampden-Sydney College telescope. We used the filters gprime, rprime, … Continue reading
Posted in Module V
Comments Off on Module 5A – Group 4 – Joshua Ferreira, John Glassner, & Jeremy Wehking
Globular and Open Clusters
2/15/24 Messier 79 & NGC2818 Joe Corrigan & Brandon Christmas Hampden Sydney College Image of Messier 79 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Globular and Open Clusters
Module 5B, Cole K
Here is the sonification for PSR 1133+16. For this observation I used pulsar mode to save me time with analysis and Sky net gave me this useful Jpeg of different charts and information. The period of this pulsar was 1168.4 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Module 5B, Cole K