| dc.contributor.advisor | Richard P. Binzel. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | O'Brien, Hollie M | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-12T19:30:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-12T19:30:51Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2015 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114123 | |
| dc.description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2015. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-64). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The author proved that photometry of variable stars can be performed by anyone using the shoestring budget of only a digital camera along with a laptop. Extrinsic variable star Algol was observed using a 14" telescope as well as CCD and had its light curve plotted. In direct comparison, V474 Mon was observed using only a low cost $200 digital camera. Armed with a laptop for data analysis, the author plotted its light curve. Lastly, the whole process of research astronomy was applied to a classroom final project setting. Future work includes expanding this thesis into a full semester long astronomy course for high school students. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Hollie M. O'Brien. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 91 pages | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.title | Variable star photometry in a secondary school curriculum | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 1027708779 | en_US |
