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Supernovae Distributions And Their Relationships To Classes Of Stars, Sydney Menne Dec 2020

Supernovae Distributions And Their Relationships To Classes Of Stars, Sydney Menne

Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Showcase

Aims. Data from astronomical catalogs are plotted as spatial distributions of stars and supernovae throughout the Milky Way galaxy and the universe. I examined correlations seen between the luminosity classes of stars, types of supernovae, and selection effects observed in the data.

Methods. Data was gathered from three catalogs; the Gliese Catalog of Nearby Stars, the Tycho-2 Catalog, and the Open Supernova Catalog. Graphs and diagrams were created to visualize the distributions of the stellar luminosity classes and supernova types at different radial distances from the Sun. Trendlines were fit through the data to examine extrapolated predictions.

Results/Conclusions. Documenting stars …


Relativity Lite: A Pictorial Translation Of Einstein’S Theories Of Motion And Gravity, Jack C. Straton Aug 2020

Relativity Lite: A Pictorial Translation Of Einstein’S Theories Of Motion And Gravity, Jack C. Straton

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Relativity Lite is designed for the General Astronomy sequence (PH 361-2U, SCI 315-6U) whose primary book glosses over Special Relativity and General Relativity while trying to explain the Cosmology that is based on those subjects. Relativity Lite translates the mathematical equations conventional relativity texts rely upon into pictures that are readily understood and contain within them the mathematical essentials. This book provides the comprehensive coverage needed to understand, in sufficient depth, these three linked areas of our reality.

Readers seeking this knowledge on their own, and those in other courses for nonscientists, may also find it helpful.

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Optics Observatory Conversion From Solar To Stellar, Nicholas Schragal, Logan Curtis, Astronomy Club Apr 2020

Optics Observatory Conversion From Solar To Stellar, Nicholas Schragal, Logan Curtis, Astronomy Club

Research Horizons Day Posters

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Hunting For Ultra Diffuse Galaxies In The Hubble Space Telescope Data Archive, Nicholas Schragal Jan 2020

Hunting For Ultra Diffuse Galaxies In The Hubble Space Telescope Data Archive, Nicholas Schragal

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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Identification Of Fragmented Brightest Cluster Galaxies, Andrew Guillory Jan 2020

Identification Of Fragmented Brightest Cluster Galaxies, Andrew Guillory

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

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