Lynds Clouds Current Research Activities

Lynds clouds

In the early 1960s, Beverly Lynds studied the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) plates and made a list of things she thought were bright or dark nebulae. These of course were subjective judgements, but they are often pretty, and often forming stars. Many Lynds clouds are famous star forming regions. There are already lots of observations of Lynds clouds in the Spitzer archive. We need to find something that is both as yet unobserved, but also likely to at least make a pretty picture, if not actually result in the discovery of some new baby stars.

I have looked for but have not found a biography of Lynds. Can anyone else find one?

Lynds Target Selection

This page collects information about selecting a target for our observation.

Lynds Proposal

This page will be used to assemble the pieces for the proposal we are writing.

Working with L1688

Sample analysis thread using Lynds 1688 (developed in the context of the June 2008 visit).

Bigger picture/longer term goals

Excerpt from email of 7 march

Travel to the SSC June 14 - 17

This Page will be used for Planning and Travel Arrangements.

Agenda for visit

Started with excerpt from email of 12 May, but updated with more recent information.

Additional LDN425 data

From Michael Connelley.

Working area for Jan 2009 AAS posters

drafts, etc.

Data Analysis of LDN425 and LND981

visual inspection, color composite images, photometry, etc.

Teleconference, video conferences for LDN425 and LND981 Research

Announce upcoming tele and video conferences, post notes about what took place, etc.

Kitt Peak YSO Research Project

OPERATION SPEIGHART: Rachele Siegel and Jennifer Butchart from Oil City High School have been awarded time on the Kitt Peak 0.9 meter telescope (November 13-17) to research a new method for identifying potential YSO's.