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CJohnson at 23:18, 14 September 2011

2011-09-14T23:18:37Z

Rebull: /* BRC Fall work */

2011-07-09T21:37:01Z

BRC Fall work

Rebull at 21:36, 9 July 2011

2011-07-09T21:36:42Z

Linahan: /* BRC Fall work */

2011-07-09T21:20:15Z

BRC Fall work

Linahan: /* BRC Fall work */

2011-07-09T21:14:12Z

BRC Fall work

Linahan: /* BRC Fall work */

2011-07-09T21:08:34Z

BRC Fall work

Rebull at 21:02, 9 July 2011

2011-07-09T21:02:29Z

Rebull: /* BRC Spring work */

2011-06-02T15:41:23Z

BRC Spring work

CJohnson: /* BRC Spring work */

2011-06-02T03:22:54Z

BRC Spring work

CJohnson: /* BRC Spring work */

2011-06-02T03:18:26Z

BRC Spring work

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	Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)		Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)
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		+	=[[BRC Austin prep work]]=
		+	Here is where we will discuss our posters and travel plans to Austin.

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	Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)		Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)
−	~~Bright-rimmed Clouds~~

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	Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)		Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)
	Bright-rimmed Clouds		Bright-rimmed Clouds
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−	~~Things to do~~
−
−	~~1. Read Chauhan (Chauhan N, Pandey A.K., Ogura K., Ojha D.K., Bhatt B.C., Ghosh S.K., Rawat P.S., 2009, MNRAS, 396, 964.)[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MNRAS.396..964C]~~
−
−	~~2. Read CG4 [http://lanl.arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1105/1105.1180v1.pdf]~~
−
−	~~3. Feedback form by Sunday 7/17 to your teacher~~
−
−	~~4. Make sure that we have all the data available for both clouds.~~
−
−	*a. All the known objects
−	*b. All the “unknown objects”
−
−	~~5. Finish BRC 27 then work on BRC 34.~~
−
−	~~6. Answer all the questions in the Working with the BRCs. Type them up if necessary.~~
−
−	~~7. Post the URL’s for the different bands on the Wiki in the relevant links section.~~
−
−	~~8. Watch the YouTube videos for each section.~~
−
−	~~9. Where is the BRC? What is a point source? What is the BRC? What is a foreground star?~~
−
−	~~10. Under Previously identified sources, checking the duplicates.~~
−
−	~~11. What is photometry? What is it measured in? What do we convert it into?~~
−
−	~~12. What does APT really do for you?~~
−
−	~~13. Why does the MOPEX source pick up wrong objects and miss others?~~
−
−	~~14. Working with the data tables: Save files in a standard format~~
−	*a. BRC number
−	*b. Cand or known
−	*c. Underscore
−	*d. Initials
−	*e. underscore
−	*f. Two-number date
−	*g. Three letter month code
−	*h. Example: 27cand_chj_09jul.xls
−
−	~~15. Data tables:~~
−
−	*a. Make SEDS with the all 38 candidate objects.
−
−	~~16. Color-color diagram~~
−
−	~~17. Color-magnitude diagram~~
−
−	~~Long-term goals:~~
−
−	~~1. “Pretty pictures” for poster. Three-color images of BRC-27 and BRC-34.~~
−
−	~~2. Science poster~~
−
−	~~3. Education poster~~
−
−	~~4. paper?~~
−	~~--[[User:Linahan\|Linahan]] 14:20, 9 July 2011 (PDT)~~
−
−	~~Extra notes:~~
−
−	~~Powerpoint 1:~~
−
−	~~NASA has some great observatories.~~
−
−	~~Why do we need to use different telescopes?~~
−
−	~~1. “To see different things”~~
−	*a. X-rays vs. gamma rays
−	*b. Atmosphere absorbs certain wavelengths
−	*c. Atmosphere is opaque to certain wavelengths
−	*d. Dusty regions are not seen in optical, can’t see through it
−
−	~~2. Why are we using archival data?~~
−
−	*a. Data does need to be sorted but by the computers but
−	*b. Cryogen is gone.
−	*c. Surpassed its lifetime.
−	*d. 3 & 4 and MIPS is gone but lots of data just haven’t been looked at
−	*e. Hotter objects shorter waves
−
−	~~Powerpoint 2:~~
−
−	~~1. What is SSC?~~
−
−	*a. Spitzer Science Center
−
−	~~2. Wavelengths and bands~~
−	*a. Bands are x number across but numbers correspond to center
−
−	~~3. Using heritage data~~
−
−	~~4. Hopefully use WISE data~~
−
−	~~5. Good to look through the rest of packet~~
−
−	~~6. P. 34 jail bars and instrument artifacts. Washed out some of the things around it. Messy.~~
−
−	*a. If we found this, we could smooth it out not scientific information
−
−	~~7. Chemistry and elements used~~
−
−	~~Powerpoint 3:~~
−
−	~~1. Star formation. Major topic on top of page 3.~~
−	*a. Small stars and stars with dusty disk
−	*b. Phase 0 yee hah yakky yak
−	*c. Probably won’t be able to pin down the age of the object but will not be able to pin down the distance.
−	*d. Links and files to movies
−
−	~~2. Extrasolar planets are hot topic~~
−	*a. Iphone app to let you know when new planets are found
−
−	~~PowerPoint 4:~~
−
−	~~1. Most important. Goals:~~
−	*a. Science poster
−	**i. Paper written
−	*b. Education poster:
−	**i. How can we bring this to other students?
−	**ii. How has it opened new doors for you?
−	**iii. STEM careers
−	**iv. Writing
−	*c. Other teams will have at least 2 posters
−
−	~~2. Classes on pg. 7 and how it relates to SEDs~~
−	*a. How is the energy distributed over different wavelengths
−
−	~~3. Blackbodies~~
−	*a. Perfect radiators
−	*b. Give off all the energy that they produce
−
−	~~4. SEDs~~
−	*a. Slopes: left and right
−
−	~~5. Color-color diagrams p. 15~~
−	*a. Magnitudes
−	*b. Reddening of the object
−
−	~~6. Photometry~~
−	*a. Not using the MOPEX program
−
−
−	~~--[[User:Linahan\|Linahan]] 14:20, 9 July 2011 (PDT)~~

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	4. paper?		4. paper?
		+	--[[User:Linahan\|Linahan]] 14:20, 9 July 2011 (PDT)
		+
		+	Extra notes:
		+
		+	Powerpoint 1:
		+
		+	NASA has some great observatories.
		+
		+	Why do we need to use different telescopes?
		+
		+	1. “To see different things”
		+	*a. X-rays vs. gamma rays
		+	*b. Atmosphere absorbs certain wavelengths
		+	*c. Atmosphere is opaque to certain wavelengths
		+	*d. Dusty regions are not seen in optical, can’t see through it
		+
		+	2. Why are we using archival data?
		+
		+	*a. Data does need to be sorted but by the computers but
		+	*b. Cryogen is gone.
		+	*c. Surpassed its lifetime.
		+	*d. 3 & 4 and MIPS is gone but lots of data just haven’t been looked at
		+	*e. Hotter objects shorter waves
		+
		+	Powerpoint 2:
		+
		+	1. What is SSC?
		+
		+	*a. Spitzer Science Center
		+
		+	2. Wavelengths and bands
		+	*a. Bands are x number across but numbers correspond to center
		+
		+	3. Using heritage data
		+
		+	4. Hopefully use WISE data
		+
		+	5. Good to look through the rest of packet
		+
		+	6. P. 34 jail bars and instrument artifacts. Washed out some of the things around it. Messy.
		+
		+	*a. If we found this, we could smooth it out not scientific information
		+
		+	7. Chemistry and elements used
		+
		+	Powerpoint 3:
		+
		+	1. Star formation. Major topic on top of page 3.
		+	*a. Small stars and stars with dusty disk
		+	*b. Phase 0 yee hah yakky yak
		+	*c. Probably won’t be able to pin down the age of the object but will not be able to pin down the distance.
		+	*d. Links and files to movies
		+
		+	2. Extrasolar planets are hot topic
		+	*a. Iphone app to let you know when new planets are found
		+
		+	PowerPoint 4:
		+
		+	1. Most important. Goals:
		+	*a. Science poster
		+	**i. Paper written
		+	*b. Education poster:
		+	**i. How can we bring this to other students?
		+	**ii. How has it opened new doors for you?
		+	**iii. STEM careers
		+	**iv. Writing
		+	*c. Other teams will have at least 2 posters
		+
		+	2. Classes on pg. 7 and how it relates to SEDs
		+	*a. How is the energy distributed over different wavelengths
		+
		+	3. Blackbodies
		+	*a. Perfect radiators
		+	*b. Give off all the energy that they produce
		+
		+	4. SEDs
		+	*a. Slopes: left and right
		+
		+	5. Color-color diagrams p. 15
		+	*a. Magnitudes
		+	*b. Reddening of the object
		+
		+	6. Photometry
		+	*a. Not using the MOPEX program
		+
		+
		+	--[[User:Linahan\|Linahan]] 14:20, 9 July 2011 (PDT)

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 Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)
 Bright-rimmed Clouds
 Things to do
 .	Read Chauhan (Chauhan N, Pandey A.K., Ogura K., Ojha D.K., Bhatt B.C., Ghosh S.K., Rawat P.S., 2009, MNRAS, 396, 964.)[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MNRAS.396..964C]
 .	Read CG4 [
 .	Feedback form by Sunday 7/17 to your teacher
 .	Make sure that we have all the data available for both clouds.
 a.	All the known objects
-b.	All the “unknown objects”
+*a.	All the known objects
 .	Finish BRC 27 then work on BRC 34.
 .	Answer all the questions in the Working with the BRCs. Type them up if necessary.
 .	Post the URL’s for the different bands on the Wiki in the relevant links section.
 .	Watch the YouTube videos for each section.
 .	Where is the BRC? What is a point source? What is the BRC? What is a foreground star?
 .	Under Previously identified sources, checking the duplicates.
 .	What is photometry? What is it measured in? What do we convert it into?
 .	What does APT really do for you?
 .	Why does the MOPEX source pick up wrong objects and miss others?
 .	Working with the data tables: Save files in a standard format
-a.	BRC number
+*a.	BRC number
-b.	Cand or known
+*b.	Cand or known
-c.	Underscore
+*c.	Underscore
-d.	Initials
+*d.	Initials
-e.	underscore
+*e.	underscore
-f.	Two-number date
+*f.	Two-number date
-g.	Three letter month code
+*g.	Three letter month code
-h.	Example: 27cand_chj_09jul.xls
+*h.	Example: 27cand_chj_09jul.xls
 .	Data tables:
 a.	Make SEDS with the all 38 candidate objects.
 .	Color-color diagram
 .	Color-magnitude diagram
 Long-term goals:
 .	“Pretty pictures” for poster. Three-color images of BRC-27 and BRC-34.
 .	Science poster
 .	Education poster
 .	paper?

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:08, 9 July 2011
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	=[[BRC Fall work]]=		=[[BRC Fall work]]=
	Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)		Notes and results from our work in the Fall, where "Fall" means "any time after our visit in July". :)
		+	Bright-rimmed Clouds
		+	Things to do
		+	1. Read Chauhan (Chauhan N, Pandey A.K., Ogura K., Ojha D.K., Bhatt B.C., Ghosh S.K., Rawat P.S., 2009, MNRAS, 396, 964.)[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MNRAS.396..964C]
		+	2. Read CG4 [
		+	3. Feedback form by Sunday 7/17 to your teacher
		+	4. Make sure that we have all the data available for both clouds.
		+	a. All the known objects
		+	b. All the “unknown objects”
		+	5. Finish BRC 27 then work on BRC 34.
		+	6. Answer all the questions in the Working with the BRCs. Type them up if necessary.
		+	7. Post the URL’s for the different bands on the Wiki in the relevant links section.
		+	8. Watch the YouTube videos for each section.
		+	9. Where is the BRC? What is a point source? What is the BRC? What is a foreground star?
		+	10. Under Previously identified sources, checking the duplicates.
		+	11. What is photometry? What is it measured in? What do we convert it into?
		+	12. What does APT really do for you?
		+	13. Why does the MOPEX source pick up wrong objects and miss others?
		+	14. Working with the data tables: Save files in a standard format
		+	a. BRC number
		+	b. Cand or known
		+	c. Underscore
		+	d. Initials
		+	e. underscore
		+	f. Two-number date
		+	g. Three letter month code
		+	h. Example: 27cand_chj_09jul.xls
		+	15. Data tables:
		+	a. Make SEDS with the all 38 candidate objects.
		+	16. Color-color diagram
		+	17. Color-magnitude diagram
		+
		+	Long-term goals:
		+	1. “Pretty pictures” for poster. Three-color images of BRC-27 and BRC-34.
		+	2. Science poster
		+	3. Education poster
		+	4. paper?

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 In past years, I've found that "why are we doing this, again?" is a pretty frequent question ...
-=[[Working with the BRCs]]=
+=[[Working with the BRCs]] -- Summer Visit Work!=
 More of a step-by-step thing, but please don't make the mistake of thinking this is a cookbook.

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 This page will be used to collect information during our work in Spring.
-Here's a brief outline [[file: NITARPpreview.doc]] of things to look at before going to SSC … but we will go through all of this in more detail. Links to corresponding wiki pages are embedded within the document.
+Here's a brief outline [[file: NITARPpreview.docx]] of things to look at before going to SSC … but we will go through all of this in more detail. Links to corresponding wiki pages are embedded within the document.
 --[[User:CJohnson|CJohnson]] 20:18, 1 June 2011 (PDT)

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	This page will be used to collect information during our work in Spring.		This page will be used to collect information during our work in Spring.

		+	Here's a brief outline of things to look at before going to SSC … but we will go through all of this in more detail. Links to corresponding wiki pages are embedded within the document.
		+	--[[User:CJohnson\|CJohnson]] 20:18, 1 June 2011 (PDT)

	=[[BRC Summer visit logistics]]=		=[[BRC Summer visit logistics]]=