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BAROspection – Intro to Spectroscopy Seminar

Spectroscopy Sample

In this seminar we will cover introductory and historically significant astronomical & spectroscopy topics.

We will not only learn the basics of spectroscopy, we will also use the Boyce Astro BARO telescope to obtain spectra. Then we will analyze the spectra using RSpec Software. We will publish our spectra and analysis results in a Hertzsprung Russell diagram (HRD) as a poster or scientific paper at the end of the course.

We will use Jupyter Notebooks with embedded Python in our analysis and publications of our findings. As a student of science research, you will learn many  widely used skills including Markdown Syntax, LaTeX for equations and use of Python in analysis and visualizations of our findings.

We will learn to use RSpec, a very popular desktop application that can be used to analyze your own spectra that you can get from your backyard scopes using a  diffraction grating. We will place the stars we analyzed in a HertzSprung Russel Diagram (HRD) of well known stars of multiple classifications.

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  • Applications due August 10
  • First class on August 15

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