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HDF Sizes |
An interactive experiment using the Hubble Deep Field to measure sizes and redshifts for galaxies and hence determine the Hubble Constant. |
Col-mag |
Experiment using a Hubble Space Telescope image of a distant cluster of galaxies to identify early-type galaxies and plot their colour-magnitude relation. |
GC HR |
Interactive photometry routine to investigate the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for the globular cluster NGC104 (47 Tuc). |
Barnard's Star |
Measuring the proper motion of Barnard's Star from 4 plates taken at different epochs. (PC-based) |
Parallax |
Java Lab on stellar parallax at UWash. |
Cepheids |
Java Lab on distance scale determination using HST Cepheids at CMU. |
Ian Smail, Ian.Smail@durham.ac.uk
Department of Physics, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE
Tel: +44-191-374-7463 / Dept: +44-191-374-2165 / FAX: +44-191-374-3749