Potential Project Topics

Imaging:

• Determining the physical properties of nebulae or nearby spiral galaxies with narrow band imaging (star formation rate, ionization properties, etc.)

• Determining the distances to star clusters with variable stars.

• Studying an extrasolar planet through the photometric detection of a transit.

• Characterizing the short and long-term variability of AAVSO stellar targets.

• Photometric characterization of a bright transient event (if one happens).

Spectroscopy (if available). Note: an additional investment of time will be required for teams to learn how to operate the new spectrograph.

• Determining the physical properties of nebulae or spiral galaxies with spectroscopic data (star formation rate, ionization properties etc)

• Measuring the rotation curve of a nearby spiral galaxy (dark matter search).

• Spectroscopic characterization of a bright transient event (if one happens).