education is written in the stars: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 trains 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in observational astronomy

(october 9, 2008 - thunder bay, on) this fall, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are getting out of the classroom and into the heavens. for the first time, the department of physics will help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 develop hands-on skills in observational astronomy. the course, taught by lakehead engineering professor dr. lionel catalan, and randy mcallister, past president of the thunder bay centre of the royal astronomical society of canada and owner/operator of the thunder bay observatory, provides 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 a minimum of four night sessions at the thunder bay astronomical observatory, and 36 hours of lectures and tutorials in a computer lab.

世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are trained in the operation of research-grade telescopes and astronomical cameras, as well as specialized software, and the analysis of astronomical data. they are taught telescope optics, imaging techniques, astronomical photometry to measure the light of stars, and astrometry to determine the orbit of asteroids. divided into groups, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 carry out observational projects on variable stars, exoplanets, asteroids, and star-forming regions in distant galaxies. so far, about 20 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have signed up for the course, which requires a background in physics.

currently, dr. catalan is collaborating with an international team of researchers to observe high-mass x-ray binary stars; new data obtained from the student projects will be made available to researchers around the world.

"this new course offers our undergraduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 a unique opportunity to use a large research-grade telescope located just a few kilometers away from the city of thunder bay, and to learn advanced observing techniques in astronomy. we are quite enthused by the student interest shown - the number of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 enrolled has surpassed our expectations," said dr. catalan.

for those interested in visiting the observatory, sign-up viewing nights are available. visitors can see one of the largest professional telescopes in canada, and may view the spiral arms of a distant galaxy, the storm bands and moons of jupiter, and many other sights.

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media: to interview dr. catalan, and for additional information, please contact lisa pelot, communications officer, 807-343-8177, or commun@lakeheadu.ca.

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