UR #28: Photometry and Analysis of a Sample of Quasars on Archival Yerkes Observatory Photographic Plates
Today’s guest post looks at the work of undergraduate physics student Buduka Ogonor on using astronomical photographic plates to study quasars.
UR #27 : Plucking the Web: Seeking Spider Pulsars Using a Jerk Search Algorithm
Today’s undergraduate research post is looking for ‘spiders’ in unidentified sources which emit gamma-rays.
UR #26: Measuring the Radio Corona of Young M Dwarf Stars
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who used radio images of red dwarf stars to tease out clues about the particle acceleration in their coronae.
UR #25: Improved Methods for Ground-Based Follow-Up of Young Stars and Planets from the ZEIT Survey
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who carried out ground-based follow-up observations of exoplanet hosting stars found by space telescopes!
UR #24: Milliseconds Per Century: Evolution of RR Lyraes in M15
This month’s undergraduate research post features two students who explored a long term change in variable star properties, using data spanning over a century.
UR #23: Investigating the Stellar Activity of FGK Dwarfs in the Dharma Planet Survey
Today’s undergraduate research post is seeking to understand stellar activity better to help in the search for Earth-like planets.