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Engaging Students in Binary Star Research at Georgia State University

This document outlines a collaborative project conducted by students and faculty at Georgia State University, focusing on the research of visual binary star HJ 2790, with magnitudes of 10.1 and an angular separation of 11.8”. Observations were made at Hard Labor Creek Observatory, utilizing a 16-inch telescope. The project emphasizes hands-on learning and the scientific process, involving multiple visits from experts and external validation. The efforts have sparked a keen interest in astronomy among students and have gained recognition from the U.S. Naval Observatory.

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Engaging Students in Binary Star Research at Georgia State University

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  1. Teachers Doing Binary Star Research By John W. Wilson Department of Physics & Astronomy Georgia State University

  2. Measuring a Visual Binary Star

  3. Example of Visual Binary StarHJ 2790 Magnitudes are 10.1 and 10.1Theta = 170o & Sep = 11.8”Last observation: 1897, needs confirmation.

  4. Hard Labor Creek Observatory

  5. B&C 16 inch at HLCO

  6. First Night

  7. HLCO ObservationsFinding the Star

  8. HLCO ObservationsFinding the Star

  9. HLCO ObservationsFinding the Star

  10. HLCO ObservationsGot it!

  11. Data Analysis

  12. Data Analysis

  13. Mr. Jao’s Visit

  14. Mr. Jao’s VisitI understand what he’s talking about!

  15. Dr. Mason’s Visit

  16. Dr. Mason’s VisitHe’s actually interested in our data!

  17. Dr. Mason’s VisitIt’s getting curiouser and curiouser?

  18. Putting it all Together

  19. Putting it all Together

  20. Putting it all TogetherLook what we did!

  21. The Presentations

  22. The PresentationsDr. Henry solves the problem!

  23. USNO Response “These are all very nice projects, and I'm preparing to add these to the WDS database. After I get them added, I'm going to have the papers placed in the manuscript collection of the USNO library in such a way that it will be easy to add them in subsequent years… Please pass along my congratulations to your students for a job well done. I think it is this sort of appreciation of the `doing' of science that helps make teachers aware of science as more a process than a body of knowledge.” Dr. Brian Mason

  24. USNO ResponseGetting a USNO Library Reference Dr. William Hartkoph, at USNO, has sent the following reference for these papers; GSU2002 Wilson, J.W. et al. Georgia State University (student projects by S. Lepkofker & W. Bernard; C. Barner, B. Brochstein, & A. Thomaston; and W. Burley & M. Kidd) Unpublished manuscripts in USNO Library.

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