Description

Overview:

On field, students have to image a given asteroid on two consecutive nights, producing two sets of images obtained over 10-15 minutes, each set separated by about 4-5 hours. In class, students have to process the images in order to measure the observed diurnal parallax and then determine the corresponding asteroid distance.

Subject:

Astronomy

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Author:

Eduardo Manuel Alvarez

Provider:

International Astronomical Union

Provider Set:

astroEDU

Date Added:

02/06/2018