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Articles<\/h2>\r\n
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Adams, A. \"The Triumph of Hipparcos.\" Astronomy<\/em> (December 1997): 60. Brief introduction.<\/p>\r\n

Dambeck, T. \"Gaia\u2019s Mission to the Milky Way.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 2008): 36\u201339. An introduction to the mission to measure distances and positions of stars with unprecedented accuracy.<\/p>\r\n

Hirshfeld, A. \"The Absolute Magnitude of Stars.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 1994): 35. Good review of how we measure luminosity, with charts.<\/p>\r\n

Hirshfeld, A. \"The Race to Measure the Cosmos.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2001): 38. On parallax.<\/p>\r\n

Trefil, J. Puzzling Out Parallax.\" Astronomy<\/em> (September 1998): 46. On the concept and history of parallax.<\/p>\r\n

Turon, C. \"Measuring the Universe.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 1997): 28. On the Hipparcos mission and its results.<\/p>\r\n

Zimmerman, R. \"Polaris: The Code-Blue Star.\" Astronomy<\/em> (March 1995): 45. On the famous cepheid variable and how it is changing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Websites<\/h2>\r\n

ABCs of Distance: http:\/\/www.astro.ucla.edu\/~wright\/distance.htm. Astronomer Ned Wright (UCLA) gives a concise primer on many different methods of obtaining distances. This site is at a higher level than our textbook, but is an excellent review for those with some background in astronomy.<\/p>\r\n

American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO): https:\/\/www.aavso.org\/. This organization of amateur astronomers helps to keep track of variable stars; its site has some background material, observing instructions, and links.<\/p>\r\n

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: http:\/\/messier.seds.org\/xtra\/Bios\/bessel.html. A brief site about the first person to detect stellar parallax, with references and links.<\/p>\r\n

Gaia: http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/gaia\/. News from the Gaia mission, including images and a blog of the latest findings.<\/p>\r\n

Hipparchos: http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/hipparcos\/. Background, results, catalogs of data, and educational resources from the Hipparchos mission to observe parallaxes from space. Some sections are technical, but others are accessible to students.<\/p>\r\n

John Goodricke: The Deaf Astronomer: http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-20725639. A biographical article from the BBC.<\/p>\r\n

Women in Astronomy: http:\/\/www.astrosociety.org\/education\/astronomy-resource-guides\/women-in-astronomy-an-introductory-resource-guide\/. More about Henrietta Leavitt\u2019s and other women\u2019s contributions to astronomy and the obstacles they faced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Videos<\/h2>\r\n

Gaia\u2019s Mission: Solving the Celestial Puzzle: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oGri4YNggoc. Describes the Gaia mission and what scientists hope to learn, from Cambridge University (19:58).<\/p>\r\n

Hipparcos: Route Map to the Stars: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4d8a75fs7KI. This ESA video describes the mission to measure parallax and its results (14:32)<\/p>\r\n

How Big Is the Universe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_xZuopg4Sk. Astronomer Pete Edwards from the British Institute of Physics discusses the size of the universe and gives a step-by-step introduction to the concepts of distances (6:22)<\/p>\r\n

Search for Miss Leavitt: http:\/\/perimeterinstitute.ca\/videos\/search-miss-leavitt., Video of talk by George Johnson on his search for Miss Leavitt (55:09).<\/p>\r\n

Women in Astronomy: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5vMR7su4fi8. Emily Rice (CUNY) gives a talk on the contributions of women to astronomy, with many historical and contemporary examples, and an analysis of modern trends (52:54).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>","rendered":"

Articles<\/h2>\n
\n

Adams, A. “The Triumph of Hipparcos.” Astronomy<\/em> (December 1997): 60. Brief introduction.<\/p>\n

Dambeck, T. “Gaia\u2019s Mission to the Milky Way.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 2008): 36\u201339. An introduction to the mission to measure distances and positions of stars with unprecedented accuracy.<\/p>\n

Hirshfeld, A. “The Absolute Magnitude of Stars.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 1994): 35. Good review of how we measure luminosity, with charts.<\/p>\n

Hirshfeld, A. “The Race to Measure the Cosmos.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2001): 38. On parallax.<\/p>\n

Trefil, J. Puzzling Out Parallax.” Astronomy<\/em> (September 1998): 46. On the concept and history of parallax.<\/p>\n

Turon, C. “Measuring the Universe.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 1997): 28. On the Hipparcos mission and its results.<\/p>\n

Zimmerman, R. “Polaris: The Code-Blue Star.” Astronomy<\/em> (March 1995): 45. On the famous cepheid variable and how it is changing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Websites<\/h2>\n

ABCs of Distance: http:\/\/www.astro.ucla.edu\/~wright\/distance.htm. Astronomer Ned Wright (UCLA) gives a concise primer on many different methods of obtaining distances. This site is at a higher level than our textbook, but is an excellent review for those with some background in astronomy.<\/p>\n

American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO): https:\/\/www.aavso.org\/. This organization of amateur astronomers helps to keep track of variable stars; its site has some background material, observing instructions, and links.<\/p>\n

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: http:\/\/messier.seds.org\/xtra\/Bios\/bessel.html. A brief site about the first person to detect stellar parallax, with references and links.<\/p>\n

Gaia: http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/gaia\/. News from the Gaia mission, including images and a blog of the latest findings.<\/p>\n

Hipparchos: http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/hipparcos\/. Background, results, catalogs of data, and educational resources from the Hipparchos mission to observe parallaxes from space. Some sections are technical, but others are accessible to students.<\/p>\n

John Goodricke: The Deaf Astronomer: http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-20725639. A biographical article from the BBC.<\/p>\n

Women in Astronomy: http:\/\/www.astrosociety.org\/education\/astronomy-resource-guides\/women-in-astronomy-an-introductory-resource-guide\/. More about Henrietta Leavitt\u2019s and other women\u2019s contributions to astronomy and the obstacles they faced.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Videos<\/h2>\n

Gaia\u2019s Mission: Solving the Celestial Puzzle: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oGri4YNggoc. Describes the Gaia mission and what scientists hope to learn, from Cambridge University (19:58).<\/p>\n

Hipparcos: Route Map to the Stars: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4d8a75fs7KI. This ESA video describes the mission to measure parallax and its results (14:32)<\/p>\n

How Big Is the Universe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_xZuopg4Sk. Astronomer Pete Edwards from the British Institute of Physics discusses the size of the universe and gives a step-by-step introduction to the concepts of distances (6:22)<\/p>\n

Search for Miss Leavitt: http:\/\/perimeterinstitute.ca\/videos\/search-miss-leavitt., Video of talk by George Johnson on his search for Miss Leavitt (55:09).<\/p>\n

Women in Astronomy: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5vMR7su4fi8. Emily Rice (CUNY) gives a talk on the contributions of women to astronomy, with many historical and contemporary examples, and an analysis of modern trends (52:54).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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