Project Vesta: A Laboratory Exercise on the Measurement of Celestial Coordinates.

Laird, David E.

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Project Vesta: A Laboratory Exercise on the Measurement of Celestial Coordinates

Laird, David E.

Physics Teacher, 12, 6, 338-342, Sep 74

Described is an activity that was developed to measure celestial coordinates. Pictures were taken of the asteroid Vesta, coordinates for reference stars determined, and then celestial coordinates of Vesta were determined with assistance of a computer. (RH)

Descriptors: Astronomy, Laboratory Procedures, Measurement, Photography, Physics, Science Activities, Secondary School Science

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