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\nHow many protostellar systems are there in our galaxy? This lab will allow you to become a citizen
\nscientist, via the Zooniverse project, using real astronomical data to help answer this question. You will
\nview images of protostellar system candidates photographed in various wavelengths by various
\ntelescope surveys, including Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) and NASA?s
\nWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Your objective is to look for distinguishing traits in the
\nobjects you view, discerning between debris disks and similar looking objects.
\nTo get started, go to https:\/\/www.zooniverse.org\/ and click on ?Get involved now? to view the available
\nprojects. Click on ?Disk Detective? and open the drop-down menu to access background information.
\nRead the introductory material in the various tabs. This information will help you to write the
\nintroduction section in your lab report.
\nWhen you have a good understanding of what is going on in this project, click on ?Classify? to enter the
\npages where you will take a short tutorial and then begin classifying objects found in the image
\nsequences. Click on ?Start tutorial? to get an idea of how to tell a debris disk from similar looking
\nobjects. You will see a set of image of the same object, taken by different instruments and prompts to
\ndistinguish its characteristics. Click on the icon ?Show Example Images? to view image sequences of
\ndebris disks as well as other kinds of objects that are not star\/disk systems, like galaxies and nebulae.
\nThen go ahead and start classifying objects. If you are not sure about an image sequence, you will have
\nthe option to discuss it via posting in a science discussion or chat.
\nKeep track of your observations. You can do this via excel spreadsheet or any other kind of table. Include
\nyour data table in your results section. How many objects do you need to view? This is up to you. How
\nmany views do you feel that you need to be able to draw conclusions about the population of debris
\ndisks among similar-looking objects? It is a good idea to take some notes as you are classifying objects,
\nto include in your analysis.
\nYou will need to write up your findings in a lab report. Basically, the lab report will answer these
\nquestions:
\n? What did I do?
\n? How did I do it?
\n? What did I find?
\nWhat did I do: This will make up the ?Introduction? portion of your lab report. Describe the project.
\nHere, you should include a bit of a discussion of the science involved. Why is it interesting? In this lab, it
\nwould be appropriate to briefly describe the different types of objects and how you can discern between
\nthem. Include a hypothesis. What do you expect to find? The introduction should be about half a page
\nlong.
\nHow did I do it: This is the ?Procedure? section of the lab report, to follow the Introduction. This should
\nconsist of a description of the actual work that you did. Do not assume that the reader already knows
\nwhat is going on. A good way to think of your audience is to assume that you are writing to a friend who
\nwill be doing this lab project. Include enough information to make it clear to your friend just what needs
\nto be done. This part could also be done in about half a page.
\nWhat I found: This is your ?Results? section. Here is where you include your data and analysis. How
\nmany objects did you view? How many of each kind? How did your results compare with your
\nhypothesis? What difficulties were there? What did you learn, in general? This part should be about a
\npage.
\nFinally, include a brief summary paragraph. Your whole lab report should be 2-3 pages, single-spaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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