A Scavenger Hunt in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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Scavenger Hunt
Project Name: Scavenger Hunt in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Base
Author: Kathy Gustavson with permission from the Education Team for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Age Level: High School (14+), University
Educational Standards: Earth and Space Science
Short Description:
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has seen many kinds of objects in the sky: stars, galaxies, quasars, asteroids, comets and meteors. In this scavenger hunt, you will look for a list of these different types of objects, and learn how to look through the SkyServer database to go on a scavenger hunt through the sky!
Before you start, you should learn a little about the objects you will see .Enter this project to start your learning!
- Student: Janet Ivey