Welcome to the Summer 2016 Wyoming Astronomy REU Webpage!

In Summer 2016 we will identify and characterize distant quasars. We will measure their multi-wavelength variability to probe the physics in the accretion disks around their massive black holes.

Background information

• Adam's suggested papers to read
• Astro journal article search
• ArXiv preprints
• Chip's Research Expectations document

Observing and data processing

• Preliminary schedule
• Weather forecast Clear Sky Chart
• Observing plan and schedule
• IRAF documents flowchart
• Cheat sheets Linux IRAF
• Danny's processing cookbooks OTZF align/stack/WCS
• IRAF homework #1 #2 #3 #4
• Object altitude vs time plots (for WIRO: 254.024 41.0983 2943)
• Julian Date calculator

Other professional development

• Programming in Python Myers Kobulnicky
• Oral presentation hints John Wheeler
• Poster ideas #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
• Ethics training course
• Collaboration teamwork listening

Goals

• Summer goals for Sloan Stripe 82 project
• Summer goals for M33 (Triangulum) project