Welcome to the Summer 2017 Wyoming Astronomy REU Webpage!

In Summer 2017 we will focus on discovering and confirming exoplanets. We will analyze their properties via high-precision photometry and spectroscopy carried out on the UWyo telescopes.

Background information

• Preliminary summer schedule
• Hannah's and David's suggested papers to read
• Astro journal articles ADS ArXiv
• Chip's Research Expectations document

Observing and data processing

• Weather forecast Clear Sky Chart
• Observing plan and schedule
• IRAF documents flowchart
• Cheat sheets Linux IRAF
• Danny's data 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
• AAS meeting tips
• Ethics training course
• Collaboration teamwork listening

Goals

• Summer goals for YYYY project (TBD)
• Summer goals for ZZZZ project (TBD)