Astronomy 2801 Term Report information sources Dan Sich, Physics & Astronomy Librarian Allyn and Betty Taylor Library

What you need and where to find it the names of the star (in a table) astronomical star catalogs in which it is found (in a table) its location, including the distance from Earth and the accuracy to which the distance is known its apparent and absolute magnitudes its spectral type and luminosity class whether or not the star is variable – if so, provide details whether or not the star is a member of a binary system – if so, provide details including its period, velocity curve, eccentricity, luminosity curve etc. based on the above data, a brief “life history” of the star, summarizing the stages it has passed through and will pass through as it evolves, and the likely end product of its evolution a discussion of some recent (from 2002 or later) astronomical research on your star and a reference to at least one paper from a principal astronomy journal other features of interest

the names of the star (in a table)

astronomical star catalogs in which it is found (in a table)

its location, including the distance from Earth and the accuracy to which the distance is known

its apparent and absolute magnitudes

its spectral type and luminosity class

whether or not the star is variable – if so, provide details

whether or not the star is a member of a binary system – if so, provide details including its period, velocity curve, eccentricity, luminosity curve etc.

based on the above data, a brief “life history” of the star, summarizing the stages it has passed through and will pass through as it evolves, and the likely end product of its evolution

a discussion of some recent (from 2002 or later) astronomical research on your star and a reference to at least one paper from a principal astronomy journal

other features of interest

What have you tried?

Useful tools Wikipedia SIMBAD VizieR articles in primary astronomy research journals ADS articles in semi-popular journals

Wikipedia

SIMBAD

VizieR

articles in primary astronomy research journals

ADS

articles in semi-popular journals

Google & Wikipedia

SIMBAD star names some astronomical star catalogues coordinates spectral type and luminosity class whether or not the star is variable links to articles

star names

some astronomical star catalogues

coordinates

spectral type and luminosity class

whether or not the star is variable

links to articles

VizieR more astronomical star catalogues coordinates apparent magnitude spectral type and luminosity class

more astronomical star catalogues

coordinates

apparent magnitude

spectral type and luminosity class

Articles may contain distance & accuracy absolute magnitude spectral type and luminosity class variable? (& details) binary? (& details) recent research

distance & accuracy

absolute magnitude

spectral type and luminosity class

variable? (& details)

binary? (& details)

recent research

Primary astronomy research journals AJ ApJ A&A ( older issues here ) MNRAS

AJ

ApJ

A&A ( older issues here )

MNRAS

Finding primary astronomy research journal articles using databases SIMBAD ADS Astronomy and Astrophysics Search Astrophysics

SIMBAD

ADS

Astronomy and Astrophysics Search

Astrophysics

Semi-popular journals Sky and Telescope Scientific American Physics Today New Scientist Science Astronomy

Sky and Telescope

Scientific American

Physics Today

New Scientist

Science

Astronomy

Library Catalogue

Bibliography & avoiding plagiarism Use ApJ’s citation style Use BibTeX and LaTeX if you like

Use ApJ’s citation style

Use BibTeX and LaTeX if you like

Questions? Dan Sich [email_address] Subject line: Astronomy 2801

Dan Sich

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Subject line: Astronomy 2801