Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Last Two Projects

The last projects are from SDSS and require a fair amount of time.



Image Processing (the way the scientists see it all)--this may take up to 5 class periods.

Download IRIS and install.  If you have problems, take a look here

Download the files found here and UNZIP.  They are .fits files, so IRIS can read them.  Combine the images to make a color picture.  If you need help, refer to the tutorial   Email the completed image to marciarpowellATgmailDOTcom


Then, download the files found here and UNZIP.  They are .fits files, so IRIS can read them.  Combine the images to make a galaxy mosaic.  If you need help, refer to the tutorial   Email the completed image to marciarpowellATgmailDOTcom


Sky Surveys (comparing different possibilities of data)--this may take up to 4 class periods

Follow the exercises  and hand in a completed report

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