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Slide 1
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 2
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 3
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 4
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 5
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 6
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 7
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 8
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 9
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 2
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 3
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 4
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 5
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 6
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 7
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 8
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.
Slide 9
Variable Star Project
James Sinclair
Junior Science Research Project
(JSRP)
In Year 10 at my school, Shore, students
completed a Junior Science Research
Project (JSRP) as part of the curriculum.
The project involved students conducting a
scientific investigation on a topic of their
choosing, to produce results confirming or
denying their hypotheses.
JSRP
My project: Brightness changes in a suspected
variable star
In completing the project a suitable variable star
had to be chosen. A nearby companion nonvariable star also needed to be chosen as a
control, so that the brightness changes in the
variable star could be accurately determined.
The variable star I studied is named
“NSV05596”.
CSU Remote Telescope
The telescope was
constructed by
Associate Professor
David McKinnon.
Connection to the
telescope was made
possible from my
home computer via a
Remote Desktop
Connection (RDP)
The Software
The Sky – Used to control the telescope and
locate the star in the night sky.
Prime Focus Camera – Used to take the images
needed for the project.
Star MX-5 – This program allowed us to process
the images so we could determine the
magnitude difference between the stars.
Notebook – Allowed Prof. McKinnon and myself
to discuss all aspects of the project in real-time
over the internet.
The Images
27 images were taken over the period of
40 days.
After the images were collected the task of
processing each image and then finding
the magnitude of each star was
undertaken to determine a set of results.
Results/Data
Magnitudes (Brightness) Of Suspected Variable Star
NSV05596 and Companion Star SAO239920 Over 27
Observations
8.8
Magnitude
To the right is a
graph of the
magnitudes of the
star with its
companion.
Star NSV05596 is
clearly a variable
star however the
brightness changes
are not periodic and
it is difficult to
determine
conclusively what
type of variable
star.
8.75
SAO239920
Magnitude
8.7
NSV05596
Magnitude
8.65
8.6
8.55
1
3
5
7
9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Observations
Some Personal Notes
Over the course of the project I found it very appealing to
be conducting my own research and completing my own
project, that would contribute to science.
In particular it was very helpful to do the majority of the
work for my project from the convenience of my home
computer in Sydney, i.e connecting to and operating the
CSU Remote Telescope.
And of course, the help of my mentor and good friend
Professor David McKinnon made the project so much
more meaningful and achievable.
To be continued…
Professor McKinnon and I have continued our
research into NSV05596 this year.
We have only just begun but we have taken a
further series of images and are now collating
that data. We plan also to use the more powerful
Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran to
further investigate the star.
This will continue until we have sufficient data,
hopefully, to make a definitive statement on the
type of variable star that we have been
observing.