Skynet Cluster Pro Plus: An Interactive Web Application for Stellar Astronomy Education

Authors

  • Daryl Janzen University of Saskatchewan
  • Ruide Fu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Dan Reichart University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Vladimir Kouprianov University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Joshua Haislip University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Michael Fitzgerald Las Cumbres Observatory
  • Logan Selph University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • John Torian Hampden-Sydney College
  • Finn James University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32374/AEJ.AECON.2023.110aepw

Keywords:

undergraduate labs, star clusters, online tools

Abstract

Cluster Pro Plus is an interactive web-based application built upon the Skynet Plotting Tools infrastructure to facilitate learning of concepts in stellar evolution by analysing star clusters. With the ability to remove field stars and fit isochrones to photometric data displayed interactively on an HR diagram, introductory astronomy students can use this tool to estimate any star cluster’s age, metallicity, distance, reddening, and number of stars, and compare their results to published values.

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Published

2024-08-14

Issue

2024: AstroEdu Conference 2023 - Proceedings

Section

AstroEdu Conference2023 - Astronomy Education Practice