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For educators Menu Toggle What is SDSS ? Plan Your Voyage SDSS Plates for Education Menu Toggle Plate Resources Preflight Menu Toggle Locating Objects Menu Toggle RA and Dec SQL Asteroids Artifacts Light Menu Toggle Spectra Redshift Filters Magnitudes CapturingRecording Light Menu Toggle SDSS Telescope SDSS Instruments Types of Data SDSS Plates Launch Menu Toggle Launch into the SDSS Menu Toggle What is the SkyServer? My Special Place in the SDSS Database Scavenger Hunt Solar System Menu Toggle Asteroids Milky Way Menu Toggle Constellations Star Colors Universe Menu Toggle Redshift Gravitational Lensing Expeditions Menu Toggle The Milky Way Menu Toggle Star Clusters Spectral Types Expedition to Galaxies Menu Toggle Galaxy Color Sky Surveys Galaxy Properties Expedition to the Universe Menu Toggle Expanding Universe Your Cosmic Address Hubble Diagram Quasars Tools Menu Toggle Navigate Quick Look Explore Image List Get Plates Help Menu Toggle SkyServer Navigate Explore SASHome For educators Menu Toggle Plan Your Voyage SDSS Plates for Education My Plate Discovering constellations using SDSS BOSS/eBOSS plates Discovering constellations using SDSS APOGEE plates Plate Resources Teacher Guides Accessibility Resources Teacher Lesson Contributions Preflight Menu Toggle Locating Objects Asteroids Mapping the Sky Artifacts SQL Light Filters Magnitudes Redshift Spectra CapturingRecording Light SDSS Instruments SDSS Telescope Types of Data SDSS Plates Launch Menu Toggle Launch into the SDSS My Special Place in the SDSS Database What is the SkyServer? Scavenger Hunt Colors of Objects Spectra The Explore Tool Types of Objects (Part 1) Types of Objects (Part 2) The Scavenger Hunt Old Time Astronomy Astronomy Drawing Hello from the Netherlands! Drawing Tips Get Your Object Object #1 Object #2 Object #3 Object #4 Object #5 Object #6 Object #7 Object #8 Object #9 Object #10 Object #11 Object #12 Compare Your Drawings Guess the Place! Conclusion Solar System Asteroids Moving Objects How to Find Asteroids (Part 1) How to Find Asteroids (Part 2) Find those asteroids Asteroid Hunt! Milky Way Constellations in SDSS data Match Constellations with SDSS Imaging Discover new constellations in SDSS images Stellar Spectra Searching SAS RA and Dec From Constellation Notebook to SAS Spectra List Star Color Types of Stars Spectra of Stars Exploring Spectra Absorption and Emission Lines (Part 1) Absorption and Emission Lines (Part 2) Classifying by Line Strength Classifying by Temperature Temperature and Line Strength Understanding Stars Research Challenges Universe Redshift Color Magnitude Diagram Gravitational Lensing Expeditions Menu Toggle Expedition to the Solar System Mapping the Solar System Solar System: Coordinates Solar System: Earth Coordinates Maps and Globes Solar System: Sky Coordinates Solar System: RA and Dec Mapping the Solar System Planets The Planets on September 22nd, 2006 Solar System: Asteroids Graphing Your Data to Make a Map The Shape of the Solar System Earth, Sun, and Seasons The Sun's Perspective The Seasons Conclusion Expedition to the Milky Way Star Colors Star Clusters HR Diagrams SQL for CMDs TOPCAT for CMDs Distance Modulus Isochrone Fitting Spectral Types Classifying Stars Energy Levels of Electrons Absorption and Emission Lines Identifying the Spectral Types of Stars Other Spectral Types Follow Up Projects Expedition to Galaxies Galaxy Color Galaxy Color – Design and Conduct Your Own Investigation Sky Surveys The Palomar Sky Survey Finding Supernovae 1 Finding Supernovae 2 Other Parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum 2MASS and SDSS Images The X-ray Sky Conclusion Galaxy Properties Classifying Galaxies The Hubble Tuning Fork Characteristics of Galaxies Galaxy Clusters Separating Elliptical and Spiral Galaxies Galaxy Spectra Galaxy Collisions Conclusion Expedition to the Universe Expanding Universe Beyond the Milky Way Distances to Galaxies Abell Cluster Images Constellation Notebook Constellations Notebook Help From Constellation Notebook to SAS Spectra List Redshift/Magnitude Relationship The Universe: Your Cosmic Address The Universe: How Big Is It? The Expanding Universe How Do We Know Distances Magnitudes and Distances Redshifts Making the Diagram The Hubble Diagram and the Expanding Universe The Big Bang The Hubble Diagram with More Galaxies Research Challenges Hubble Diagram A Simple Diagram Estimating Distances to Galaxies Redshifts The Hubble Diagram Quasars Early Radio Astronomy VLA FIRST Radio Survey Strange Objects in the Sky SDSS Quasars What are Quasars? The Power Source of Quasars Research Using Quasar Data Conclusion Hands-On Activities Menu Toggle Galaxy Shapes Introducing Edwin Hubble Galaxy Classification Accessibility Resources Tools Help Menu Toggle Constellations Notebook Help SkyServer Navigate Advanced Options – Bounding Boxes Advanced Options – Masks Advanced Options – Outlines Advanced Options – Plates Drawing Options – Grid Drawing Options – Invert Image Drawing Options – Label Drawing Options – Objects with Spectra Drawing Options – Photometric Objects Fields Quick Look Quick Look – Sidebar Explore – Main Window Explore – Sidebar Search By Photometric Information Flags Flags – Deblending and Children PhotoObj SAS SAS Interactive Spectrum Tool Searching SAS RA and Dec Graphing and Analyzing Data Enter Data Open a CSV file Create a New Column from a Calculation Select Data to Graph Create a Graph Change the Scale of a Graph Fit a Curve to Data Copy SDSS Object IDs SkyServer Menu Toggle Basic Projects Galaxies Classifying Galaxies Spiral Galaxies Elliptical Galaxies Lenticular Galaxies Irregular Galaxies The Hubble Tuning Fork Galaxy Clusters Galaxy Collisions Other Ways to Classify Galaxies Conclusion Constellations A Simple Made-Up Constellation Compare Shapes Orion Stars in Orion Other Shapes in Orion Other Constellations Constellations in SkyServer A SkyServer Example Advanced Projects Color Colors of Stars in the SDSS The Definition of Color in Astronomy What is Color? Light from Stars Color and Temperature Observed Spectra Color-Color Diagrams Are Stars Thermal Sources? Conclusion The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Making an H-R Diagram A Simple H-R Diagram A More Complete H-R Diagram An H-R Diagram for the Nearest Stars Extending the H-R Diagram to More Stars Hipparcos Satellite Data Calculating Distances from Parallax Angles H-R Diagram of a Globular Cluster Searching for Data Conclusion SkyServer Research Challenges Galaxy Color Classifying Small Galaxies Quasar Spectra Map the Universe HII Regions Characteristics Writing a Query Identifying HII Regions Extras Using the Radial Search Tool Using the SQL Search Tool Example 1 Did You Know? Light from Stars Did You Know? SDSS Filters Example 2 Did You Know? History of the Magnitude Scale Did You Know? Temperature and Peak Wavelength Try This! The Definition of Color in Astronomy Try This! The Visible Spectrum Scavenger Hunt List Spectra of Seven Stars Calculating the Radius of a Star Getting Started with Navigate Videos Wide Field Constellation Collection Overview Background Lesson Plan Teaching Tips Assessment Standards List of objects Teacher Guides: Basic Teacher Guides: Advanced Teacher Guides: Research Challenges Teacher Guides: For Kids Asteroids Teacher Notes Scavenger Hunt Teacher Notes Old Time Astronomy Teacher Notes Types of Stars Teacher Notes Galaxies Teacher Notes Color Teacher Notes Guide to Specific Sections Correlations HII Regions Teacher Notes Overview Background Lesson Plan Assessment Standards Overview Background Lesson Plan Teaching Tips Assessment Standards SDSS Scavenger Hunt Teacher Notes Teacher's Guide to Specific Sections Correlations Teacher's Guide to Specific Sections Standards Teacher's Guide to Specific Sections Standards Teacher's Guide to Specific Sections Correlations Teacher's Guide to Specific Sections Correlations Teacher's Guide to Specific Sections Correlations Teacher's Guide to Specific...