The 4-Point Backyard Diurnal Parallax Method
(View Complete Item Description)On field, students have to image a given asteroid on two consecutive nights, producing two sets of images obtained over 10-15 minutes, each set separated by about 4-5 hours. In class, students have to process the images in order to measure the observed diurnal parallax and then determine the corresponding asteroid distance.
Material Type: Activity/Lab