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This product uses a collection of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of galaxies in the Coma Cluster, and engages students in an inquiry-based learning activity studying the evolution of galaxies in dense clustered environments. Students learn the basics of galaxy classification by making use of the HST images to discover a "morphology-density effect," and will then make hypotheses about the cause of this effect. Along with this product are a series of StarDate Radio programs on the Coma Cluster and its related galaxies, and a brief YouTube video about research that is being conducted by astronomers and students at the University of Texas using HST data of the Coma Cluster.
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Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
No restrictions
DLESE Catalog ID:
NASA-ESERevProd-000-000-000-659
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Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact:
Keely Finkelstein University of Texas
Author:
Shardha Jogee University of Texas
Author:
Mary Kay Hemenway University of Texas
Contributor:
Kyle Fricke University of Texas |
