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Cepheid Variable Stars and the Cosmic Distance Ladder

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This is a tour developed by Professor Alyssa Goodman at Harvard University. This tour introduces cepheid variable stars and how the relationship between their pulsation periods and their luminosities has helped to estimate cosmic distances. Credits Alyssa...

WWT Parallax Lab

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The WWT Ambassadors and faculty and staff at Bucknell University have developed a hybrid lab involving both hands-on and virtual activities that focuses on the concept of parallax. This lab, designed for non-science undergraduates in an introductory...

WWT Workshops

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The WorldWide Telescope team is carrying out several workshops in the fall to both get the word out about how to develop for and use WorldWide Telescope (WWT) and to get feedback about needed features and usability. Workshop specifics vary depending on...

What Training Do You Provide?

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We have online tutorials for remote users. At the CFA we have training sessions for WWT Ambassadors usually two to three times per year. We also can provide training to remote users via Skype and have traveled to do workshops. Training consists of...