Jay: Great site!! Right off the bat there's an article about statistical analysis of SDSS data that is yielding new data on M dwarves absolute brightness. So the sky isn't fall just because some of the Cepheids are a little smoky. We've got a lot more than just one standard candle and distances are getting more and more accurate all the time. DT --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Astrobites To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 12:06 PM Found this website which is done by graduate students for undergraduate students. Their goal is:
"For most people, it takes years for scientific papers to become meaningful. Our goal is to solve this problem, one paper at a time. In 5 minutes a day reading astrobites, you should not only learn about one interesting piece of current work, but also get a peek at the broader picture of research in new area of astronomy."
I thought some here might find it an interesting way to keep up on current research. Enjoy. -- Jay Eads _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com