Two RFO volunteers, Sophie Qin and Rachel Freed, have submitted a research paper to the Journal of Double Star Observations (JDSO) presenting new astrometric measurements of the double star system WDS 18428+5938 — a pair of stars that have been watched by astronomers for nearly two centuries. A Star System with a Long History WDS …
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High School Students Catch a Star System Speeding Up — And Submit the Proof to a Scientific Journal
One of the most rewarding aspects of the RFO Research Program is seeing students do genuine science — not simulations or textbook exercises, but original research that contributes to the broader astronomical community. This week, that became especially real: a group of students and their teacher at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy in Vacaville submitted a …