Week of March 17th

Last week we did not do much because it was spring break, so there wasn't anything to write about. This week we did mostly calculations for the project. We found out that the stars we took pictures of were not Castor, they were just near Castor. We found the stars on a map and printed out the picture. We were able to measure the distance of the stars that way using trigonometry. The map allowed us to put in the day and time we wanted to see the stars at, so it is just as accurate as our pictures. Professor Kern explained all the math to me and what we were doing because I was totally lost. Math isn't my strong suit. I sort of get it a little better now, but it is still difficult. We figured out all the calculations for the stars, but did not get to Mars this week.