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Observing zeta Geminorum as a High School Physics Project

Volume 24 number 1 (1996)

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John R. Percy
Erindale Campus
Andrea M. Rincon

Abstract

ΞΆ Geminorum, a Cepheld variable, was observed for 35 days as a high school physics project. The shape, amplitude, and time of maximum of the phase curve are in excellent agreement with predictions.