Presentations and photos from the Duke Talent Idenfication Program Summer Field Study in Astronomy at PARI during the past several years.

Student Presentations.  Click on the Title to see the PowerPoint presentation.

• An Interpretation of Radio Data and Optical Images for Three Nebulae (555 KB) by Kadir Carruthers, Heather Eisenson, Bill Furnish, Molly Gayden, Robert Hammond, and Margaret Tankard.
• The Sun in Radio (1.6 MB) by Patricia Gavin, Jonathan Bright, and Bill Furnish.
• Phantom Lights: True Color Imaging of Planetary Nebulae (2.6 MB) by Heather Eisenson, Ned Burns, Chris Yen, Michael Novak, Peyton Ethridge, Patrick Narea, Zo Buck, Chris Yale, Patricia Gavin.
• HI Mapping: Galactic Core and the Andromeda Galaxy (2.6 MB) by Zo Buck, Chris Yen, Michael Novak, Chris Yale, Robert Hammond , Will Merwin.
• A Pulsar’s Age and Distance From Earth (251 KB) by Chery Krugel
• Andromeda (461 KB) by Alison, James , Melissa and Sean
• The Crab Nebula (209 KB) by Julia Scheevel and Rosalie McGurk
• Jupiter Io Bursts (764 KB)by Kim Hawkins, Ariel Furst, and Melissa Ilardo
• Measuring Lunar Mountains (651 KB) by Alan, Alison, James, and Jenn
• Radio Sky Map (1.4 MB) by Sharon Adams, Cheryl Krugel, Jenn Buck, and Christina Xu
• Solar Contour Map (108 KB) by Alan Haberman and Tony Taliancich
• Solar Flares and X-ray Emissions (3.4 MB) by Kim Hawkins and Ariel Furst
• The VSA Presentation (8.0 MB) by Zale Gougelet, Sean McConnell, Rob Fernandez, and Forrest Eagle
• XX Cyg (812 KB) by Cheryl Krugel, Forrest McConnell Rosalie McGurk, Julia Scheevel, Tony Taliancich, Christina Xu

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Photos from Previous Summers

TIP Scholars shown in front of one of the 26-m radio telescopes

TIP Scholars on a rock while hiking in the Pisgah National Forest

In preparation for their research projects, the TIP Scholars are instructed in the use of the telescopes and general astronomy concepts.

These TIP Scholars are using the PARI 26 meter radio telescope for their research.

A TIP Scholar building a circuit for a radio receiver. 

Some outdoor fun...

Some last minute adjustments to a project.

Presenting projects.

Which one is the instructor?

Now what are the young scholars up to?

The students operated the PARI radio and optical telescopes, studying the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, supernova remnants, planetary nebulae, and even the distribution of geosynchronous satellites

One of the most important instruments to the students' research was Smiley. At times, operations with Smiley got a little rough, but, after pointing at a few mountains, they worked through the problems

In their few free moments, the students explored waterfalls, hiked to gorgeous views, and went canoeing during the summer solstice.