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Additional Resources

There are not as many resources related to star clusters and variable stars as there are resources covering topics from previous lessons, but here are a few:

  1. At Hubblesite, they have a graphic organizer [1] of the differences between open and globular clusters.
  2. If you are looking for research projects for students, the American Association of Variable Star Observers [2] (AAVSO) has been using amateur and student astronomers to study variable stars for many years. They can have you up and running observing a variable star very quickly, and they provide you with a lot of background content information.
  3. At YouTube, Phil Plait's Crash Course Astronomy series has an episode on star clusters [3].

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Links
[1] http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/organizers/starclusters.php.p=Capture+the+cosmos%40%2Ccapture%2C%3EStellar+evolution%40%2Ccapture%2Cstars%2C
[2] http://www.aavso.org/
[3] https://youtu.be/an4rgJ3O21A