High-Level Project Summary
We created a learning app (Star Explorer game) that helps young learners better understand the variety stars above them. It helps with avoiding all the inconvenience of searching through countless databases and stumbling upon untrusted sources by educating users in a fun and engaging manner.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
The program navigates a spaceship through different extraterrestrial objects to display information about the object picked by the user. The program works on by selecting the object you want to learn about, redirecting you to the specific object, and play an animation visualizing how it would look in real life. It decreases the time required for research to learn about the variety of different star types found across the universe. The program gives the user a sense of adventure to get them excited about finding out more about the stars and since it is available to use on any device, it is universally applicable to teach in any setting. We hope to achieve flawless execution within the program, availability on the mobile app store, and to make the application more engaging. We used Construct 3, Photoshop and Krita to design the interface, details, and write up the data.
Space Agency Data
Parameter SymbolAlpha LeonisReference
Right ascensionα10h 09m 33.1sSIMBAD*
Declinationδ15° north declinationSIMBAD*
Visual magnitudem_v3.08(ESA, 1997)
Johnson color index (B-V)0.16 ± 0.1(ESA, 1997)
Parallaxπ41.13 ± 0.35(Van Leeuwen, 2007b)
Parameter
Symbol
Alpha Aquarii
Reference
Right ascension
22h 06m 0s
SIMBAD*
Declination
-00° 12' 30.5
SIMBAD*
Visual magnitude
3.09
(ESA, 1997)
Johnson color index
(B-V)
0.96 ± 0.1
(ESA, 1997)
Parallax
π
6.23 ± 0.19
(Van Leeuwen, 2007b)
Parameter
Symbol
Aries Cluster
Reference
Right ascension
02h 22m 12.3s
SIMBAD*
Declination
+23 32’ 21.1”
SIMBAD*
Visual magnitude
2.17
(ESA, 1997)
Johnson color index
(B-V)
1.16 ± 0.1
(ESA, 1997)
Hackathon Journey
The experience was an amazing, unforgettable opportunity and a wonderful learning experience.
We learnt how to manage our time management, work as a team. collect data from Nasa and use it to build and design a game, in addition to presenting in front of an audience.
References
- References we used to collect the data:
Al-Wardat, M.A., 2018. Astrophysics, Part I: Stars, 1st ed. Modern Book’s World, Irbid- Jordan.
Astrophysics data system. NASA/ADS. (n.d.). Retrieved, 2022, from https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/
ESA, 1997. The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues (ESA).
Gray, D.F., 2005. The observation and analysis of stellar photospheres. Cambridge University Press.
Lang, K.R., 1992. Astrophysical Data I. Planets and Stars.
SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg) [WWW Document], 2021. URL http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/ (accessed 5.29.21).
Van Leeuwen, F., 2007b. Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction. Astron. Astrophys. 474, 653–664.
- References we used to build and design the game:
www.space.com
www.Stellarium-web.org
Google tools
Microsoft PowerPoint
Britannica online encyclopedia
www.nasa.gov
www.constellation-guide.com
Krita Software
Construct 3
Tags
#stars #space #astronomy #nasa #challenge #game #variable_star #binary_star #black_hole #cepheid_star #SpaceAppsChallenge