The Cosmic Distance Scale

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written by Ana Larson

This series of web-based exercises takes students on an interactive tour measuring cosmic distances. The exercises systematically steps out in scale from the familiar world of everyday objects to larger and larger astronomical scales, ultimately exploring the expansion rate of the universe. Links to other resources on the web are included.

http://www.astro.washington.edu/courses/labs/Distance_Ladder.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Cosmic Time and Distance = Distance Scales = Parallax	- Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Laboratory

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Record Creator:: Metadata instance created March 4, 2004 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated:: February 8, 2009 by Lyle Barbato

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