Tift County High School Blue Devils Football Team Brigade Marching Band 2011 Pearl Harbor Trip

Astrometry:

Why is astrometry needed to be gathered on Minor Planets? Primarily to determine where they are going (or have been). Astrometry is basically a set of measurements taken over a period of time of a Minor Planet, then these measurements are combined to allow us to determine an "orbit" of the Minor Planet.

Photometry:

Minor Planet Photometry is basically defined as measuring the "lightcurve" of the Minor Planet. As the light is reflected from the Minor Planet back to us here on Earth, we can measure this light and convert these measurements into a graph to show us the variation of the magnitude (or reflected light) of the object. This information is then used to determine the rotational period of the object, and can also be used to detect binary-systems as well as generate a 3D model of the object.

Tift Co. High School "Blue Devil" Brigade Marching Band - Pearl Harbor Trip

The Tift. County High School Blue Devil Football Brigade Marching Band is planning a trip to Hawaii in December of 2011. They will be representing the State of Georgia at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Other bands from our Nation will also be participating in the ceremony.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime event for these children, so please donate anything you can possibly donate to the cause. Sponsorship and Donations are 100% tax deductible. A form can be downloaded below explaining this in more detail and how you can donate to this cause. My son's name is Hunter Blake Farmer if you want to donate to his part, or you can donate to the program in general - either way will be much appreciated! I can be contacted at sefarmer@cometary.net for more information.

HAWAII TRIP FORM - Pearl Harbor Commemoration

Red Barn Observatory MPC-H68

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Tift Co. High School "Blue Devil" Brigade Marching Band - Pearl Harbor Trip