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Middle and high school students at New Roads School in Santa Monica, California, under the direction of Mr. Joe Wise, have successfully collected images of Vesta from theTIE Chilean telescope (Las Campanas Observatory) and the TIE Mt. Wilson telescope. They have rendered an animation of Vesta and a light curve based on a four-hour observation. This work has paved the way for the TIE suite of activities. This suite of activities includes:
1. Imaging Vesta and Ceres; and 2. Determining a light curve for Vesta and Ceres. Upon release of the TIE Suite, schools will be encouraged to participate in a cyber-community of students interested in ground-based research of Vesta, Ceres, and asteroids in general.
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