A Visual Galaxy Classification Interface and its Classroom Application

Stefan Kautsch; Chau Phung; Michael Van Hilst; Victor Castro

A Visual Galaxy Classification Interface and its Classroom Application

Stefan Kautsch
, Chau Phung
, Michael Van Hilst
, Victor Castro

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Abstract

Galaxy morphology is an important topic in modern astronomy to understand questions concerning the evolution and formation of galaxies and their dark matter content. In order to engage students in exploring galaxy morphology, we developed a web-based, graphical interface that allows students to visually classify galaxy images according to various morphological types. The website is designed with HTML5, JavaScript, PHP, and a MySQL database. The classification interface provides hands-on research experience and training for students and interested clients, and allows them to contribute to studies of galaxy morphology. We present the first results of a pilot study and compare the visually classified types using our interface with that from automated classification routines.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Jun 1 2014
Event	American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #224 - Westin Copley Place, Boston, United States Duration: Jun 1 2014 → Jun 5 2014

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Conference	American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #224
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	6/1/14 → 6/5/14

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Astrophysics and Astronomy

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