Chandra Astrophysics Institute

This is an image of the Crab Nebula. It is bright blue and shaped like a bell against a black background.

This image gives the first clear view of the faint boundary of the Crab Nebula's X-ray emitting pulsar wind nebula. (Image courtesy of NASA/CXC/SAO/F. Seward, et al.)

Course Instructors:

Mark Hartman
(Principal Instructor)

Peter Ashton
(Assistant Instructor)

Shakib Ahmed
(CAI Intern)

Simba Kol
(CAI Intern)

Dr. Irene Porro
(CAI Director)

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Course Description

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Course Description

The Chandra Astrophysics Institute (CAI) is an opportunity for students in grades 9-11 from a wide range of academic backgrounds to train for and undertake astronomy projects. The students are mentored by MIT scientists and use observations from the Chandra X-Ray space telescope.

Mark Hartman, Peter Ashton, Irene Porro, Shakib Ahmed, and Simba Kol. Chandra Astrophysics Institute. Summer 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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