Uncertainties in Data
Due to the nature of taking measurements, all measurements have an inherent uncertainty in their true values.
Variable Star Data
Each .txt file within this directory has measurement uncertainty corresponding to
| Measurement |
Uncertainty |
Unit |
| Time |
+/- 0.3 |
hours |
| NormalisedFlux |
+/- 1.5 |
% |
Distant Galaxy Data.txt
| Measurement |
Uncertainty |
Unit |
| Equatorial |
+/- 0.0001 |
degrees |
| Polar |
+/- 0.0001 |
degrees |
| BlueF |
+/- 1 |
% |
| GreenF |
+/- 1 |
% |
| RedF |
+/- 1 |
% |
| Size |
+/- 10 |
% |
| RadialVelocity |
+/- 0.1 |
km/s |
Radio Source Data.txt
| Measurement |
Uncertainty |
Unit |
| Equatorial |
+/- 0.01 |
degrees |
| Polar |
+/- 0.01 |
degrees |
| Luminosity |
+/- 10 |
% |
Star Data.txt
| Measurement |
Uncertainty |
Unit |
| Equatorial |
+/- 0.0001 |
degrees |
| Polar |
+/- 0.0001 |
degrees |
| BlueF |
+/- 1 |
% |
| GreenF |
+/- 1 |
% |
| RedF |
+/- 1 |
% |
| Parallax |
+/- 0.001 |
arcseconds |
| RadialVelocity |
+/- 0.03 |
km/s |
| Variable? |
N/A |
N/A |
Supernova Data.txt
| Measurement |
Uncertainty |
Unit |
| Equatorial |
+/- 0.01 |
degrees |
| Polar |
+/- 0.01 |
degrees |
| PeakFlux(W) |
+/- 1 |
% |