Find the Cepheids!

Now you're ready to do your own Cepheid hunt. Follow the procedure you learned in the previous section ("A demonstration of the Cepheid hunt"). You are to find at least 8 Cepheids, including the Cepheid in the demonstration example. There are 26 known Cepheids in all of WF4. Fill in all the information on your lab sheet as you go along.

Click on either of the images below to begin your hunt. Only grid sections with numbers are currently available. Have fun!


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