Over the past two weeks in ISM, I was able to make huge strides in my research and data gathering. I have been using a database to collect information about white dwarf stars, especially their spectral class and absolute magnitude, which can also give me information about what elements are in the atmospheres of these stars. Since I had Spring Break, I was able to devote a large amount of time to working on collecting data. As a result, I have finally collected the information for one hundred binary stars, meaning that they orbit another star, and one hundred normal white dwarf stars.
This is very important because it means I can move onto the next steps for my Final Product. I now have to take the information I gathered and find a way to compare aspects of certain stars with one another, as well as find ways to display this information. This is proving to be a bit more difficult, especially because the spectral classes for each star sometimes have unique notations that makes it hard to distinguish and relate to.
For the upcoming week in ISM, I want to compare all my information together and find ways to create visuals that displays this information. Then, I can begin to work on my research paper and show my findings.