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astro-ph2005
Proper Motions as an Underutilized Tool for Estimating Distances and Ages for Nearby, Young Stars
Eric E. Mamajek
The recent availability of accurate proper motion catalogs for millions of stars on the sky (e.g. Tycho-2, UCAC) can benefit projects for which age estimates are needed for stars t…
astro-ph2002
On the Utter Irrelevance of LPL Graduate Students: An Unbiased Survey by Steward Observatory Graduate Students
J. J. Charfman, J. B. Bsc, K. A. Eriksen +8
We present a new analysis of the irrelevance of Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) graduate students at the University of Arizona. Based on extensive Monte Carlo simulations we f…