Observational Astronomy with Professor Ken Lanzetta There are research opportunities for qualified undergraduate students to work with me and my group on analysis and interpretation of extremely deep astronomical images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope during the Spring semester of 2004. Since September of this year, the Hubble Space Telescope has been used with the Advanced Camera for Surveys to obtain the deepest image of the distant universe every recorded. The observations will continue until January 2004. The observations span near-ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths and will be supplemented with observations at ultraviolet wavelengths by ground-based telescopes. Because the observations will be obtained over a period stretching nearly five months, they will be sensitive to distant supernovae as well as distant galaxies. My group specializes in the analysis and interpretation of extremely faint sources in extremely sensitive observations, and we will be analyzing these observations in an effort to identify and study distant galaxies and supernovae. We will begin the analysis the moment the observations are released in a public event to be held at the American Museum of Natural History in February 2004. Qualified undergraduate students--especially students with a strong background in computing--are invited to participate in all aspects of the project. November 2003