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INSTRUMENTATION AT THE GETTYSBURG OBSERVATORY….And what to do with it. American Astronomical Society 205 th meeting, San Diego, Jan 13, 2005. Gettysburg College Observatory view from the southeast. The Gettysburg 16” Reflector. F/11 0.4 m Mfr. Ealing, 1968 Upgrade by ACE, Tucson, 1996 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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INSTRUMENTATION AT THE GETTYSBURG OBSERVATORY.And what to do with it.American Astronomical Society 205th meeting, San Diego, Jan 13, 2005
Gettysburg College Observatoryview from the southeast
The Gettysburg 16 ReflectorF/11 0.4 mMfr. Ealing, 1968Upgrade by ACE, Tucson, 1996Camera: Photometrics 350; TE Cooled; High Speed readoutChip: SiTE 003B 1024 x 1024 pixelsACE 2-wheel filter box; 16 slotsSTV-Offset Guider
Camera and Filter Box
Computer Control from Remote Warm Room(software and Hardware by ACE)
Offset Guider and Tube Cooling
SBIG STV Automatic Guider
Auxiliary Chilled Water Circulator for CCD
Dome Control and Dome Cooling
Warm Room Controls and Hardware
Astronomers View of the ControlsAutoguiderTelescope ControlCCD controlAutoguider DisplaySidereal TimeUniversal TimeDVDVHSStereo/FM
Guider and CCD controls
CCD and Telescope Controls
The ACE Telescope Control Screen
Observatory Monitors and Sidereal Timebase
Filter Controller (serial data input)
Observatory Power Control(manual and computer controlled)
Observing Aids: Phase predictor for eclipsing Binary Stars
Automatic Image Data Logging
OBSERVING PROJECTSFACULTY-STUDENT RESEARCHAstrometry of critical list asteroidsPhotometry of Eclipsing Binary Stars --- collaboration with G. Torres, et al, CFATarget of Opportunity Light curves of bright supernovaTransits of Extrasolar PlanetsADVANCED PHYSICS LAB EXERCISESCCD photometry of short period variables ( Scuti, SX Phe)Astrometry of bright asteroids
Photometry of Eclipsing Binaries and Bright Supernovas
Extrasolar Planet Photometry
The Gettysburg Asteroid Patrol:Search Strategy
Software to Blink and Measure Asteroids
The Gettysburg Asteroid Patrol T-Shirt Logo
A wider angle view of the Gettysburg College Observatory
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