The Commissioning of Northern Arizona University’s Barry Lutz Telescope

StudentArron Shiffer

MentorS.C. Tegler

RC Optical Telescope and Mount

Mirror Diam: 20-in Construction: Carbon-Fiber Open Truss

Mount: German EquatorialWeight: 160 lbsCost: $54,300

Imaging System

Off-Axis Guider

Filter Wheel (U,B,V,R,I Filters)

Apogee Science CameraInstrument Rotator

SBIG CCD Guide Camera

Five minutes unguided Five minutes guided

Autoguiding

Moving target

Mount Tracking

Take pictures

Make mount adjustments

Control Room

Software

The Sky & Motion controls Camera control

SBIG Guide Camera Controls

CCD Soft

Lutz (7230)R = 17.52

R = 12.94

R = 16.55

R = 18.53

R = 19.58

Galaxy

Galaxy

Autoguiding Makes Long Exposures Possibleand Makes it Possible to “Go Deep”

Exp Time = 35 minSeven 5-minute exposures

Observers: Tegler, Shiffer, Jones, Ward-Duong, Trilling

Any Questions?

Six 5-minute exposures2 Blue2 Green2 Red

Autoguiding and Pretty Pictures

Horsehead Nebula in Orion