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Exploring the Gettysburg Observatory: Instrumentation and Observing Projects

Discover the advanced instrumentation at the Gettysburg Observatory, including a 16" reflector telescope with advanced camera technology and computer controls. Engage in faculty-student research projects like astrometry of asteroids and photometry of eclipsing binary stars. Take part in observing projects such as studying bright supernovas and extrasolar planets. Learn about the Gettysburg Asteroid Patrol and its search strategy software. Experience a unique blend of astronomy and technology at this renowned observatory.

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Exploring the Gettysburg Observatory: Instrumentation and Observing Projects

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  1. INSTRUMENTATION AT THE GETTYSBURG OBSERVATORY….And what to do withit. American Astronomical Society 205th meeting, San Diego, Jan 13, 2005

  2. Gettysburg College Observatoryview from the southeast

  3. The Gettysburg 16” Reflector • F/11 0.4 m • Mfr. Ealing, 1968 • Upgrade by ACE, Tucson, 1996 • Camera: Photometrics 350; TE Cooled; High Speed readout • Chip: SiTE 003B 1024 x 1024 pixels • ACE 2-wheel filter box; 16 slots • STV-Offset Guider

  4. Camera and Filter Box

  5. Computer Control from Remote Warm Room(software and Hardware by ACE)

  6. Offset Guider and Tube Cooling

  7. SBIG STV Automatic Guider

  8. Auxiliary Chilled Water Circulator for CCD

  9. Dome Control and Dome Cooling

  10. Warm Room Controls and Hardware

  11. Astronomer’s View of the Controls DVD VHS Sidereal Time Universal Time Stereo/FM Autoguider Display Autoguider CCD control Telescope Control

  12. Guider and CCD controls

  13. CCD and Telescope Controls

  14. The ACE Telescope Control Screen

  15. Observatory Monitors and Sidereal Timebase

  16. Filter Controller (serial data input)

  17. Observatory Power Control(manual and computer controlled)

  18. Observing Aids: Phase predictor for eclipsing Binary Stars

  19. Automatic Image Data Logging

  20. OBSERVING PROJECTS • FACULTY-STUDENT RESEARCH • Astrometry of critical list asteroids • Photometry of Eclipsing Binary Stars --- collaboration with G. Torres, et al, CFA • Target of Opportunity Light curves of bright supernova • Transits of Extrasolar Planets • ADVANCED PHYSICS LAB EXERCISES • CCD photometry of short period variables (δ Scuti, SX Phe) • Astrometry of bright asteroids

  21. Photometry of Eclipsing Binaries and Bright Supernovas

  22. Extrasolar Planet Photometry

  23. The Gettysburg Asteroid Patrol:Search Strategy

  24. Software to Blink and Measure Asteroids

  25. The Gettysburg Asteroid Patrol T-Shirt Logo

  26. A wider angle view of the Gettysburg College Observatory

  27. October, 2004: the bad newsClark Field opens…..

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