1 / 16

### Exploring the Keeble Observatory and Mauna Kea's Astronomical Significance ###

The Keeble Observatory, located in Ashland, Virginia, at Randolph-Macon College, serves as a key teaching lab for astronomy courses, featuring a 12” Cassegrain reflector and various advanced instruments. Public viewing sessions are held weekly during the academic year, providing students and the community a chance to explore the night sky. Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, complements this experience with the world's largest observatory for optical, infrared, and sub-millimeter astronomy, offering exceptional atmospheric conditions for astronomical observations. ###

pancho
Télécharger la présentation

### Exploring the Keeble Observatory and Mauna Kea's Astronomical Significance ###

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. OBSERVATORIES Matt Carter Joseph Owen

  2. KEEBLE • Located in Ashland, Va • Randolph Macon College

  3. KEEBLE MORE • Teaching Lab in Dept. of physics • Used by college astronomy courses

  4. VIEW THE KEEBLER • Public viewing sessions are held weekly during academic year • Decision to open and close are up to the student assistants just prior to the scheduled time. • Call the KEEBLER for information

  5. Keebles and Bits • Cornerstone instrument in college’s minor program in astrophysics • The dome houses a 12” Cassegrain reflector

  6. Keebles • Has computers and a darkroom • Has ccd cameras • Portable telescopes

  7. MORE KEEBS • Photoelectric photometer • Grating spectrograph

  8. HI • DR. WILLIAM HOUSTON KEEBLE • Distinguished professor of Physics at Randolph- Macon College • He retired in 1952 • Rewarded an honary doctor of science degree by maryville college in 1945

  9. MAUNA KEA • Houses the worlds largest observatory for optical infrared and sub millimeter astrononmy • Nine facilities

  10. UNIQUE NEW YORK • Mana is unique as a astronomical observing site • Atmosphere above the mountain is extremely dry, which is important • Exceptional stability of the atmosphere makes it great to see stuff

  11. Picture Time

  12. MORE PICTA TIME

  13. MAUNA • Mauna Kea Ice Age natural reserve is available • Community is deeply involved with the activities held at the obvservatory

  14. Mauna Kea • World’s largest combined telescope Power • It’s a dormant volcano mountain, boom

  15. Works Cited • http://www.rmc.edu/Academics/physics/keeble.aspx • http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/mko/

More Related