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| Web design by Siobahn Morgan |
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Astronomical Facilities
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The observatory on the roof of McCollum Science Hall.
The observatory is accessible via an observing platform/walkway. Observatory programs
are provided most weeks during the year. You can find out more about those here. |
| The telescope located in the McCollum Science Hall observatory is a 12-inch aperture
Meade LX-200. It has a computer control keypad that allows a user to quickly find objects
in the night sky without too much trouble. |
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| Hillside Observatory, the astronomical research observatory, as
viewed from the outside. Yes, it does look like an old corn silo, and with
good reason - it is an old corn silo. |
| The telescope, a 16 inch computer controlled system has been
installed at Hillside observatory.
Here it is along with the intrepid Dr. Morgan who maintains
the observatory. Image processing and acquisition are some of the
main activities done at Hillside, along with teaching students about astronomy
and the night sky. |
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| Here's student Scott Beason checking on the images he just obtained
with the 16-inch telescope. Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with
the image - it's just taken under the red light (night-vision) conditions
in the Hillside observatory control room. |
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The Spitz 373 projector is housed in a twenty-six seat planetarium
theater. It is used to demonstrate the motions of the sky and the locations
of the stars, Moon, Sun and planets at any time, and from any location
on Earth.
The UNI planetarium is used for all astronomy classes and for special
programs presented to school children and community groups. Undergraduate
student assistants often lead these programs. |
| Students can use the dark room to develop negatives and make prints
of objects obtained with the department's 35 mm cameras. These are used
on occasion in the introductory Astronomy class as well as the advanced
class of Observational Astronomy. |
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