Project Rigel: A Robotic Observatory with Integrated Curriculum for Undergraduate Astronomy Education

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Dec 2000

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American Astronomical Society, 197th AAS Meeting, #120.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 32, p.1606

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Project Rigel is a complete turn-key robotic observatory system for use in undergraduate astronomy laboratories. It consists of a 37cm imaging telescope, filter wheel, spectrometer, automated dome, and Web-based observatory control software. Also included is a web-based scheduling system, image analysis software and an integrated curriculum. The curriculum covers topics suitable for a range of student levels and abilities, from survey courses for non-science majors to advanced undergraduate research projects. The goal is to develop a complete user-friendly, web-based observing system with an integrated curriculum at relatively low cost for use in college astronomy laboratories. The proto-type instrument, which is now under constrution, is scheduled for field tests during Summer 2001 and extensive student trials at the University of Iowa during the 2001-2002 academic year. The Rigel project is a joint venture between the University of Iowa and Torus Technologies. Torus plans to offer a commercial version of the system starting early 2002. Project Rigel is funded in part by the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education.

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