Architecture for a Campus / Remote Observatory As the Central Element in a Survey Astronomy Lab Curriculum

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Jun 2006

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American Astronomical Society Meeting 208, #67.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 38, p.147

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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We describe a detailed design for a campus or remote observatory, which can be used to obtain imagery for use in survey astronomy labs. The observatory architecture largely utilizes commercial off-the-shelf components to provide a moderately priced, yet fully capable observing system. All telescope and observatory functions are computer-controlled, including, auto-guiding, filter selection, focusing, source acquisition, and imaging. An automated roll-off roof is used instead of a dome, permitting multiple telescopes in the same facility. This observatory can be operated on-site, or remotely via a computer network. The images obtained from this type of facility permit large numbers of students to conduct individualized experiments in a manner parallel to those employed in astronomical research. Upper-level undergraduate or graduate students operate the telescope(s) from campus, providing a diverse set of images for the survey astronomy students to access via a Web-interface. I will briefly outline a curriculum which uses this imagery as the primary component of a survey astronomy lab.

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