The University of Arizona’s Steward Observatories April 1996 Advanced Astrocamp

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Awesome imaging and real science data program, UAZ mirror lab was awesome, use of the Catalina sites 61″, 60″, 40″, and 16″ Schmidt Camera Telescopes plus 4×5 film & 2k x 2k CCD’s. We also learned a lot about image processing with IRAF.

The Steward Observatory sign on Mt. Bigelow

The Astro Gang in front of the 61 inch scope dome on Mt. Bigelow

The van being unloaded

The communications center on Mt. Lemmon

61 inch with the 2048 x 2048 CCD Array with a liquid nitrogen reservoir. Control Room & IRAF Stations

The Dumbell Nebula (Negative) taken with the 16″ Schmidt Camera
for 7 min.exp. Hypered 4415 (4×5) film

The Dumbell Nebula taken with the 16″ Schmidt Camera
for 7 min.exp. Hypered 4415 (4×5) film

Phil & Tim hard at work processing images in IRAF
In the Control Room of the 61″ on Bigelow

Craig showing CCD Spectra. We attached a Spectrometer and Don’s ST-6 CCD Camera to the 60 inch Telescope. We took the following Spectra of M57 the Ring Nebula, and then a dozen or so stars, we even took Sirius in the daytime!

The Milkyway from Mount Lemmon, 9,200ft. elevation

John in front of the small dome

Don’s Liquid Nitrogen Canon,
left over from cooling the CCD each night,
the first can of juice in orbit!