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.
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The Steward Observatory sign on Mt. Bigelow
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The Astro Gang in front of the 61 inch scope dome on Mt. Bigelow
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The van being unloaded
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The communications center on Mt. Lemmon
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61 inch with the 2048 x 2048 CCD Array with a liquid nitrogen reservoir. Control Room & IRAF Stations
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The Dumbell Nebula (Negative) taken with the 16″ Schmidt Camera
for 7 min.exp. Hypered 4415 (4×5) film
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The Dumbell Nebula taken with the 16″ Schmidt Camera
for 7 min.exp. Hypered 4415 (4×5) film
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Phil & Tim hard at work processing images in IRAF
In the Control Room of the 61″ on Bigelow
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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!
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The Milkyway from Mount Lemmon, 9,200ft. elevation
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John in front of the small dome
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Don’s Liquid Nitrogen Canon,
left over from cooling the CCD each night,
the first can of juice in orbit!