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+ | We do both imaging and photometry with the Apogee large-format CCD camera and the filter wheel. We use the eShel spectrograph in conjunction with the SBIG camera for spectroscopy. The spectrograph and its camera along with its calibration unit are in the control room. | ||
* Apogee 16M | * Apogee 16M | ||
* filter wheel | * filter wheel | ||
* Shelyak eShel | * Shelyak eShel | ||
+ | * SBIG ST-10 | ||
+ | * eyepieces | ||
== Equipment and Technical Information == | == Equipment and Technical Information == |
Revision as of 02:07, 6 January 2011
Swarthmore College Observatory Wiki
This website is for information relating to commissioning and operation of the Peter van de Kamp Observatory, funded by the National Science Foundation through its Program for Research and Education with Small Telescopes.
Contents
Observatory
Telescope
Instrumentation
We do both imaging and photometry with the Apogee large-format CCD camera and the filter wheel. We use the eShel spectrograph in conjunction with the SBIG camera for spectroscopy. The spectrograph and its camera along with its calibration unit are in the control room.
- Apogee 16M
- filter wheel
- Shelyak eShel
- SBIG ST-10
- eyepieces
Equipment and Technical Information
- Spectrograph Setup
- Dome Control
- Software/hardware troubleshooting and workarounds
- Apogee Alta Test Report
- Slit Width and Resolution
- Autoguiding
Documentation
To-do items, Summer 2010
- Task list - edit to add items or mark as completed.
Data Collection
- Observatory Log
- Transiting Planets[1]
- Observation Schedule
Observing Lists
Wiki Information
- MediaWiki Cheat Sheet and How To Edit a Page
- Sandbox