A CCD-Based Undergraduate Astronomy Laboratory

基于 CCD 的本科生天文学实验室

• 批准号: 9156150
• 负责人: Robert Mutel
• 金额: $ 11.34万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-04-15 至 1994-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9156150&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CCD; Based; Undergraduate; Astronomy; Laboratory

This project is developing a curriculum and laboratory manual for a CCD-based imaging astronomy laboratory for first and second year undergraduate science majors. Students are learning how to plan observations, acquire and correct CCD images, and perform sophisticated image analysis. The goal of the laboratory is to allow students to share in the excitement and challenge of scientific discovery using modern instruments and procedures, and to avoid the tedium and observational limitations of traditional techniques. The use of modern low- cost instruments allows students to concentrate on the astronomical significance of the observations rather than mastery of detailed telescope operations and photographic techniques. Although most of the equipment for the laboratory was already available, the project provided modest funds for computer equipment to allow enhanced image analysis and a CD- ROM system for laboratories using the HST guide star catalog and Voyager planetary images. The laboratory manual is being written to accommodate for a variety of CCD/telescope systems and will be made available for wide distribution when completed.

该项目正在编制课程和实验室手册 用于基于CCD的成像天文学实验室， 理科本科二年级学生正在学习 如何计划观测，获取和校正CCD图像，以及 执行复杂的图像分析。的目标 实验室是让学生分享的兴奋， 利用现代仪器进行科学发现的挑战， 程序，并避免繁琐和观察 传统技术的局限性。使用现代低- 成本工具允许学生专注于 天文学意义的观测，而不是 掌握详细的望远镜操作和摄影 技术.虽然实验室的大部分设备 该项目提供了适度的资金， 计算机设备，以允许增强图像分析和CD- 使用HST引导星星目录的实验室ROM系统 和旅行者号的行星图像实验室手册正在 为适应各种CCD/望远镜系统而编写 并将广泛分发， 完成