Undergraduate Astronomical Image Processing and Analysis Laboratory

本科生天文图像处理与分析实验室

• 批准号: 9452514
• 负责人: Cynthia Blaha
• 金额: $ 4.38万
• 依托单位: Carleton College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-07-01 至 1997-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9452514&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Astronomical; Image; Processing; Analysis

9452514 Blaha We propose to bring Carleton's observational astronomy program into the 21st century through the introduction of state-of-the-art technology in our laboratories and lectures. This ILI project will equip a new astronomical image processing lab which will enable our students to gather their own images here on campus, to use modern astronomical software packages to analyze their data and to interpret their results in a collaborative research setting. Through experimenting with two small format CCD cameras, we have found the ST-6 camera to be the best choice in terms of high quality images and ease of operation. We are requesting five new ST-6 CCD cameras to equip the six 8-inch Meade reflectors used in observational labs, with camera control and data acquisition to be provided by six Macintosh Duo systems. These Macintosh computers will also be used in the lab to run the Voyager II planetarium display packages, telescope observing simulators as well as numerous image analysis programs. A fully equipped software laboratory will allow both introductory and advanced students to explore the universe and to understand the celestial motions they observe. Two Sun workstations will provide more powerful image processing tools, access to data on the Internet and rapid image data storage and retrieval when connected with the network of Macintoshes. To provide more advanced research opportunities, we are also requesting a Photometrics Star-1 CCD and a spectrograph to be used with our permanently mounted refractors. With these tools, students and faculty will create new lab experiments to engage future generations of observers and challenge them to learn the power of modern astronomical observing techniques. ***

9452514 Blaha我们建议通过在我们的实验室和讲座中引入最先进的技术，将卡尔顿的观测天文学计划带入21世纪世纪。 这个ILI项目将装备一个新的天文图像处理实验室，使我们的学生能够在校园内收集自己的图像，使用现代天文软件包来分析他们的数据，并在合作研究环境中解释他们的结果。通过对两台小幅面CCD相机的实验，我们发现ST-6相机在高质量图像和易于操作方面是最佳选择。我们需要五台新的ST-6 CCD照相机，用于装备观测实验室使用的六台8英寸米德反射器，照相机控制和数据采集由六台Macintosh Duo系统提供。这些Macintosh计算机还将用于实验室运行旅行者II天文馆显示包，望远镜观测模拟器以及许多图像分析程序。一个设备齐全的软件实验室将允许入门级和高级学生探索宇宙，并了解他们观察到的天体运动。两个Sun工作站将提供更强大的图象处理工具、在因特网上存取数据以及在与麦金塔电脑网络连接时迅速储存和检索图象数据。为了提供更先进的研究机会，我们还要求一个Photometrics星星-1 CCD和一个光谱仪与我们的永久安装折射仪一起使用。有了这些工具，学生和教师将创建新的实验室实验，以吸引未来几代观测者，并挑战他们学习现代天文观测技术的力量。 ***