Acquistion of a Small Research Telescope for Fountainwood Observatory

为方坦伍德天文台购置小型研究望远镜

• 批准号: 0116188
• 负责人: Robert Roeder
• 金额: $ 9.66万
• 依托单位: Southwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2002-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0116188&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquistion; Small; Research; Telescope; Fountainwood

AST-0116188Wilhelm, Ronald A research grade 16-inch telescope and instrumentation for the Fountainhead Observatory of Southwestern University will be specified, purchased, integrated and verified. Southwestern University is a small non-PhD granting institution that focuses on teaching and undergraduate research in the astronomical sciences. This telescope and instrument system will be used in three instrument areas: 1. Photometry of RR Lyrae stars to yield masses and luminosities of these stars, 2. Photometry of active galactic nuclei, 3. Photometry of Type IIn supernovae. ***

AST-0116188威廉，罗纳德一个研究级16英寸望远镜和仪器的源泉天文台西南大学将指定，购买，集成和验证。西南大学是一个小型的非博士授予机构，专注于教学和天文科学的本科研究。该望远镜和仪器系统将用于三个仪器领域：1。对天琴座RR型恒星进行测光，以得到这些恒星的质量和光度，2。活动星系核的测光，3。IIn型超新星的测光。***