Acquisition of a Small Telescope for Astronomical Research: Florida Tech's "Rising STAR Project"

佛罗里达理工学院正在建造一座新的物理科学大楼，它将在2005年1月成为物理与空间科学和化学系的新家。残障人士可进入的设施包括屋顶上的观景台，配备了15个桥墩，可用于20厘米的教学望远镜，以及天文台圆顶，用于容纳研究级光学望远镜。核磁共振成像资金将用于购买一台61厘米长的自动里奇-克雷蒂安反射望远镜，该望远镜将可以通过互联网访问并进行常规操作。

Florida Tech is constructing a new Physical Sciences building, which will become the new home of the Physics & Space Sciences and Chemistry departments in January 2005. The handicapped-accessible facility will include an observing deck on the roof equipped with 15 piers for 20cm instructional telescopes and an observatory dome to house a research-grade optical telescope. MRI funds will be used to acquire a 61cm automated Ritchey-Chretien reflecting telescope, which will be Internet-accessible as well as conventionally operated.