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霍布斯天文台ABSTRACTAST-0519006DR升级。威斯康星大学Eau Claire分校的George Stecher将对威斯康星大学Eau Claire的0.6米“空军”望远镜进行改进，该望远镜位于威斯康星州Fall Creek附近的霍布斯天文台。这些改进旨在加强UW-Eau Claire在小行星光度学方面的教职员工和学生研究计划。这项研究计划的目标是测量和分析未被研究的小行星的光曲线。尽管已知有数以万计的小行星，但很少有小行星具有众所周知的自转特性。这些光曲线可以用来直接确定小行星的自转周期，当与其他测量相结合时，可以用来确定小行星的极向。除了其内在的科学价值，这个研究项目还将为威斯康星大学Eau Claire的本科生提供研究机会。本科生将在整个项目中与教师合作。他们将获得广泛的研究技能，因为他们选择要研究的对象，计划观察运行，在相机中操作望远镜，并解决出现的任何问题。他们将获取、分析和解释数据。最后，他们将向他们的同行和更广泛的科学界展示他们的结果。霍布斯天文台是一个多用途的设施。天文台的望远镜，包括0.6米的仪器，目前除了大学研究项目外，还用于免费公共观测、大学和K-12班工作、业余天文学和公民科学项目。

Upgrade for Hobbs Observatory ABSTRACTAST-0519006Dr. George Stecher, at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, will undertake a program to initiate improvements to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's0.6 meter "Air Force" telescope, housed in Hobbs Observatory near Fall Creek,Wisconsin. These improvements are intended to enhance the faculty-student research program in asteroid photometry at UW-Eau Claire. The goal of this research program is to measure and analyze the light curves of understudied asteroids. Although tens of thousands of asteroids are known, few have well-known rotation properties. These light curves can be used to directly determine the rotation periods of the asteroids, and, when combined with other measurements, can be used to determine the pole orientations of the asteroids. In addition to its intrinsic scientific value, this research project will provide research exposure for undergraduate students at the UW-Eau Claire. Undergraduate students will work with faculty throughout the project. They will acquire a broad range of research skills as they choose the objects to be studied, plan the observing runs, operate the telescope in camera, and troubleshoot any problems that arise. They will acquire, analyze, and interpret the data. Finally, they will present their results to their peers and the broader scientific community. Hobbs Observatory is a multi-use facility. The observatory's telescopes, including the 0.6 meter instrument, are currently used for free public observing, college and K-12 class work, amateur astronomy, and citizen science projects, in addition to university research projects.