Solar Telescope and Laboratory

费里斯州立学院将建造一个太阳望远镜，用于天文学入门课程。这些组件将包括定日镜、双投影系统和包括氢-阿尔法滤光片和微光电视摄像机在内的成像系统。该望远镜将永久安装，用于各种类型的太阳观测。其中包括观测太阳黑子和其他太阳特征、太阳光谱、太阳自转以及对月球和明亮行星的投影观察。通过这种方式，学生可以对最近的恒星进行详细的观测和测量。太阳望远镜将大大增强天文学学生的体验。

Ferris State College will construct a solar telescope to use in introductory astronomy courses. The components will be a heliostat, a dual projection system, and an imaging system including a hydrogen-alpha filter and low-light television camera. The telescope will be permanently mounted and used for a variety of kinds of solar observations. These include observing sunspots and other solar features, the solar spectra, solar rotation, and projection viewing of the moon and bright planets. In this way students may make detailed observations of and measurements on the nearest star. The solar telescope will enhance substantially the experience of astronomy students.