CCD Upgrade of Williston Observatory for Imaging and Spectroscopy for Undergraduate Students

该财团正在购买一个全景固态光学探测器（光度CCD和辅助硬件和软件），安装在Mount Holyoke学院威利斯顿天文台的24英寸望远镜上。该望远镜将由五学院天文系的学生使用，这次升级是全系努力为本科生提供现代仪器实践培训的下一阶段。它将为学生提供操作、校准和使用天文成像和光谱学ccd的培训。五学院天文系将为相机与望远镜和光谱仪提供接口，提供操作和维护技术人员，为大一到高级课程开发实验室，并让学生参与各种独立研究项目。

The consortium is purchasing a panoramic solid state optical detector (a Photometrics CCD and auxiliary hardware and software) to install on the 24 inch telescope at the Williston Observatory of Mount Holyoke College. The telescope will be used by students from the Five College Astronomy Department and this upgrade is the next phase of a department-wide effort to provide undergraduate students with hands-on training with modern instrumentation. It will provide training for students in the operation, calibration, and use of CCDs for astronomical imaging and spectroscopy. The Five College Astronomy Department will interface the camera to the telescope and spectrograph, provide a technician for operation and maintenance, develop laboratories for freshman through senior level classes, and involve students in a variety of independent research projects.