Virtual Telescopes in Education (TIE)

该项目将配备远程访问和控制能力的望远镜无缝地集成到一个虚拟天文台中。在目前涉及约20个此类望远镜的教育望远镜(TIE)工作的基础上，虚拟TIE正在提供运行这一设施所需的服务，包括日程安排服务、数据处理工具、在线提案审查环境、用于发布结果的在线“虚拟TIE学生天体物理杂志”，以及获取TIE社区提供的相关教育材料。这一努力利用了合作者正在进行的项目，以增加获得K-12和本科天文学教育的机会，特别是在传统上服务不足的社区。这项工作的成果还被用于加强正在进行的天文学和计算机科学方面的教育工作。该项目代表了马里兰大学巴尔的摩县大学、田纳西州立大学、教育望远镜基金会、雷神信息技术支持系统和美国国家航空航天局戈达德太空飞行中心之间的合作努力。其他合作伙伴包括爱尔兰国立大学、梅努斯、罗切斯特理工学院以及小汤普森天文台和霍华德大学的TIE项目附属机构。

This project is seamlessly integrating telescopes equipped with remote access and control capabilities into one virtual observatory. Building on the current Telescopes in Education (TIE) effort that involves some twenty such telescopes, Virtual TIE is providing the services required to operate this facility, including a scheduling service, tools for data manipulation, an online proposal review environment, an online "Virtual TIE Student Astrophysical Journal" for publication of results, and access to related educational materials provided by the TIE community. This effort leverages ongoing projects of the collaborators to increase access to astronomy education at the K-12 and undergraduate levels, especially among traditionally under-served communities. Results of this effort are also being used to enhance ongoing educational efforts in astronomy and computer science. This project represents a collaborative effort among the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Tennessee State University, the Telescopes in Education Foundation, Raytheon ITSS, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Other partners include the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Rochester Institute of Technology, and TIE project affiliates at Little Thompson Observatory and Howard University.