Texas Observatory for Remote Research and Education

这个名为“德克萨斯远程研究和教育天文台”的项目将对德克萨斯州麦克唐纳天文台现有的30英寸望远镜圆顶进行改造，并安装一个24英寸的远程操作望远镜，该望远镜将为研究和教育领域的各种用户提供服务。这包括为K至12年级的学生、社区学院学生、大学本科生、研究生和专业天文团体提供的课程。研究将主要集中在成像研究（变星、太阳系外行星搜索、喷流变异性、小行星研究），但也将包括使用低分辨率光谱学的努力。该项目将莱斯大学和当地社区学院休斯顿社区学院的研究人员联合起来，并将包括天文学传统上代表性不足的群体、女性和少数民族。

This project, The Texas Observatory for Remote Research and Education, will modify the existing 30 inch telescope dome at the McDonald Observatory in Texas and install a 24 inch remotely operated telescope which will have access to a variety of users, in research and in education. This includes programs provided for students in grades K through 12, community college students, university-level undergraduates, graduate students and the professional astronomical community at-large. Research will be focused primarily on imaging studies (variable stars, extra-solar planet searches, jet variability, asteroid studies) but will also include efforts using low resolution spectroscopy. The project joins researchers from Rice University with the local community college, Houston Community College, and will include traditionally under-represented groups in Astronomy, women and minorities.