A CCD-Based Undergraduate Astronomy Laboratory

基于 CCD 的本科生天文学实验室

• 批准号: 9156150
• 负责人: Robert Mutel
• 金额: $ 11.34万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-04-15 至 1994-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9156150&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CCD; Based; Undergraduate; Astronomy; Laboratory

This project is developing a curriculum and laboratory manual for a CCD-based imaging astronomy laboratory for first and second year undergraduate science majors. Students are learning how to plan observations, acquire and correct CCD images, and perform sophisticated image analysis. The goal of the laboratory is to allow students to share in the excitement and challenge of scientific discovery using modern instruments and procedures, and to avoid the tedium and observational limitations of traditional techniques. The use of modern low- cost instruments allows students to concentrate on the astronomical significance of the observations rather than mastery of detailed telescope operations and photographic techniques. Although most of the equipment for the laboratory was already available, the project provided modest funds for computer equipment to allow enhanced image analysis and a CD- ROM system for laboratories using the HST guide star catalog and Voyager planetary images. The laboratory manual is being written to accommodate for a variety of CCD/telescope systems and will be made available for wide distribution when completed.

该项目正在为科学专业一年级和二年级本科生开发基于 CCD 的成像天文学实验室的课程和实验室手册。学生正在学习如何计划观察、获取和校正 CCD 图像以及执行复杂的图像分析。实验室的目标是让学生利用现代仪器和程序分享科学发现的兴奋和挑战，并避免传统技术的单调和观察限制。现代低成本仪器的使用使学生能够专注于观测的天文意义，而不是掌握详细的望远镜操作和摄影技术。虽然实验室的大部分设备已经可用，但该项目为计算机设备提供了适度的资金，以允许增强图像分析，并为实验室使用 HST 导星目录和航行者行星图像提供 CD-ROM 系统。实验室手册正在编写以适应各种 CCD/望远镜系统，完成后将广泛分发。