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Remote Robotic Eye: Sky Imaging & Spectroscopy at Great Basin Observatory

Rent a magnificent remote robotic eye in the dark night sky at the Great Basin Observatory for citizen-science-friendly pay-per-view astronomical research. Dr. John W. Kenney, III, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Physics at Concordia University Irvine, leads the operations committee. The observatory, located in California, USA, collaborates with various university and national park partners, aiming to bridge the gap between dream and reality while offering unique telescope services. The GBO features a PlaneWave CDK 700 telescope, providing detailed imaging with its large-format CCD and corrected Dall-Kirkham optics. Spectroscopy enthusiasts can enjoy exploring stellar spectral classifications and atomic/molecular spectra. The observatory also supports undergraduate research, exoplanet transit studies, and offers a pay-per-view system for celestial imaging, speckle, and spectroscopy. Join the GBO's vision for astrophysical discoveries under the starry skies.

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Remote Robotic Eye: Sky Imaging & Spectroscopy at Great Basin Observatory

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  1. Rent a magnificent remote robotic eye in the dark night sky:  citizen-science-friendly pay-per-view astronomical research at the Great Basin Observatory--imaging, speckle, and spectroscopy Dr. John W. Kenney, III Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Physics Chair, GBO Operations Committee Concordia University Irvine, California, USA (John.Kenney@cui.edu)

  2. Great Basin National Park

  3. GBO visionariesA great idea for a great park Kelly Carroll Paul Gardner Observatory Builder Park Ranger

  4. Great Basin Observatory Cooperative • University Partners • University of Nevada, Reno, NV • Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV • Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT • Concordia University, Irvine, CA • National Park Partners • Great Basin National Park • Great Basin National Park Foundation

  5. University PartnersGBO Cooperative

  6. Key contractors and vendorsGreat Basin Observatory

  7. GBO University Cooperative2016-present GBO UNR WNC SUU CUI

  8. GBO dream to GBO realityTelescope is lifted into place

  9. Great Basin Observatory (GBO)Great Basin National Park

  10. Remote robotic operation testGBO telescope/clamshell dome

  11. Great Basin Observatoryon-site “local control” room Actually remote, robotically controlled online!

  12. PlaneWave CDK 700 telescope Labeled schematics

  13. GBO telescope details PlaneWave CDK 700 The primary mirror diameter of the CDK 700 telescope is 700 mm (28 in.) While there are many variations of the Cassegrain telescope the CDK is perhaps the best suited to large format CCD imaging

  14. More GBO telescope details PlaneWave CDK 700 The GBO CDK 700 telescope a Cassegraintwo-mirror telescope that employs lenses near the focus to produce sharp images across a large detector. This telescope type is known as a "Corrected Dall-Kirkham” or "CDK" variant of the basic Cassegrain form.

  15. GBO and the Milky WayCDK 700 telescope

  16. Light in GBNP—nighttime Milky Way galaxy

  17. GBO imageSpiral galaxy

  18. GBO image“Hamburger” galaxy

  19. GBO imageNebula

  20. GBO image Double star system

  21. GBO image: triple star systemWDS 20023+6438 B A C

  22. Optical spectrum of SaturnSpectrum measured using GBO

  23. Optical spectrum of JupiterSpectrum measured using GBO

  24. ShelyakeShel Spectrograph Camera Thorium/argon power supply Fiber from telescope Echelle spectrograph R = 10,000

  25. Solar spectrum-Fraunhofer linesStellar spectral “classification”

  26. Atomic/molecular spectra “Fingerprints” determine identity Sodium D Doublet Hydrogen Balmer

  27. UNR undergrad exoplanet team GBO-based senior thesis projects Tyson Lewis, Hannah Mason, Kelly Lane

  28. Exoplanet transit in front of starExperimental data

  29. Southern Utah UniversityGBO light curve-exoplanet transit

  30. GBO study of triple star systemSUUundergrad research team CDC Measurements of AB and AC Components of WDS 20023+6438 William Zerkle, Dallas Anselmo, Taylor Hammack, Gideon Johnson, Morgan Taylor, Sterling Young, and Rhett Zollinger Southern Utah University

  31. Classic “pay-per-view” telescope! Photons out $ in

  32. Slooh pay-per-view

  33. SloohAstroLab • SloohAstroLab offers college astronomy students the opportunity to robotically control a global network of telescopes to image over 500celestial objects. Each student will be able to make reservations to view 500 objects in the night sky, everything you need to explore outer space and complete your coursework. • $29.95 per semester per student

  34. itelescope “pay-per-view” Various pay-per-view plans Each telescope in network is assigned a certain # of points per imaging hour

  35. GBO “pay-per-view” vision Imaging Speckle Spectroscopy GBO: first class, remote, robotic, pay-per-view, citizen-science-friendly astrophysics

  36. Special thanksGBOdesign and development Paul Gardner, Observatory Systems Cole Niebuhr, Global Science Directive

  37. GBO “stars” at Concordia Mackenzie Graham Chemistry major Ruth Larson Physics major

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