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The Commissioning of Northern Arizona University’s Barry Lutz Telescope

The Commissioning of Northern Arizona University’s Barry Lutz Telescope. Student Arron Shiffer Mentor S.C. Tegler. RC Optical Telescope and Mount. Mirror Diam: 20-in Construction: Carbon-Fiber Open Truss. Mount: German Equatorial Weight: 160 lbs Cost: $54,300.

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The Commissioning of Northern Arizona University’s Barry Lutz Telescope

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  1. The Commissioning of Northern Arizona University’s Barry Lutz Telescope Student Arron Shiffer Mentor S.C. Tegler

  2. RC Optical Telescope and Mount Mirror Diam: 20-in Construction: Carbon-Fiber Open Truss Mount: German Equatorial Weight: 160 lbs Cost: $54,300

  3. Imaging System Apogee Science Camera Instrument Rotator Off-Axis Guider SBIG CCD Guide Camera Filter Wheel (U,B,V,R,I Filters)

  4. Autoguiding Five minutes unguided Five minutes guided Moving target Mount Tracking Take pictures Make mount adjustments

  5. Control Room

  6. Software The Sky & Motion controls Camera control CCD Soft SBIG Guide Camera Controls

  7. Autoguiding Makes Long Exposures Possible and Makes it Possible to “Go Deep” Exp Time = 35 min Seven 5-minute exposures Galaxy R = 12.94 Galaxy Lutz (7230) R = 17.52 R = 18.53 R = 19.58 R = 16.55 Observers: Tegler, Shiffer, Jones, Ward-Duong, Trilling

  8. Autoguiding and Pretty Pictures Six 5-minute exposures 2 Blue 2 Green 2 Red Any Questions? Horsehead Nebula in Orion

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