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| Measuring the Unknown Universe |
| Dr. Arne Hendon |
| Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 at 8:00 PM |
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| The ATMoB now has a C14 telescope and CCD camera available
for the membership. This is perfect for taking images of
those deep-sky objects you see on the 'net. Did you know
that those same deep-sky images are useful to the professional
astronomer, or that with a little bit of thought, could be
turned into a neat research or science fair project? You don't
even have to use this high-end equipment; a simple DSLR on
a tripod is adequate to monitor many exciting objects, as
was done by the Citizen Sky team for the epsilon Aurigae
eclipse that ended last year. This talk will cover how
to use this new digital equipment to expand your hobby
and interests into citizen science and fruitful collaborations
with astronomers around the world.
Arne Henden is the Director of the American Association
of Variable Star Observers, headquartered about a mile
west of Phillips Auditorium. He received his doctorate
from Indiana University, and has worked at Goddard Space
Flight Center, The Ohio State University, and the U.S.
Naval Observatory. His interests are variable stars,
citizen science, and instrumentation.
Please join us for a pre-meeting dinner discussion at Changsho, 1712 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA at 6:00pm before the meeting. |
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