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The dome on the roof of the Physics Dept houses a 6.5m focal length Cassegrain telescope, incorporating a 0.81m diameter (f/8) mirror. The telescope is used for both instructional and research work, and is operated by members of the Joint Center for Astrophysics in collaboration with JCET.
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| In 2004 the research capabilities were upgraded by the purchase of over $20,000 in new equipment: a wide-field imager, 20 narrow-band filters, and a spectrograph. The image below shows the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 obtained using the wide-field imager. |
[Image: NGC 6946 in Halpha (656 nm) filter, 2004 Oct 05, by Jean Dougherty] |
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Check out the
JCA Gallery of just a few of the images obtained:
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The departmental Observatory Coordinator is Dr Eric Perlman |
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