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AstroLab |
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The AstroLab is a 3rd year option of our Physics & Astronomy and
Physics degrees in which students undertake projects in observational
astronomy using our four telescopes (DRACO2, East-16, Far-East-20 and
West-14) on the Physics building roof and our remotely operated 0.5m
telescope (pt5m) on La Palma.
Students undertake a variety of projects which range from the
tracking of near-earth asteroids, the study of exoplanets, to the
measurement of Hubble's constant via the study of supernovae. All
projects focus on the dynamical nature of the universe. Since
1993 over
1,000,000
CCD images have been taken
on our four undergraduate telescopes for project work.
Over 300 different minor planets and comets have been observed.
We have four telescopes. East-16 and West-14 are in the 10' domes
on the Physics building roof above the main entrance. DRACO2 (6'
dome) and Far-East-20 (15' dome) are located at the east end of the
roof. We also have a part share in
a
0.5m telescope on La Palma which is queue-scheduled to provide
data for student projects.
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