SCSU Undergraduate Research ObservatoryDetectors: Apogee AP-7, SBIG ST-8, SBIG ST-6 CCD with filterwheel and ST-4 CCD. Filters: UBVRI Johnson-Cousins; Stromgren, and R,G,B. Spectrometers: SBIG ST-8 w/spectrometer. Fiber optic spectrometer from Rutgers University (5 - 10 Angstrom resolution). Observatory Building: The observatory is a "roll-off" roof design and is on the top of the Math and Science building on the SCSU campus. A "warm room" is equipped downstairs for obtaining data remotely. Computing Facilities: Two pc's with Linux operating system, one pc's with Windows, and a laptop computer with Linux/Windows, all networked. Students can also use two more pc's with Linux operating system in the Physics and Astronomy Department Computing Lab. Software: MaximDL, CCDOPS and Epoch 2000 for data acquisition, IRAF and IDL for data analysis.
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