A local Sidereal Time Clock to Facilitate Remote Observations
Mentor 1
David Kaplan
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
29-4-2016 1:30 PM
End Date
29-4-2016 3:30 PM
Description
Undergraduate students in ARCC at UWM often remotely operate two of the world’s largest radio telescopes: the Arecibo telescope and the Green Bank telescope. However, in order to plan and execute observations students require knowledge of the Local Sidereal Time at each observatory. This determines which astronomical targets will be visible at a given time. We describe the design, construction, and operation of an Observing Clock. This clock is based on the open-source Raspberry Pi system and is easily extendable and modifiable.
A local Sidereal Time Clock to Facilitate Remote Observations
Union Wisconsin Room
Undergraduate students in ARCC at UWM often remotely operate two of the world’s largest radio telescopes: the Arecibo telescope and the Green Bank telescope. However, in order to plan and execute observations students require knowledge of the Local Sidereal Time at each observatory. This determines which astronomical targets will be visible at a given time. We describe the design, construction, and operation of an Observing Clock. This clock is based on the open-source Raspberry Pi system and is easily extendable and modifiable.
