Jupiter Satellite Project

JupiterSatelliteProjectAssignment

Recommended Physics Texts

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Photometry in Maxim

photometry

Ephemeris Generation Assignment

Updated documents & excel spreadsheet! Ephemeris Generation Project (1) ephemgeneration (2)

From r, r-dot to orbital elements

From_r_rdot_to_orbital_elements

Asteroid Astrometry Processing in Maxim DL

AsteroidAstrometryProcessing

Using DS9 for star charts (with pictures!)

Using DS9

Reading in FITS files with Astropy

Because we don't have the module pyfits installed on the SBO servers, we will instead be using Astropy to read in FITS files. Both modules are similar enough.     https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Rp8brWJ2zfVVBQYXh3RVdIT00/view?usp=sharing       And here is the FITS file I used in this ipython notebook:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Rp8brWJ2zfMzlJRTBUOUpYN1U/view?usp=sharing

Asteroid Team Meetings

Meet at 1:45 before the guest speaker!

Processing Images in MaxIm Pro 6

Right-click the MaxIm DL Pro 6 icon and click Execute. First we’ll combine all images. Essentially, you should combine every series of images you take (Lights, Darks and Flats!) Go to Process>Stack Click “Add Files…” Highlight your group of images. If you took 5 images in your series, you should be selecting those 5 images....

How to Create a Star Chart

Launch DS9 Go to Analysis>Image Servers>SAO-DSS Next to ‘α’ type in your object’s right ascension and next to ‘𝛿’ type in your object’s declination. Make sure you are using sexagesimal units. Set both width and height to 15 arcminutes. Make sure you indicate the sign (+ or -) for declination Keep the coordinates in the...

Observing Notebook Guidelines

When conducting any type of research, it is essential that all steps be documented. An observing notebook is used in this program and should document all of your work on the orbit determination problem. Class notes and other information should not be kept in this book. Here are some general guidelines: All work in the...

Observation Guidelines

Opening Procedure Make sure everything on the deck is clear of the roof (i.e. binoculars, small telescopes, etc.) Open the roof using the green open button on the north wall. Flip the master power switch on the right side of the desk. You should hear the fans on the telescope turn on and the mount...