STScI

Towards the SchoolLab V

The telescopes of our school lab are installed and can now be put into operation. The three Schmidt-Cassegrain reflectors with a 28cm aperture are carried by digitally controlled mountings. The three sliding cubes serve as shelters and separate control rooms for the observers. Several thousand objects (stars, nebulae, galaxies and planets) can be approached directly or via laptop with planetarium programs. All stations are equipped with guiding telescopes, digital cameras, eyepieces, filters and other astro tools. Highlights are our spectrographs for the scientific analysis of starlight as well as cameras for astrophotography, which can now be used by astronomically enthusiastic pupils.

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