Astronomical Spectroscopy:
Detecting A Transiting Exoplanet
Starts October 16, 2012
Due November 6, 2012
Lab 4 Instructions
Important
note:
We will be observing on the Leuschner Observatory 1m telescope
throughout the first week (one group at a time). This will be done
remotely from the Undergraduate Lab. You will have become familiar with
the observing procedure during our field trip to Leuschner on October
18.
Equipment:
The CCD camera on the Leuschner Observatory 1m telescope.
Leuschner
Observatory webpage (includes some weather links and a webcam)
Telescope webcam
(requires password)
Telescope Power Controller
(requires
password)
Telescope User's Manual
(pdf)
Observing Software User's Manual
(pdf)
Weather links:
West
Coast
satellite
animation (visible)
West
Coast
satellite
animation (infrared)
West
Coast
satellite
animation (water vapor)
7-day
forecast
from
the National Weather Service
Resources:
Introduction to CCD detectors by James Graham
(pdf)
CCD Noise handout by James Graham (pdf)
Maximum Likelihood handout by James Graham (pdf)
Astronomical coordinates by James Graham
(pdf)
Useful Links:
NASA's Kepler mission
The California Planet Survey
The Exoplanet Transit Database
The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia
The
Eclipsing Binary Ephemeris Generator
A Handy Finding Chart Generator