RIT Observatory

RIT Observatory

Infobox Observatory
name = RIT Observatory
organization = Rochester Institute of Technology
location = Henrietta, New York
coords = coord|43.075207|N|77.664314|W
altitude = 167 m (548 ft)
website = http://www.rit.edu/~ritobs/

Rochester Institute of Technology Observatory is a small astronomical observatory owned and operated by Rochester Institute of Technology. It is located in Henrietta, New York (USA).

The Observator is primarily used to teach undergraduate astronomy labs, although some research relating to Cataclysmic Variables and asteroid occultations takes place.

There is one telescope dome and one rolloff shed on the premises, both housing telescopes. RIT owns a 12' Meade telescope, a 16' telescope, and several smaller Refracting Telescopes. In addition, a 2 element radio interferometer based on the [http://fringes.org SIMPLE] design is being constructed and will be used as a teaching instrument to expose students in astronomy labs to observations in other wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.

ee also

*List of observatories

External links

* [http://www.rit.edu/~ritobs/ RIT Observatory Homepage]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of observatory codes — Astronomical observatories are locations used for observing celestial events. Observatory codes are assigned by the Minor Planet Center (a service of the International Astronomical Union) for use in cataloguing astrometric observations of solar… …   Wikipedia

  • Rochester Institute of Technology — RIT redirects here. For other uses, see RIT (disambiguation). Rochester Institute of Technology Established 1829 Type …   Wikipedia

  • Список кодов обсерваторий — …   Википедия

  • IAU codes — Ein Sternwarten Code wird je Sternwarte beziehungsweise Weltraumteleskop vom Minor Planet Center vergeben – einem Dienst der Internationalen Astronomischen Union – um astrometrische Beobachtungen von Kleinkörpern im Sonnensystem zu katalogisieren …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Sternwarten-Codes — Ein Sternwarten Code wird je Sternwarte beziehungsweise Weltraumteleskop vom Minor Planet Center vergeben – einem Dienst der Internationalen Astronomischen Union – um astrometrische Beobachtungen von Kleinkörpern im Sonnensystem zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • National Technical Institute for the Deaf — Established 1965 Type Private President …   Wikipedia

  • Albert J. Simone — Dr. Albert Joseph Simone (born December, 1935 in Boston, MA) is a former president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York, USA. Simone earned his Bachelor of Arts from Tufts in 1957, and his PhD from MIT in 1962. He …   Wikipedia

  • Computer Science House — (CSH) is a special interest house founded in 1976 at the Rochester Institute of Technology, made up of a group of students who share an interest in computers, community and having fun. Despite its name, students from all majors are allowed to… …   Wikipedia

  • Mark W. Ellingson — (1905 1993) was the 5th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, succeeding John A. Randall, from 1936–1969. He rose from a teacher at the institute to the presidency, which he held for longer than anyone before or since, and in many… …   Wikipedia

  • David Axon — David John Axon (born 1951) is a British astrophysicist, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, and is currently Head of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex. He received …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”