Solar Telescope and Laboratory

Information

• NSF Award
• 8650762

Owner

• Ferris State University

• Award Id

  8650762

• Award Effective Date

  2/28/1986 - 38 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  7/31/1988 - 36 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 5,638.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Ferris State College will construct a solar telescope to use in introductory astronomy courses. The components will be a heliostat, a dual projection system, and an imaging system including a hydrogen-alpha filter and low-light television camera. The telescope will be permanently mounted and used for a variety of kinds of solar observations. These include observing sunspots and other solar features, the solar spectra, solar rotation, and projection viewing of the moon and bright planets. In this way students may make detailed observations of and measurements on the nearest star. The solar telescope will enhance substantially the experience of astronomy students.

• Program Officer

  Duncan E. McBride

• Min Amd Letter Date

  3/5/1986 - 38 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  3/5/1986 - 38 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Ferris State University

• City

  Big Rapids

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1201 S. State Street

• Postal Code

  493070000

• Phone Number

  2315912100

• First Name

  Thomas

• Last Name

  Johnson

• Start Date

  2/28/1986 12:00:00 AM