The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)

The Korean Astronomical Society (한국천문학회)
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SNU Astronomical Observatory 1-m Telescope: Overview and 2018A Operation

  • Im, Myungshin (Astronomy Program/CEOU, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lim, Gu (Astronomy Program/CEOU, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Seo, Jinguk (Astronomy Program/CEOU, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Paek, Gregory SungHak (Astronomy Program/CEOU, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Sophia (Astronomy Program/CEOU, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2018.10.10
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Abstract

Astronomy education and research can benefit from a high performance telescope that is easily accessible in campus. Such a facility allows hands-on education of observations, small research projects, test of new instruments, and time-domian study of astronomical phenomena. Recently, SNU reconstructed a 40-year old observatory (also known as 구천문대), and established the new SNU Astronomical Observatory (SAO) on that site. On 2018 March 27, the 1-m optical telescope was successfully installed at SAO. Since then, this telescope has been producing wonderful images, with the best seeing value recorded being as small as 0.85 arcsec. This poster will give an overview of the 1-m telescope, and its performance based on test observations during the 2018A semester.

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