SNU Astronomical Observatory 1-m Telescope

  • 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 SunHak (Astronomy Program/CEOU, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2018.05.08

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. This poster will give an overview of the 1-m telescope, and its performance.

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