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Our observation of Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) was taken with a Prompt 5 telescope in Chile, South America. We used Halpha, OIII, SII, B, V, R, and Lum filters. These observations came out a lot more transparent and had a … Continue reading →

                This observation know as M 35 is also on the younger side. It was chosen because it was easily visible and the HSC telescope was able to get nice picture of it. … Continue reading →

In this module, we first took pictures of the open star cluster, NGC 2070 using optical imaging. We did this by using Skynet and the La Serena telescope in Chile. We used the filters B, V, R, and I. We … Continue reading →

We first took pictures of the moon using optical imaging. We did this by using Skynet and the HSC telescope. We used the filters U, Halpha, and OIII and we set the exposure duration to 0.03 seconds. Later, we received … Continue reading →

This website contains the work of students taking Astronomy 210: Observational Astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College. In this class, we use the Hampden-Sydney Observatory, other telescopes on the Skynet network, as well as radio telescopes at the Green Bank Observatory. This … Continue reading →