Light and Optics
16-18 July 2007
A teacher professional development workshop held at McDonald Observatory
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration provided support for this workshop under an Education and Public Outreach supplement to Grant/Contract/Agreement NNG06GC45G issued through the Office of Space Science.
Observing List in a WORD document
Electronic mail addresses of the participants and instructional team
Diffraction activities
Dan Jaffe's PowerPoint: Silicon Difractive Optics for Infrared Spectroscopy
Wisdom from White Dwarfs, a website for Dr. Don Winget's Argos-On Line project, including the Waves/Audacity activity.
crossed polarizers website
Planispheres
Photo album:
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Page 4
Welcome from Kyle Fricke
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prisms
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more prisms
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Diffraction cards
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diffraction cards
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2.7-m telescope
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wow! That's big.
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driving the dome
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aluminizing room
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2.7-m cat walk
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trying for a group shot
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Everyone's here now.
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Joy Chavez in 2.7-m control room
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video-conference with Dan Jaffe
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HET tour with Bob Calder
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HET tour
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HET tour
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HET mirror segment - up close
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HET mirror segment
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"I won't look - is she driving OK?"
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HET mirror truss
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another view
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louver system for good air flow at HET
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group photo
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HET group photo
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HET control room w/Carl Akerlof
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Carl Akerlof (ROTSE)
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HET controls
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under the HET - in the basement
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Medium Resolution Spectometer
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Posted by Mary Kay Hemenway on 22 July 2007
Revised 22 July 2008