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Henderson Astronomy Laboratory
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Furman’s on-campus observatory is used as a laboratory
facility by students in the Descriptive Astronomy course
(PHY 15), Astrophysics (PHY 47) and by physics majors
for independent research. Public viewing nights are occasionally
held for observing specific celestial objects or events.
The site contains two buildings, each with a roll-away
roof. The buildings have power and are accessible to handicapped
students. There are no restrooms at this facility.
Equipment
Four Celestron 8" (Starbright coatings) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescopes, mounted on piers
Celestron 9.25" (Starbright XLT coatings) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope, mounted on a pier under a Technical Innovations
Robodome.
Meade 8" LX200 f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope mounted
to a pier
Meade 10" LX 200 f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope mounted
on a tripod
80X Field Binoculars
SBIG ST-2000XM with RGB filters for photographic imaging
SBIG Self-Guiding Spectrograph for obtaining stellar spectra
in the visible range
20.1 MHz Radio Jove dual-dipole antenna for observing
low-frequency solar bursts
2.3-meter diameter, fully-steerable, CASSI radio antenna
with a 1420 MHz digital receiver used to observe solar
flares and neutral hydrogen from the Milky Way
Meade Deep Sky Imager Celestron NexImage Solar System
Imager
Cleveland Observatory (Furman's
Off-Campus Astronomy Laboratory) | Driving
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Furman’s off-campus observatory is used as an advanced
laboratory facility by students and faculty in the Physics
department for independent research. The site contains
two buildings; one has a roll-away roof, the other serves
as office space with power, heat/AC, water and toilets.
Both buildings are accessible to handicapped students.
The families of Dr. Fitzwilliam W. and Dorothy Gemmill
King, and John W. and Carolyn Lott King donated the land
for and continue to support this observatory, completed
in 1990.
Equipment
Meade 10" LX200 f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope mounted
on a pier
Celestron 14" CGE f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope mounted
on a tripod (temporary)
H-Alpha solar filter for the 14" telescope
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