#  Undergraduate Visit Whipple Observatory over Spring Break 

 





May 15, 2017

 

 

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 Astronomy Undergraduates in Ay100 Observational Astronomy course over spring break went on a trip. They traveled to the Desert Museum, University of Arizona mirror lab to see telescope mirrors being made, and to Whipple observatory to observe on the 1.2-m and 1.5-m telescope collecting data for their class project.

   ![Undergrads on roof with telescope](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/astronomy/files/class_dome.jpg?itok=EWVQmQFU) 

 

   ![Rodrigo with liquid Nitrogen](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/astronomy/files/rodrigo_liquid_nitrogen.jpg?itok=GxWmei86) 

 

   ![Theron and Doug in Kitchen](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/astronomy/files/theron_doug_cooks.jpg?itok=BJIU9fmp) 

 

   ![Rodrigo cooks](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/astronomy/files/rodrigo_cook.jpg?itok=HVxGN5Oj) 

 

   ![CLASS AT MMT](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/astronomy/files/class_mmt.jpg?itok=f84mJSpr) 

 

   ![Mirror lab](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/astronomy/files/az_mirror_lab.jpg?itok=VwBvAQR9) 

 

   ![AY100 Visits Desert Museum](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/astronomy/files/desert_museum.jpg?itok=kjaTa9K_) 

 



 

 

 



 

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