I-UNM Campus Observatory

Bheka i-Sky Sky kusuka enhliziyweni ye-Albuquerque

Uma kuziwa emithonjeni ekhululekile yamahhala e-Albuquerque, i- University of New Mexico Campus Observatory kufanele ibe phezulu ohlwini. Ukugijimela njengenhlelo lokufunda ngemfundo ngokusebenzisa uMnyango WezeMpilo ne-Astronomy, lo mboniso uhlinzeka mahhala njalo ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku ngesikhathi sokuwa kanye nesimiso seminyaka yokushona uma isimo sezulu sicacile (ngaphandle uma kuphulwa kanye nokuphumula kwentwasahlobo).

I-Observatory ivulekile emphakathini nakwabafundi be-UNM.

Kutholakale ku-Yale nje enyakatho yeLomas, kulula ukuyibona ne-dome yayo enkulu emhlophe. Ngaphakathi kwe-dome iyi-telescope engu-14 intshi ye-Meade ekhomba emibhaleni, nebulae nezinye izinto ezithakazelisayo ezenzekayo esibhakabhakeni ebusuku kusihlwa kokubuka.

Ukuthola kulula, nokupaka nokunye. Ukupaka mahhala ngemva kwamahora e-M lot eduze kwesakhiwo se-Observatory. Ukuze uthole ukuthi ngabe i-observatory ivulekile, shayela ucingo lomnyango we-Physics ne-Astronomy. Uzothola ulwazi ukuthi i-dome izovuleka, noma hlola iwebhusayithi ukuze uthole ulwazi olubuyekeziwe uma ngabe i-observatory izovuleka ngalobobusuku, noma ivaliwe. Ngezinye izikhathi i-observatory ayivuli izizathu ezihlobene nemimoya nesimo sezulu.

Okufanele Ukulindele

I-Observatory ineqembu eliyinhloko lamavolontiya asele aphendule imibuzo futhi ahlinzeke ngehora lesibhakabhaka ebusuku. Abashayeli bezinkanyezi abasha be-Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) banezibonakaliso zabo siqu ezakhiwe ngaphandle kwendawo yokuhlola, futhi ngokuvamile bahumusha isibhakabhaka ebusuku ngaphakathi kwendawo yokuhlola.

Abafundi be-UNM Physics nabafundi be-astronomy kanye nabafundi abaphothula izifundo bavame ukuqhuba ama-telescopes. Izivakashi zingabheka ngezitelesi zezinto ezizenzayo, amaDobsonians amakhulu, namabonakude amancane, asetekisi. Uhlobo ngalunye lunikeza umbono wezinto zasezulwini ezifana nenyanga, i-Jupiter, i-Saturn nezinkanyezi. Izisebenzi zokuzithandela zilapho ukuze ziphendule imibuzo futhi zikhulume ngezinto ezibonwe nge-telescopes.

Bayazi futhi inzalo yabo ingaba nesifo esithathelwanayo. Ngezinye izikhathi amaprofesa e-UNM aseduze ukuchaza ukuthi yini ephezulu esibhakabhakeni ebusuku.

I-Observatory ivuleka ngaphambi kokuhlwa, kusukela ngo-7: 00 kuya ku-9: 00 ngehora lesishiyagalolunye.

Uma umnyango wegceke lase-Observatory uvulekile, leli dome lizovuleka futhi. Kuyoba khona ukukhanya okubomvu ngaphakathi ngaphakathi okusiza amehlo abavakashi ukuba bavumelane nomnyama. Kungcono ukubona isibhakabhaka ebusuku sivela ebumnyameni.

Kunezitebhisi ezimbalwa zokukhuphuka ukuze zifike ku-telescope engu-14 intshi ye-Meade. Kulabo abangakwazi ukukhuphuka izitebhisi, kunezibonakude ezingaphandle kwedome, futhi ngokuvamile, okungenani omunye wabo uqeqeshwe kulokho okubonwayo ngaphakathi kwendawo.

Njengoba le dome ingenxa yazo zonke izinhloso nezinhloso ngaphandle, sigqoke ngokuvumelana nesimo sezulu.

Uma ungathanda ukubona ukuthi yini okungenzeka ukuthi isibhakabhaka ngobusuku obuvakashelayo, hlola Ishadi Lase Sky neTelescope ukuze ubone ukuthi ungayibona.

Uma uthanda i-astronomy, uthanda umhlaba wemvelo. Qiniseka ukuthi uvakashela i -Open Space ne-Rio Grande Nature Centre.