Observing
Where is Keeler located?
Allegheny Observatory
What program do we use for processing images?
AstroimageJ
What is a telescope's aperture?
Lens or mirror used to collect light
Who won the European Cup (soccer) this year? (mens)
Real Madrid
What is the furthest planet from the Sun?
Neptune
What are the calibration images called?
Flats and Biases
What kind of graph are we making?
Light curve
What is focal length?
distance between the aperture and the imaging point
What US olympian has the most medals?
Michael Phelps (28)
13.7 billion years old
What is an exposure time?
What does the depth of the light curve represent?
The ratio between the focal length and the aperture diameter
How many elements are in the periodic table?
118
Hottest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter (surface temp: 460 degrees)
How many degrees is the dome parked at for calibration images?
270!
What is the baseline brightness for the host star?
1
What kind of chip does Keeler use -- CCD or CMOS
CCD
What is the highest grossing film of all time?
Avatar (2009)
What is the closest galaxy to the milky way?
Andromeda Galaxy
What is the program called that we use to take images?
MAXIM DL
World Coordinate System
What does CCD stand for
charge-coupled device
How many languages is C3PO fluent in in Star Wars?
6 million
What shape is the milky way galaxy?
spiral