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1. Design study and final design for a 2.1m Cherenkov telescope
2. Hard- and software to capture the very young crescent moon
1. Design study and final design for a 2.1m Cherenkov telescope |
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This interesting application is one of the leading science projects
in the field of verifying the cosmic Cherenkov radiation when it is
reflected in the earth's atmosphere and translated into lower-energy
photons between 300nm and 600nm with a peak at 360nm. This telescope is
the first inexpensive, high-efficiency device in this field. The
telescope's structure, instrumentation and operation needed to be
optimized to capture this very faint "stray light". Typical integration
times are 8 to 12 hours.
Please see References –
IAA/IASF/INAF
2. Hard- and software to capture the very young crescent moon |
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Optional modules are available for AsTelOS to allow the search of the "young" crescent moon to be seen visually through the telescope eyepiece. Optionally, the life image of the crescent moon may be displayed on a screen for all attendants to be seen. The image is then updated by a high-speed CCD camera in real time. This feature works well for sun-moon distances of about 12 degrees. Optionally available hardware and software components allow the automatic moon search even of extremely "young" crescents at distances of less than 12 degrees under consideration of all relevant safety aspects.