Abstract
In 1988 Southampton University established a new Programme of Study, Physicswith- Astronomy and it was felt to be essential to provide the students with detailed practical experience in observational astronomy. The obvious difficulties of scheduling and successfully executing observational work from the UK led to the establishment of an annual Field Trip to the Observatario del Teide at Izana in Tenerife, Spain. The course allows 12 second-year astronomy students to visit the observatory in Tenerife every Easter vacation for one week.
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Summary In 1988 Southampton University established a new Programme of Study, Physicswith-Astronomy and it was felt to be essential to provide the students with detailed practical experience in observational astronomy
The 0.5m Mons telescope has provided the core of our programme upon which we mount a SBIG ST-6 CCD camera with BVRI Johnson filters
The students carry out photographic work using 35mm cameras mounted on this system with the objectives of recording Jovian moon rotation, as well as high quality images of all of these systems
Summary
Summary In 1988 Southampton University established a new Programme of Study, Physicswith-Astronomy and it was felt to be essential to provide the students with detailed practical experience in observational astronomy. The course allows 12 second-year astronomy students to visit the observatory in Tenerife every Easter vacation for one week. The students are divided up into groups of 3-4 and will spend a whole night working at one of several observational locations.
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