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Spectrographs for school lab are ready for use

Peter Stinner has adjusted our three spectrographs ALPY 600 for the school lab and prepared them for use. They can now be used for spectroscopic observations day and night. Just as thechemist uses the spectroscope in...

Mercury transit and potato chips

On 11 November, the innermost planet of the solar system passed through the solar disk and stood as a small spot for several hours in front of the sun. This rare event takes place only about a dozen times per century...

Electronics at STScI

It’s good to have professionals in the team. The controller for our large dome and its slit must be renewed and brought up to modern standards. Our association members Jonathan Eichner and Gerrit Grutzeck have...