I-UNM Campus Observatory

Jonga Ubusuku Bombuso Kusuka Intliziyo ye-Albuquerque

Xa kuziwa kwizixhobo ezikhululekile ezikhululekile e-Albuquerque, iYunivesithi yaseNew Mexico Campus Observatory kufuneka ibe phezulu kwoluhlu. Ukusebenza njengenkqubo yokufikelela kwimfundo ngokusebenzisa iSebe leFiziki kunye neNkwenkwezi, i-Observatory inikela ngokukhululekileyo yonke imihla ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku ngelixesha lokuwa kunye neentsuku zokusasazela ukuqala kweminyaka ukuba isimo sezulu sicacile (ngaphandle kwexesha lokuwa kunye nekhefu lokusasa).

Uqwalaselo luvulelekile kuluntu nakwabafundi be-UNM.

Efumaneka kwiYale nje kumntla weLomas, kulula ukuyijonga kunye nedome yayo enkulu emhlophe. Ngaphakathi kwidome iyi-telescope eyi-14 intshi ye-Meade ekhomba imiqolo, i-nebulae kunye nezinye izinto ezinomdla ezenzekayo kwizulwini zobusuku ngokuhlwa.

Ukufumana kulula, kunye nokupaka kwakhona. Ukupaka ikhululekile emva kweeyure kwi-M eninzi kufuphi nesakhiwo se-Observatory. Ukufumana ukuba i-observatory ivulekile, biza iSebe le-Physics ne-astronomy. Uza kufumana ulwazi malunga nokuba i-dome iya kuvuleka, okanye khangela iwebsite ngolwazi oluhlaziyiweyo malunga nokuba i-observatory iya kuvuleka ngalobo busuku, okanye ivalwe. Ngamanye amaxesha i-observatory ayivuli ngenxa yezizathu ezinxulumene nemimoya kunye nemozulu.

Yintoni ongayilindela

I-observatory ineqela eliyinhloko lamavolontiya asemandleni ukuphendula imibuzo kwaye anike ityelelo lokubhakabhaka ebusuku. Abafundi beenkwenkwezi bezilwanyana ezivela kwi-Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) banee-telescopes zabo ezibekwe ngaphandle kwendawo yokugcina indawo, kwaye bavame ukutolika isibhakabhaka sasebusuku ngaphakathi kwimbonakude.

I-UNM Physics kunye nabafundi be-Astronomy kunye nabafundi abaphumeleleyo bahlala beqhuba i-telescopes. Abaveleli bangabheka ngeetelesiko ezenziweyo, iiDobsonians ezinkulu, kunye ne-encane, i-telescopes. Uhlobo ngalunye lubonelela ngento esezulwini njengenyanga, iJupiter, iSaturn kunye neenkwenkwezi. Iivolontiya zilapho ukuze ziphendule imibuzo kwaye zithethe ngezinto ezibonwe ngetelesiko.

Ba nolwazi kwaye umdla wabo unokusuleleka. Ngamanye amaxesha ootitshala be-UNM basesandleni sokuchazela oko kuphakanyiswe esibhakabhakeni sasebusuku.

I-observation ivuleka ngaphambi kokuhlwa, ukususela ngo-7: 00 ukuya kwe-9 ebusuku ngeli-MST kunye no-8 ukuya kwe-10 ukuya kwe-10 ngomzuzu we-MDT.

Ukuba umnyango kwiNkundla ye-Observatory ivulekile, i-dome iya kuvuleka. Kuya kubakho ukukhanya okubomvu ngaphakathi ngaphakathi kunceda abo batyeleli bajonge kumnyama. Kungcono ukubona isibhakabhaka sasebusuku ebumnyameni.

Kukho izitebhisi ezimbalwa zokunyuka ukunyuka kwi-telescope yama-intshi eyi-14 intshi. Kwabo abanako ukunyuka iitebhisi, zikhona iitelesiko ngaphandle kwedome, kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo, ubuncinane babo baqeqeshwa kwinto ebonakalayo ngaphakathi kwidome.

Ekubeni idumba lizo zonke iinjongo kunye neenjongo ngaphandle, gqoka ngokwemozulu.

Ukuba unqwenela ukubona into enokubakho esibhakabhakeni obuvakatyelayo, khangela i-Sky and Telescope ye-Sky Chart ukuze ubone oko ungayigcina.

Ukuba uthanda i-astronomy, uthanda umhlaba wendalo. Qinisekisa ukutyelela i- Albuquerque Open Space kunye ne-Rio Grande Nature Centre.