Use the Burke Gaffney Observatory
(BGO) telescope to locate and sketch one of th
Use the Burke Gaffney Observatory
(BGO) telescope to locate and sketch one of the brighter
deep space objects currently visible. The telescope
operator will have a list of suggestions. Download a few
images of this object from the Internet. Compare the two
images, and research more information about the type of
object you’ve captured. Write a short paper (800 words
or so) describing the experience. And answering such
questions as what is it, how did it form, how long will it
last, is it visibly changing in any way in an observable
time frame? Finally, describe for me what it might be like
to see this object from a very close distance. Try to be
scientifically accurate in your description
