A Trip to the Observatory

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a trip to an observatory to use the telescope? In February 2006, astronomer Travis Metcalfe was granted 7 nights of observing time on one of the telescopes at McDonald Observatory in west Texas, as part of his research to learn about the insides of stars.

Come along for the ride in this 5-minute video presentation: Find out why observatories are built in remote locations, where the astronomers sleep and eat while they are on the mountain, and how they spend their time at the telescope.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• astronomy
• telescope
• observatory
• scientist
• stars

[56thFG]

I just love the old equatorial mounted classic scopes. I feel lucky to have visited McDonald Observatory back in 1973, before the CCD cameras were invented. The old school way of observing (film/eye) is way outdated, but still has the romance factor for us old timers. This is a cool video.

[loversfight]

did you all take the images in the day time?

[ronaldwwy]

Very good! I like it.

[migman29]

so cool