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Southern Skies

A Digital Science Partnership for Remote and Robotic Astronomy


Developed and Operated by University of Louisville University of Southern Queensland


Summary


Telescopes in Australia and Kentucky Linked by Internet2 Hands-on discovery and exploration Formal classes and informal education Trial use with grades 5 to 8 Spring 2007 Continued development Fall 2007












People

Louisville

Toowoomba



John Kielkopf Drew Foster Rachel Connolly T o m T re t t e r



Brad Carter Rhodes Hart Carolyn Brown Ian Waite








Where


Mt. Kent Observatory near Toowoomba, about 100 kilometers southwest of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Moore Observatory, 20 kilometers northeast of Louisville, Kentucky




Why?


Why?

Australia is dark!


Why?

Night sky in Australia during our day.


Why?

Hands-on experience stimulates skills for critical thinking


Why?

Our own galaxy is best seen from the southern hemisphere.


Mt. Kent Telescope


Eta Carina


Jupiter's Red Spot


Dumbbell Nebula


Where we are now


Remotely operable telescopes and domes Polycom and Tandberg conferencing Weather stations Site and dome interior cameras Fisheye night sky cameras Web site and data servers












Technical issues


Speed of large data file transfer Classroom software Safe fully robotic operation






Fall 2007 plans


Integration with Kentucky curriculum Integration with international curricula Classroom trials with multiple I2 visits Subsequent planetarium visits Coordination with other robotic telescopes Access to Virtual Observatory Use by university undergraduate classes














Longer range goals


Reliable robotic operation without on-site presence Access both as a remote instrument and fully robotic operation Close association with other networks supporting fast access and rich educational content for astronomy Use by university distance education students








New instrumentation coming


Additional telescope at Charleville in the Australian desert ­ reliable clear weather Spectrograph ­ research tool for high school and college students Small wide field hands-on network telescope linked to the image database






Support and Collaboration

NASA NASA N KU U of L USQ NKU K DE


Acknowledgments


Joe Haberman of Planewave Instruments Rick Hedrick of Planewave Instruments Elwood Downey and XEphem Santa Barbara Instrument Group Sirius Observatories Hands On Universe