Academic Technology and Outreach at Montana State University, in partnership with the Montana Learning Center, will offer two free online courses for teachers interested in learning how to use a remote, robotic telescope for astronomical research in the classroom.
The courses, “Classroom Observatory: Astrophotography” and “Classroom Observatory: Research,” will train Montana middle and high school educators on the use of the Learning Center’s 16-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope, which is located on a mountaintop in New Mexico. The goals of the courses are to offer teachers and students across Montana access to a research-grade telescope and the opportunity to conduct astronomical research as well as contribute to publishable research.
This is the second course, Classroom Observatory: Research, and it will build upon the astrophotography course and teach participants how to apply research photometry, or the science of the measurement of light, on astronomical images. During the course, participants will perform research on variable stars using photometric filters. Collected data will be submitted to the American Association of Variable Star Observers International Database. Participants must have completed “Classroom Observatory” or “Classroom Observatory: Astrophotography” to take this course.
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Montana Learning Center to offer free courses for teachers on use of remote, robotic telescope
