Lab equipment that we've considered or bought circa 2024 May:
Lab equipment that we've considered or bought circa 2023 May:
Request:
7 spectral tubes for the stellar spectra lab.
Cost $353.
See https://www.pasco.com/products/lab-apparatus/light-and-optics/light-sources-and-lasers/se-9463
for the Argon tube.
Rationale: These are actually spares for the ones we have plus one replacement for a failed tube.
Request: A digital spectrometer: RSpec Explorer:
Cost: $395.
See https://www.arborsci.com/products/rspec-explorer .
Rationale: This is for a lab instructor demonstration for the stellar spectra lab.
It is a comparatively small addition to the educational value of the
lab, but it is an example for the students of modern equipment for analyzing spectra.
Lab equipment that we've considered or bought circa 2022 April:
Lab accesories that we've bought or may buy circa 2021 September:
Request: 4 spectral tubes.
Rationale: We need 4 new ones as spares for the coming semesters.
Note we NO longer use
carbon dioxide (CO_2)
spectral tubes
since they burn out so quickly: it seems they give only a hour of use.
Total Cost: 4 X 25 = $100.
Specifics:
Address:
Arbor Scientific
1556 Woodland Dr. E
Saline, MI 48176
Tel: 1-800-367-6695
Fax: 1-866-477-9373
Email: techsupport@arborsci.com
https://www.arborsci.com/
Pasco
10101 Foothills Boulevard
Roseville, California 95747 USA
Tel: 1-800-772-8700
Fax: 1-916-786-7565
https://www.pasco.com/
SE-9463 Spectral Tube (Argon) 45
SE-9464 Spectral Tube (Carbon Dioxide) 45
SE-9462 Spectral Tube (Helium) 45
SE-9461 Spectral Tube (Hydrogen) 55
SE-9465 Spectral Tube (Krypton) 45
SE-9467 Spectral Tube (Neon) 45
SE-9460 Spectral Tube Power Supply and Mount 179
Arbor Scientific
P.O. Box 2750
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2750
Tel: 1-800-367-6695 customer service
Fax: 866-477-9373
Website: https://www.arborsci.com/
Email: helpdesk@arborsci.com
325,
Total: ????.
Amazon
410 Terry Ave N
Seattle 98109, WA
https://www.amazon.com/
Catalog: B01MAZ7LA6 google finds it
SVBONY Telescope Eyepiece 40mm 1.25 inches Plossl Telescope Lens Fully Multi Green
Coated Metal 40 Degree Apparent Field 4 Element Telescope Accessory for Astronomy Telescope 20.99
Illuminated Right Angle Correct Image Finderscope
Celestron
Manufacturer in Torrance, California
Address: 2835 Columbia St #3877, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: (310) 328-9560
https://www.celestron.com/
Celestron catalog Item #: 93781
Meade Instruments Corp.
89 Hangar Way
Watsonville, CA 95076
(800) 626-3233
https://www.meade.com/
Meade catalog SKU 07828 Meade #828 8x50 Rear Focus Viewfinder - Blue tube
Amazon
410 Terry Ave N
Seattle 98109, WA
https://www.amazon.com/
Catalog: B07923SJB4
Amazon
410 Terry Ave N
Seattle 98109, WA
https://www.amazon.com/
Catalog: B08975WM6Y google finds it
Amazon
410 Terry Ave N
Seattle 98109, WA
https://www.amazon.com/
Catalog: B09PZZRKZ7 google finds it
Celestron NexStar 8SE 203mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope
25mm Eyepiece
90° Star Diagonal
Limited 2-Year Warranty
NO finderscope? seems not.
Celestron
Manufacturer in Torrance, California
Address: 2835 Columbia St #3877, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: (310) 328-9560
https://www.celestron.com/
Celestron catalog item #: 11069 NexStar 8SE Computerized Telescope
Amazon
410 Terry Ave N
Seattle 98109, WA
https://www.amazon.com/
Catalog: B07N99RW5K google finds it
Pasco
10101 Foothills Boulevard
Roseville, California 95747 USA
Tel: 1-800-772-8700
Fax: 1-916-786-7565
https://www.pasco.com/
SE-9463 Spectral Tube (Argon) 45
SE-9464 Spectral Tube (Carbon Dioxide) 45
SE-9462 Spectral Tube (Helium) 45
SE-9461 Spectral Tube (Hydrogen) 55
SE-9465 Spectral Tube (Krypton) 45
SE-9467 Spectral Tube (Neon) 45
SE-9460 Spectral Tube Power Supply and Mount 179
Winsco
86475 Gene Lasserre Blvd
Yulee, FL 32097
Tel: 800-875-3214
Email: info@sciencefirst.com
https://winsco.com/
SP-125 Direct-Reading Student Spectroscope SP-125 495
10: 167.92, 599.92, 107.94, 164.97, 12792.00, 303.60, 5000.00, 815.76, 1354.00, 1485.00.
Total: 22791.11.
1) Wedge for NexStar Evolution and SE 6/8
8 units
ITEM # 93665,
unit cost $299.00
total cost 2392.00
The Celestron page is for the wedge is
http://www.celestron.com/browse-shop/astronomy/astroimaging-accessories/wedges/wedge-for-nexstar-evolution-and-se-6-and-8
Rationale: We already have 8 wedges mounted on the pillars and the
new set of 8 will complete our setup for 16 scopes with equatorial mounts.
Advantages: The wedges allow us to give the telescopes equatorial mounts
which makes tracking the sky easier on the clock drive gears and prolongs
their use without repair.
The equatorial mounts also seem to improve sky alignment which improves
finding sky objects, but this advantage is NOT confirmed by a detailed study---but it's
probably true.
The wedges are just left on the pillars, and so save time in setup and takedown.
The old pads for mounting the scopes in alt-az mount are wearing out slowly.
Disadvantage: It is a bit harder to attach the scopes to the wedges than to the old pads,
Raymond thinks this is marginal.
2) TheSkyX Student Edition
1 unit
unit cost 49.00
total cost 49.00
The item page is
http://www.bisque.com/sc/pages/TheSkyXStudent.aspx
Rationale: This is software for use in several of our labs.
Currently, we use TheSky 6
which is now very out-of-date and is probably NOT supported in any way and may
NOT
function on any new computers we buy in the future.
It has some bugs that are a nuisance and is NOT totally user friendly since
some features are hard to find.
We would like to buy 1 copy to make sure it installs well on our computers
and to try out its features.
We would put the first one on Raymond's computer.
If this goes well, we would like then to buy 24 more copies to equip all the
computers.
Alternatively, perhaps we can get a site license.
Advantages: TheSkyX Student Edition claims:
"The new user-interface graphics are easy to see and understand.
All commands are designed to be straight forward and clearly described.
The user interface has been totally redesigned with an emphasis on ease of use.
Screen updates are up to 100 times faster than in previous versions.
Built-in tours and time animations are shown with video-like quality
(60 frames per second and higher possible)."
Disadvantage: The labs currently don't use TheSky 6 that much which has
made its use tolerable.
However, if the TheSkyX Student Edition works well, the labs could eventually
be updated to use it more often.
In any case, the total cost would only be 1225.
3) Philips 18W T17 Low Pressure Sodium Bulb Double Contact Bayonet Base
Ordering Code: SOX-E18
1 unit
unit cost 49.99
total cost 49.99
The item page is
https://www.bulbs.com/product/SOX-E18
Rationale: This is a replacement bulb for one of our sodium lamps which
is failing after years of use.
We believe it is the right replacement as specified by PASCO
https://www.pasco.com/support/technical-support/technote/techIDlookup.cfm?TechNoteID=198
and it looks like the right part.
We will probably need to order more replacement bulbs sometime.
print*
print*,'8 Wedges for the equatorial mounts.'
cost=299.0_np
xnum=8.0_np
costtot=cost*xnum
print*,'cost,xnum,costtot'
print*,cost,xnum,costtot
! 299.000000000000000000 8.00000000000000000000 2392.00000000000000000
print*
print*,'24 + 1 SkyX. The extra is for Raymond"s machine.', &
& 'I dont want one.'
cost=49.0_np
xnum=25.0_np
costtot=cost*xnum
print*,'cost,xnum,costtot'
print*,cost,xnum,costtot
! 49.0000000000000000000 25.0000000000000000000 1225.00000000000000000
!
print*
print*,'1 + 1 SkyX. The extra is for Raymond"s machine.', &
& 'I dont want one. This is the trial setup.'
cost=49.0_np
xnum=1.0_np
costtot=cost*xnum
print*,'cost,xnum,costtot'
print*,cost,xnum,costtot
! 49.0000000000000000000 1.00000000000000000000 49.0000000000000000000
!
print*
print*,' SOX-E18 bulb'
cost=49.99_np
xnum=1.0_np
costtot=cost*xnum
print*,'cost,xnum,costtot'
print*,cost,xnum,costtot
! 49.9900000000000000015 1.00000000000000000000 49.9900000000000000015
It's controled from BPB 252, Raymond's desk computer.
Tag no. 2009610, Acq. 1978jun08, $19,374.64, Asset type E, BPB 301???, PQ GBI-6/8/78.
This Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
is a Meade LX200 8-inch with
serial number 827098.
It was a donation to the department from
a gentleman in Mesquite, Nevada in
2014, May.
It seems to be a fine intrument.
We can use it for in-lab demonstrations and for
outreach.
There may be special bright astro events where we can set it on the ground level for
open-house observing: e.g.,
solar eclipses,
early-in-the-evening lunar eclipses,
great comets, etc.
Also someone might carry it off for demonstrations at local schools.
The tag is on the back against the wall.
The Telescope Powerstar Pec probably went with the
other older scopes to CSN
in Diane's great telescope purge of the early
2000s.
The article
Celestron C8 Overview and History, Ed Ting
briefly discusses the
all old C8's.
The Telescope Powerstar Pec was probably black.
"Powerstar" meant DC powered, "PEC" was a later version, but what does "PEC" mean?
Periodic
Error Correction (PEC).
Tag no. 2033356, Acq. 1998aug06, $15,100, Asset type E, BPB 301 (dome), PQ 2T98RH00427.
Tag no. 2009476, Acq. 1993apr29, $1699, Asset type E, BPB ???, PO 2C93RH00734.
Tag no. 2009608, Acq. 1989mar01, $37,000, Asset type E, BPB 301 (dome), PQ 045101.