The York University Astronomical Observatory is a humble little dual-dome observatory housing a 60cm on one side, and a 40cm on the other. The staff and volunteers of the observatory run multiple projects including, public outreach and original research. When the observatory was built, it was at the north edge Read more…
The York University Astronomical Observatory has two telescopes under two domes. One of the scopes is 40cm in diameter the other is 60cm in diameter. Both of these use an SBIG ST-9 CCD camera for us to take pictures with. Currently, the 60cm is engaged in a variable star monitoring Read more…
Acquiring Targets, the Red Slit, the Guide Map Acquiring a target on OSMOS was a bit of a learning curve. The OSMOS 4x4k CCD can be used with two two different slits, a ‘centre’ slit and an ‘inner’ slit. The inner slit is best used if you would like to Read more…