Astronomy:Hereford Arizona Observatory

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Hereford Arizona Observatory (HAO), IAU-code G95, is an astronomical observatory,[1][2] owned and operated by amateur astronomer Bruce L. Gary.[3] Observational studies of unusual starlight fluctuations in Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852)[4] and WD 1145+017[5] are recent interests.

HAO consists of two telescopes, in two separate observatory installations: HAO#1 (contains a Celestron CPC 1100, 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on an equatorial mount) and HAO#2 (contains an Astro-Tech Ritchey–Chrétien, 16-inch telescope on an equatorial mount).[1]

The observatory is located in Arizona about 130 km (80 mi) southeast of Tucson and about 11 km (7 mi) north of the Mexican border. Coordinates are at the following: North Latitude +31:27:08 and West Longitude 110:14:16, at an altitude of 1,423 m (4,670 ft).[1]

HAO#2 lit by a full moon with Venus setting behind mountains at 2,900 m (9,500 ft) altitude.

Gallery

  • HAO#1 − Celestron 11-inch CPC-1100 telescope

  • HAO#2 – Astro-Tech Ritchey–Chrétien, 16-inch telescope

  • HAO view of the southern horizon − mountains are at 4.0 deg elevation on the meridian (vertical red line) − star Canopus (declination -52.7 deg) is transiting.

  • HAO control room − the Celestron-11 telescope is managed by a dedicated computer on the left; the Meade-14 by one on the right.

See also


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gary, Bruce L. (17 May 2017). "Hereford Arizona Observatory (HAO)". BruceGary.net. http://www.brucegary.net/HAO/. Retrieved 22 September 2017. 
  2. ↑ Staff (2017). "List Of Observatory Codes". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/ObsCodesF.html. Retrieved 22 September 2017. 
  3. ↑ Gary, Bruce L. (12 August 2017). "Bruce L. Gary - Resume". BruceGary.net. http://brucegary.net/resume.html. Retrieved 22 September 2017. 
  4. ↑ Gary, Bruce L. (16 September 2017). "Hereford Arizona Observatory photometry observations of KIC 8462852 between 2 May and 16 September 2017.". BruceGary.net. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917125504/http://www.brucegary.net/ts3/. Retrieved 17 September 2017. 
  5. ↑ Rappaport, S.; Gary, B.L.; Vanderburg, A.; Xu, S.; Pooley, D.; Mukai, K. (2018). "WD 1145+017: Optical Activity During 2016-2017 and Limits on the X-Ray Flux". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 474 (1): 933–946. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2663. Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.474..933R. 

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