SoTIE:
Chile
and Australia
Target Grades:
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, UG, G
Meet an intrepid crew of NASA people as they establish a remotely operated telescope high in the Chilean Andes. On this mission they installed a Webcam and remotely operated weather station. A future mission to Chile is planned to enable students to use the telescope at variable times. In Summer, 2001 another NASA crew will go to Australia to build and operate an additional remotely operated telescope in the Southern Hemisphere.
System Requirements:
IBM PC-class computer (486 or better) or an Apple PowerMac running SoftWindows
9600-baud or faster modem
World Wide Web Browser
SVGA monitor and driver card (necessary for quality image processing)
At least 4MB of RAM
The Sky: Remote Astronomy Software by Software Bisque
Web Access: http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/Chile/
Additional Information:
Telescopes In Education/Mount Wilson Institute
Phone (626) 793-3100, Fax (626) 793-4570