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People, Telescopes, & Equipment
MicroFUN would not be possible without the dedicated efforts of
astronomers on 5 continents who contribute observations and data
reduction expertise, and who are willing to share their data with the
community as soon as we receive it.
Below is a listing of the current MicroFUN Team Members and the
Telescopes and Equipment we are using.
Team MicroFUN
- MicroFUN HomeBase at The Ohio State University:
- Andy Gould
- B. Scott Gaudi
- Subo Dong
- Rick Pogge
- Julia Janczak
- Cameron Nelson
- Szymon Kozłowski
- South Korea:
- Chung-Uk Lee, KASI
- Byeong-Gon Park, KASI
- Cheongho Han, Chungbuk
National University, Korea
- New Zealand:
- Jennie McCormick,
Farm Cove Observatory,
Pakuranga, Auckland
- Grant Christie, Auckland Observatory, Auckland
- Tim Natusch, Auckland Observatory, Auckland
- Bill Allen, Vintage Lane Observatory,
Blenheim
- John Drummond, Possum Observatory,
Patutahi
- David Moorhouse, Kumeu Observatory, Kumeu
- Guy Thornley, Kumeu Observatory, Kumeu
- Marc Bos, Molehill Astronomical Observatory, North Shore
- Australia:
- Greg Bolt, Perth
- David Higgins, Hunters
Hill Observatory, Canberra
- South Africa:
- Berto Monard, Bronberg
Observatory, Pretoria
- South Pacific:
- Roland Santallo, Southern Stars
Observatory, Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Europe:
- Jose Munoz, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
- Iossif Papadakis, Skinakas Observatory, Crete
- Israel:
- Dani Maoz, Tel-Aviv University
- Shai Kaspi, Tel-Aviv University
- Avi Shporer, Tel-Aviv University
- Yossi Schwarzwald, Tel-Aviv University
- Evgeny Gorbikov, Tel-Aviv University
- David Polishook, Tel-Aviv University
- Avishay Gal-Yam, Weizmann Institute of Science
- South America:
- Franco Mallia, Campo Catino Austral Observatory
- Alain Maury, Campo Catino Austral Observatory and
SPACE, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
- North America:
- Eran Ofek, Palomar Observatory, California, USA
Telescopes & Equipment
- Auckland Observatory
- Site: Auckland, New Zealand
- Observer: Grant Christie & Tim Natusch
- Telescope: 0.40-meter f/10 Meade LX200R + Paramount GT1100s
- Instrument: SBIG STL-6303E Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF-6303E 3Kx2K CCD
- Location: 174:46:37E 36:54:22S
- Bronberg Observatory
- Site: Pretoria, South Africa
- Observer: Berto Monard
- Telescope: 0.36-meter f/8 Meade RCX 400
- Instrument: SBIG ST8XME Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF-1603ME CCD
- Location: 28:26:18E 25:54:32S
- Campo Catino Austral Observatory
- Site: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
- Observers: Franco Mallia & Alain Maury
- Telescope: 0.36-meter (14-inch) Celestron SCT
- Instruments: SBIG ST8XME Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF-1603ME CCD
- Location: 68:10:49W 22:57:10S
- Craigie 0.25-meter f/6.3 Telescope
- Site: Craigie, Western Australia (aka CBA Perth)
- Observer: Greg Bolt
- Telescope: 0.25-meter (10-inch) Meade LX200 f/6.3 SCT
- Instrument: SBIG ST7-NABG Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF0400 CCD
- Location: 115:45:25.6E 31:47:26.1S
- CTIO/SMARTS2 1.3meter Telescope
- Site: Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory, Chile
- Observers: Juan Espinoza and Alberto Pasten (SMARTS2)
- Telescope: 1.3-meter f/13 Reflector (ex 2MASS Southern telescope)
- Instrument: ANDICAM
- Detector: Fairchild 477 CCD binned 2x2
- Location: 70:48:17W 30:10:06S
- Farm Cove Observatory (CBA-Pakuranga)
- Site: Pakuranga, Auckland New Zealand
- Observer: Jennie McCormick
- Telescope: 0.36-meter f/10 Meade LX200R
- Instrument: SBIG ST8XME Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF-1603ME CCD
- Location: 174:53:37E 36:53:37S
- Hunters Hill Observatory
- Site: Canberra, Australia
- Observer: David Higgins
- Telescope: 0.36-meter f/10 Meade LX200GPS
- Instrument: SBIG ST8E Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF-1603E CCD
- Location: 149:06:36E 35:09:45S
- Kumeu Observatory
- Site: Kumeu, Auckland, NZ
- Observer: David Moorhouse & Guy Thornley
- Telescope: Celestron 0.36m (14-inch) + f/6.3 focal reducer
- Instrument: SBIG ST-2000XM
- Detector: Kodak KAI-2020M
- Location: 174:31:29E 36:48:23S
- LOAO Telescope
- Site: Mt Lemmon
Observatory, Arizona, USA
- Observer: various (Korean team)
- Telescope: 1.0-meter Cassegrain
f/16 or f/45
- Instrument: FLI IMG4301E
- Detector: Kodak KAF-4301E CCD
- Location: 110:47:20W 32:26:35N
- Molehill Astronomical Observatory
- Site: North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand
- Observer: Marc Bos
- Telescope: 0.30-meter f/10 Meade SCT + German Mount
- Instrument: SBIG ST8XME Camera
- Detector: Kodak KAF-1603ME CCD
- Location: 174:43:43E 36:47:55S
- MDM Observatory
- Site: Kitt Peak, Arizona, USA
- Observers: various (OSU team)
- Telescopes: 2.4-meter f/7.4 Ritchey-Chretien & 1.3-meter f/7.6 Cassegrain
- Instrument: Direct Imaging Cameras
- Detectors: Various SITe and other CCDs
- Location: 111:36:56W 31:57:05N
- Palomar 60-inch Telescope
- Site: Palomar Observatory, Mt. Palomar California, USA
- Observer: Avishay Gal-Yam
- Telescope: 60-inch reflector
Mt. Palomar, California.
- Instrument: P60 Robotic Camera
- Detector: SITe 2Kx2K CCD
- Location: 116:51:36W 33:21:26N
- Possum Observatory
- Site: Patutahi, Gisbourne New Zealand
- Observers: John Drummond
- Telescope: 0.41-meter (16-inch) f5.2 Meade Starfinder Newtonian
- Instrument: SBIG STL11000M CCD
- Detector: Kodak KAI-11000M CCD
- Location: 177:53:29E 38:37:26S
- Skinakas Observatory
- Site: Mount Ida, Central Crete
- Observer: Iossif Papadakis
- Telescope: Carl Zeiss 1.3m f/7.64 RC
- Instrument: Andor iKon-L DZ436-BV
- Detector: E2V 42-40 2Kx2K
- Location: 24:53:57E 35:12:43N
- Southern Stars Observatory
- Site: Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Observer: Roland Santallo
- Telescope: 11-inch Celestron f/10 (operated at f/5)
- Instrument: SBIG ST7XE
- Detector: Kodak KAF-0402E CCD
- Location: 149:35:15W 17:33:04S
- Vintage Lane Observatory
- Site: Blenheim, New Zealand (Marlborough)
- Observer: Bill Allen
- Telescope: 0.4-meter f/15 Classical Cassegrain
- Instrument: SBIG STL-1001E
- Detector: Kodak KAF-1001E
- Location: 173:50:21E 41:29:30S
- Wise Observatory
- Site: Wise Observatory,
Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.
- Observers: various (Israeli Team)
- Telescopes: 1-meter f/10 & 0.46m Centurion 18.
- Instruments: Direct Imagers, SBIG STL-6303E on the C18
- Detectors: E2V CCD36-40 (Princeton Instruments Acton VersArray:1300B), Kodak KAF-6303E
- Location: 34:45:44E 30:35:50N
