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Projects for university students.

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  • 19-10-2010 2:52pm
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    Ecocrexis
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Hi guys I'm the new project manager of Maynooths astro2 society. I am posting on this forum for inspiration, ideas and suggestions on group projects we can do this year.

    These projects can be anything from small individual works that take a couple of days to massive year long projects (maybe longer). I dont know our budget for projects but I'm assuming its 500 euro (probably less damn you capitation committee). We have telescopes (4-8 inch i think), access to a lot of physics lab equipment and we would have little difficulty getting chemical supplies.

    I have seen the 100,000 ft balloon camera and I am very impressed. possible idea to start off (our luck it ends up in the Irish sea).

    TL;DR go mad with suggestions.

    Thanks for any advice
    Conor
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    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    I came across this site recently, you might get some ideas here.


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    Plug
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    How about a telescope making project?


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    Ecocrexis
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭Ecocrexis


    Plug wrote: »
    How about a telescope making project?

    I suggested that last week and we are going ahead with it. The fund to buy a new telescope has changed to a building fund. I think its close to 1000 euro's.

    checking out the website suggested in this first post now.
    Thanks guys keep it coming.


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    Popoutman
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    I'd suggest getting the students to build a small number of 6" scopes as personal scopes for themselves, then get them to use those techniques learned to do a joint effort for e.g. a 14"-16" dob for the society.
    Combine with some of the engineers and electronics guys for the build and control, make it a portable driven scope either with a EQ table or directly driving the axes.
    At some point in the future get (or build) a mallincam or equivalent low-lux camera for group display of items.


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    Plug
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    Just get a 20 inch mirror blank it and grind it down, sorted:pac:


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