OBSERVATORIESMatt Carter

Joseph Owen

KEEBLE Located in Ashland, Va Randolph Macon College

KEEBLE MORE Teaching Lab in Dept. of physics Used by college astronomy courses

VIEW THE KEEBLER Public viewing sessions are held weekly

during academic year Decision to open and close are up to the

student assistants just prior to the scheduled time.

Call the KEEBLER for information

Keebles and Bits Cornerstone instrument in college’s

minor program in astrophysics The dome houses a 12” Cassegrain

reflector

Keebles Has computers and a darkroom Has ccd cameras Portable telescopes

MORE KEEBS Photoelectric photometer Grating spectrograph

HI DR. WILLIAM HOUSTON KEEBLE Distinguished professor of Physics at

Randolph- Macon College He retired in 1952 Rewarded an honary doctor of science

degree by maryville college in 1945

MAUNA KEA Houses the worlds largest observatory for

optical infrared and sub millimeter astrononmy

Nine facilities

UNIQUE NEW YORK Mana is unique as a astronomical observing site Atmosphere above the mountain is extremely

dry, which is important Exceptional stability of the atmosphere makes it

great to see stuff

Picture Time

MORE PICTA TIME

MAUNA Mauna Kea Ice Age natural reserve is

available Community is deeply involved with the

activities held at the obvservatory

Mauna Kea World’s largest combined telescope

Power

It’s a dormant volcano mountain, boom

Works Cited http://www.rmc.edu/Academics/physics/k

eeble.aspx http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/mko/