OBSERVATORY OUTREACH

OBSERVATORY TOUR SCRIPTSU OF M

DEARBORN

FIVE SECTIONS

• ATRIUM• VESTIBULE• DECK• CONTROL ROOM• DOME

FIVE SECTIONS- BY CATEGORY

• ENTRYWAYS: ATRIUM AND VESTIBULE

• OUTDOORS: OBSERVATION DECK

• SMALL AREA, MUCH INFORMATION: CONTROL ROOM

• THE MAIN ATTRACTION:THE DOME

ENTRYWAY: THE ATRIUM

• FACULTY, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, ASSISTANTS ON HAND: WHO IS HERE TO ASSIST? (MENTION BY NAME)

• ELEVATOR: TO THE THIRD FLOOR• FLOOR TILE DESIGN• RESTROOMS

ENTRYWAY: THE VESTIBULE

• Welcome to the third floor of the SLRC. This is our OBSERVATORY.

• WIDESCREEN TV ON WALL: PRESENTATION• RED LAMPS• OBSERVING DECK AND CONTROL ROOM

DOORS• PLANNED PACE (SELF- GUIDED, OR BY

GROUPS IN ORDER)

OUTDOORS: OBSERVATION DECK

• FIVE TELESCOPE MOUNTS• DETAIL: OBJECTS VISIBLE IN EACH SCOPE• VISIBILITY: HORIZONS• VIBRATION MANAGEMENT• LIGHT POLLUTION• TELESCOPE TYPES, FILTERS• TELESCOPE TRACKING FEATURE• COMPARE TO DOME TELESCOPE: AMOUNT OF LIGHT

COLLECTED

CONTROL ROOM

• WHERE: DOORWAYS, ROOM LAYOUT• WHAT: OVERVIEW• WHAT: COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT• WHEN: TYPICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS• (WHY: TELL RELEVANT STORIES)• WHO: FACULTY, STUDENTS; EXAMPLES• EXTENSIONS: LOGBOOK DETAILS, SKY SOFTWARE,

DOME SCOPE MOTION, ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

DOME AND TELESCOPE

• VENTING• STAIRCASE SAFETY• SLIT OPENING IN THE DOME• OPERATION: DOME MOTION• TELESCOPE VIEWFINDER • SCREEN- EXPLANATION• NESW• Q AND A