Projects
Edwin
6 Inch Dobsonian Telescope
Built in summer 2019
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Composed of a Newtonian Reflector atop a Dobsonian base​
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Made of materials such as a recycled vinyl record, two toilet flanges, 6-foot concrete mixing tube, etc.
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Captured images of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Moon's craters.
Hydrogen Line Telescope
Roger
Built in summer 2021
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Horn telescope, back-end spectrometer, both atop a recycled tripod.
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Made of materials such as home insulation board, recycled paint thinner can, and radio astronomy hardware.
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Detected the 1420.4 MHz signal emitted from Hydrogen atoms in the universe
(actually indicated a red-shift!)
Data and Images
Hydrogen line peak!
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (Dec. 2020)
Ganymede, Europa, Io, Callisto
Designing and drafting !
These two snippets are part of the design scheme for the radio telescope: I've mapped out dimensions for the horn and how the antenna functions.
Building Roger, the radio telescope! We worked with our local robotics-involved nonprofit, Renaissance Jax, and utilized their workshop to construct the telescope. Here, a support beam is being connected to the wooden base (which was later replaced).
The above two images are from the design and development process for Edwin. The top image shows thoughts and drawings that helped understand how the mirrors would function in the optical tube. The second sheet is a list of the materials that were used during the build.
Our Workstation!