Elginfield Observatory
Elginfield Observatory - Elginfield, ON
Organization
Observatory code 440 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationMiddlesex Centre, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°11′33″N 81°18′57″W / 43.1924°N 81.3158°W / 43.1924; -81.3158
Altitude325 m (1,066 ft)
Established1969 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.astro.uwo.ca/~dfgray/Elginfield_Observatory.html
Elginfield Observatory is located in Canada
Elginfield Observatory
Location of Elginfield Observatory

The Elginfield Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the township of Middlesex Centre, Ontario, Canada, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of London, Ontario. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Western Ontario, and opened in 1969. The observatory features a 1.2 m (47 in) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope built by Boller and Chivens which is used for spectroscopy and photometry. The telescope can be configured to feed instruments at the Cassegrain, Nasmyth, and Coudé foci.[1] Recent research includes monitoring the changing size of Cepheid variable stars, estimating out-gasing of minor planets, and searching for large Perseid meteoroids.[2][3][4]

The observatory was closed at the end of 2010.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Elginfield Observatory at the University of Western Ontario". The University of Western Ontario Department of Physics and Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. ↑ Gray, David F.; Stevenson, Kevin B. (1 April 2007). "Spectroscopic Determination of Radius Changes of Cepheid Variable Stars". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 119 (854): 398–406. Bibcode:2007PASP..119..398G. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.495.3147. doi:10.1086/518128.
  3. ↑ Gilbert, A. M. (2009). "From asteroids to comets: Gas and dust production of the small-bodies in the solar system". The University of Western Ontario, Canada. Bibcode:2009PhDT.......158G. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ Beech, Martin; Illingworth, Alison; Brown, Peter (1 March 2004). "A telescopic search for large Perseid meteoroids". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 348 (4): 1395–1400. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.348.1395B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07462.x.
  5. ↑ "https://physics/uwo.ca/elginfield.html". physics. Retrieved 2022-08-18. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)


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