Youth AstroNet Program Requesting an Image This presentation based on information and materials from The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Science Education Portal http://waps.cfa.harvard.edu/eduportal/ Questions about this presentation? Contact Carolyn Donelan @ Carolyn.donelan@richlandone.org
How to Request an Image Go to microobservatory.org
Scroll down…Click on YouthAstroNet Portal
Click on YouthAstroNet Activity Portal
Login Enter your username and password
You should be here:
Scroll down… click on MicroObservatory Robotic Tools
Click on Telescope Image Request
Request an Image Your page should look like this. Scroll down to see the entire page.
Request an Image Notice how the images are arranged… …in our Solar System …in our Galaxy (the Milky Way) …out of our Galaxy
What do you want an image of? For whatever object you want to get an image of, click on observe.
Choose the options you want, then continue.
Image requested! The image will be recorded in the evening and then sent to your account the next day. If it is cloudy, you will get a picture of clouds…
Click on Get the images I requested
You will see your requests (and everyone else’s requests…)
Click Open in JS9 And start processing your image!