1. Youth AstroNet Program Requesting an Image
This presentation based on information and materials from The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Science Education Portal
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2. How to Request an Image
Go to
microobservatory.org

3. Scroll down…Click on YouthAstroNet Portal

4. Click on YouthAstroNet Activity Portal

5. Login
Enter your username and password

6. You should be here:

7. Scroll down… click on MicroObservatory Robotic Tools

8. Click on Telescope Image Request

9. Request an Image
Your page should look like this. Scroll down to see the entire page.

10. Request an Image
Notice how the images are arranged… …in our Solar System …in our Galaxy (the Milky Way) …out of our Galaxy

11. What do you want an image of?
For whatever object you want to get an image of, click on observe.

12. Choose the options you want, then continue.

13. 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…

14. Click on Get the images I requested

15. You will see your requests (and everyone else’s requests…)

16. Click Open in JS9
And start processing your image!