Astro 113 Spring 1999 Photo Gallery

Astronomers are hardy souls, bearing cold and late nights to pursue our pictures. But you seldom hear of the other frustration: cloudy nights. The 13 stout-hearted students of Spring 1999’s Astro 113 class here at Carleton College can tell you about clouds, however. We had class eleven nights and four of them were clear.

That didn’t stop the class, however. They learned a great deal about pulsars, galaxies and planets from computer labs. But they agreed: they wanted to work on the telescopes. Finally, the weather cleared. The class leapt at the chance and we dashed outside to our pad complete with concrete piers for mounting telescopes, power and ethernet. Quick studies they students learned to use the telescopes and cameras in almost record time. So despite the clouds and rain and frustration, their perseverance paid off and they present to you, Gentle Reader, their pictures.

–John Weiss, Lab Asst.