Astrophotography Basic Program

Overview

Designed for use in Highschool Classrooms from Grade 9 -12. Your students will astrophotography data collected by the Royal Astronomical Society’s Robotic Telescope! This customizable astronomy program is designed for in-person and remote classrooms.

No astronomical data analysis or astrophotography experience required!

We provide you will all the resources you will need to introduce the basics astrophotography data collection and processing to your students. They will be guided through processing and editing the data in the photo editing software GIMP. Choose from multiple different deep sky objects data sets with taken with different filters and exposure times. Students will also have a chance to explore different area of astrophotography further with a set of guiding questions an additional data provided. 

You can also sign your class up for a virtual field trip to watch the data collection process live (via Zoom)!*

Apply now to give your students a hands-on learning experience with real astronomical data!

*Note: data collection happens on in the Wednesday evenings Pacific time (9-11pm ET), is weather dependent, and subject to timeslot availability