Celebrating Ten Years of Progress at The Bank of Kentucky Observatory of Thomas More College
Abstract
The Bank of Kentucky Observatory at Thomas More College is celebrating its tenth year of operation. Despite being a modest facility with small aperture telescopes, the observatory is a very active through classroom instruction, student research, and public outreach. We present a synopsis of recent activity over the past five years, including undergraduate research on active galactic nuclei, eclipsing binaries, and proper motion, a glimpse at how the observatory plays a role in student laboratories, and a discussion of a public outreach program that is currently hosting more than 1,000 attendees per year. We also present future goals for the observatory, including increased collaboration with other facilities in the region.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- June 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013AAS...22212007R