Astronomy Research Center

 Astronomy Research Center

Introduction

Founded on 2020 September 11, Astronomy Research Center (ARC) is a subsidiary research center of the Research Institute of Basic Sciences of Seoul National University. ARC is established to bolster our efforts to understand the universe in multi-disciplinary ways, by bringing together researchers in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Space Sciences on the SNU campus. Currently centered on 15 professors from the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Astronomy program, Physics program, and Department of Earth Science Education, ARC is located at the building 45 of SNU Gwanak-campus. ARC has been performing various research in astronomy and astrophysics, initiating and maintaining observational optical and radio observatories, and hosting seminars. It is currently the home of the small telescope network of Korea, and ARC has recently hosted the center for the gravitational-wave universe, a new government-funded large-scale research program.

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60cm 반사망원경

– 60cm구경, Ritchey-Chertien 방식
– 유효 초점비 f/7.0, f/13.5

천문우주연구센터에 설치되어 있는 망원경으로, 2018년 현재 Tripol 이라고 하는 3색 편광 영상기기가 설치되어 있다. 소행성, 변광천체 관측연구와 대학원/학부 관측교육용에 사용되었다.