Perfect For Academic and Research Programs
SOFAR2 supports university courses, departmental telescopes, faculty research, and student imaging projects.
Suitable for coursework, thesis projects, and continuous monitoring
NASA-affiliated site environment through the original SOFAR observatory
Lodging available for on-site visits, workshops, or practicum sessions
Remote management from any campus or lab
ExoPlanet discoveries are exploding. Professional research observatories, both terrestrial and space based, have made the vast majority of these remarkable discoveries. These newly discovered ExoPlanets require follow up observations that the large research observatories simply do not have the time to do.
In conjunction with the University of Dallas Physics Department and the original Citizen Astronomers Collaborative, the SOFAR observatory hosts a Software Bisque Paramount / Celestron 14 inch telescope with QHY600 camera. It is primarily used for ExoPlanet research in conjunction with Astronomers from the University of Dallas Physics Department.
This image shows the ExoPlanet HIP 65426 b in different bands of infrared light, as seen from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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