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- From: Mike.Ditto@p0.f240.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mike Ditto)
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- Subject: Re: Good Schools?
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 21:31:00 GMT
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- In a message to All <11-19-92 12:37> Stephen K Johnson wrote:
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- SK> I am looking for schools that have a good astronomy program
- SK> since my
- SK> school does not have one thank you.
- SK>
- SK>
- SK> Kelly
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- SK> Stephen Kelly Johnson
- SK> SKJOHN01@MIK.UKY.EDU
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- SK>
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- Kelly-
- The University of Wyoming has a highly acclaimed astronomy program.
- they have an undergraduate degree in astronomy/astrophysics. They
- specialize in infrared astronomy. They have 2 infrared telescope facilities
- in Wyoming, Jelm Mountain Observatory has a 2.6? meter infrared telescope
- and what they call IRMA, the infrared optical interferometer. The head of
- astronomy there is Ron Canterna, host of the 1991 annual meeting of teh
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The campus is gorgeuos, facilities are
- very up to date, and dormitories are spectacular. Faculty to student ration
- in the physical sciences department is around 1:15. Very small classes, and
- humerous, witty, and very helpful professors. And no, I don't work for the
- University of Wyoming.
-
- Another good place to consider for next year would be the University
- of Denver. They just received a bequest of over 3.75 million dollars to
- build their astronomy program. DU has had a program in cometary astronomy
- since 1866, and is now switching over to infrared. They have the 13th
- largest refractor in the US, the 23rd largest in the world. It is called
- Chamberlin Observatory, and is located on campus. It houses a 100 year old
- 20" Alvan Clarke refractor. It was, in fact, the prototype instrument for
- the 40" at Yerkes Observatory. They also have a 24" infrared observatory on
- Mt. Evans. With the 3.75 million dollars they hope to build a 144" infrared
- observatory, which will become the highest observatory in the world,
- outdoing Keck by about 60'. And yes, I do work for the University of
- Denver, but only on a volunteer basis. Does this help?
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- Mike Ditto
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