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Goodsell Observatory

Images Made with Observatory Equipment

Over its history, the astronomers of Carleton, professors and students alike, have taken thousands of images with the college’s various instruments. 

A sampling of the more recent images can be found on the pages below. For images dating back to the earliest days of the college, see the History of Goodsell Observatory.

  • Astro 113 Images

    Images of Celestial Objects taken by students in Astro 113: Observational Astronomy
  • Messier Images

    On this page you will find the earliest (and so far only) attempt by Carleton students to image the entire Messier Catalogue with CCD cameras. These images were taken with an SBIG ST-6 CCD camera.
  • Solar System

    Images of objects in our solar system taken here at Goodsell Observatory.
  • NGC Objects

    Images of celestial objects in the New General Catalogue
  • ST-2000XM Images

    Early Images with the ST-2000XM
Observing a Comet from Goodsell
YASE students set up telescopes just before sunset.
The 8 inch telescope
Waxing Gibbous
  • Goodsell Home
    • Open House Schedule
    • History of Goodsell Observatory
    • Images Made with Observatory Equipment
      • Astro 113 Images
      • Messier Images
      • Solar System
      • NGC Objects
      • ST-2000XM Images
    • Observatory Research Projects
    • Observing Resources
    • Acknowledgments & Archives

Carleton College Department of Physics and Astronomy

1 North College Street
Northfield, MN. 55057
Email: physics@carleton.edu
Phone: 507-222-4383
Fax: 507-222-4384
Goodsell Observatory pages maintained by Trenne Fields
This page was last updated on 13 October 2020
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