Observing Spectroscopic Binary Stars |
Discussion why spectroscopic binary stars can not be resolved visually. |
The Mult-Telescope Telescope (MTT) at Georgia State University's, Hard Labor Creek Observatory (HLCO) is a unique design. This telescope has 9 telescopes working as a team together. Each mirror has an aperature of 13 inches. The combination of 9 such mirrors allows this one of a kind instrument to have the light gathering ability of a single 40 inch telescope. Each mirror feeds a polished fiber optic cable. These cables are feed into the spectrograph that is housed in the observatory builing in the background. |
discussion on why large telescopes are needed to observe spectrsoscoic binaries. |
Dissusion about spectrographs goes here. |
Image of HLCO spectrograph goes here. |