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GBO is Guest Spotlight

The Colorado Plateau Dark Sky Cooperative highlighted the GBO in October 2019. Read the full guest spotlight here.

Reach for the Stars 2018 Year in Review

Click on the pdf to learn what Reach for the Stars accomplished in 2018!

2018 Year in Review

After Dark Newsletters

Read the latest news from Great Basin National Park Foundation and Great Basin Observatory.

After Dark, Fall 2019

After Dark, Summer 2019

After Dark, Spring 2019

After Dark, Fall 2018

After Dark, Spring 2018

The first ever GBO Starfest will be held at the University of Nevada, Reno on October 13 & 14, 2018. Researchers will gain a better understanding of how to operate GBO technology and strategize research projects for the coming year.

Please click on the photo for the complete agenda.

Great Basin Observatory (GBO) Starfest I – 2018 Symposium

Reno, Nevada

Hosted By: University of Nevada, Reno

Fall 2018

Foundation Celebrates GBO Anniversary

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Event

The Great Basin National Park Foundation celebrated two successful years of GBO operation with events at Great Basin National Park in August. Five hundred people had contact with Foundation staff and volunteers during three events, which included a Star Train ride, GBO scientist Astronomy Talk, and GBO birthday cake!

CCD Measurements of AB and AC Components of WDS 20420+2452 at Great Basin Observatory

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Science Update

Multiple star systems are scientifically interesting for several reasons. Orbital pairs can be used to measure the masses of the component stars, which is useful for developing a greater understanding of the stellar life cycle. Identifying whether the stars are gravitationally bound is the first step towards determining the mass of the component stars.

ccd_measurements_of_ab_and_ac_components_of_wds_journal_of_double_star_observations.pdf

An Astrometric Observation of Binary Star System WDS 15559-0210 at the Great Basin Observatory

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Science Update

Researchers at Concordia University Irvine used the Great Basin Observatory to study a binary star system using AstroImageJ software. Twenty observations were measured and analyzed.

Download and read the full article below, published in the Journal of Double Star Observations.

concordia_paper_1.pdf

After Dark Newsletters

After Dark, Fall 2016

After Dark, Summer 2016

After Dark, Spring 2016

CUI Partners to Establish First Observatory in a National Park

Photo courtesy of Paul Gardner and Plane Wave Instruments

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Science Update

For the first time, a research-quality astronomical observatory has been established in a U.S. National Park, and CUI's efforts were crucial to making it happen.

CBS Sunday Morning News - Videos

CBS Sunday Morning - On the Trail: The Brilliance of the Night Sky (with Annie Gilliland)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-the-trail-the-brilliance-of-the-night-sky/

CBS Sunday Morning - video shots of the Park
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nature-great-basin-national-park/

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