McMath-Hulbert Observatory
The McMath-Hulbert Observatory ( McMath-Hulbert Observatory ) is a solar observatory in the United States, which is located near Lake Angelus , Michigan .
history
The observatory was founded in 1930 by amateur astronomers Henry S. Hulbert, Francis C. McMath and his son Robert R. McMath . The latter was director of the observatory from its inception until his death in 1962. The observatory began as a private project to develop new methods of observing celestial bodies, especially with film and time-lapse recordings. At the request of the founders, the operation of the observatory was taken over by the University of Michigan from 1931 , whereby the financing of the scientific equipment was entirely on a private basis (donations, grants) until 1958. At the suggestion of Heber Doust Curtis , the observatory was named after the founders in 1931.
While observations of moons and planets were carried out at the observatory in the early 1930s, specialization in solar research was initiated in 1932 with the development of a special spectroheliograph by Robert McMath (spectroheliokinematographer) . In the decades that followed, the observatory's scientific equipment was expanded significantly. In 1979, the University of Michigan ended support for the McMath-Hulbert Observatory. Since then, the business has continued on a private basis, especially for amateur astronomers.
literature
- Robert R. McMath: Solar Research at the McMath-Hulbert Observatory . In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . tape 64 , no. 379 , 1952, pp. 151-164 .
- Orren C. Mohler, Helen W. Dodson: McMath-Hulbert Observatory of the University of Michigan . In: Solar Physics . tape 5 , no. 3 , 1968, p. 417-422 .
Web links
- Homepage of the McMath Hulbert Observatory
- History of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory
Coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′ 51.5 ″ N , 83 ° 19 ′ 9 ″ W.
