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National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition

 

Montana Space Grant Consortium

 

Montana State University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are photos showing off the design and build of the spectrograph.

 

CAD Drawings

Aluminum base mount.

Grating mount.

Motor mount.

 

 

Physical Build

Kenny showing off our lid.

Too dusty for optics right now.

It's a box!

Felt applied to minimize reflections in the system.

 

Data Collection

Sun image, sunspot faint and on the left.

Warren, Pushkar, and Joe taking data on the roof.

Puskar correcting the optics during data gathering.

Slaving away...