Today when I reached the lab Baron & Celia had finished scanning a dollar bill and a barcode with the MOUSE. I tried to use a rotation matrix to rotate the data for the dollar bill by .7369 degrees because when they scanned the bill it was tilted by around .7369 degrees so we had to rotate the data so it matched. Dr Hornak came in while we were trying to rotate the data and had a quicker method of rotating the data by just changing the starting points of each column of data by an approximated amount which we obtained by looking at a graph of the data. We then tried to find a motor we could use to rotate the micrometer setup that we used to collect data (see my previous post) so we didn't need to turn it by hand. We then went to the machine shop in building 8 where Dr Hornak found a piece of aluminum we could use to connect the motor and the micrometer. We then went back to the lab and looked for set screws for the attachment we had made. Then we left to go on the field trip to the Mees observatory in Bristol. We learned about the history of the observatory, the telescope, stars, and the planets that you could see through the telescope. We also learned about the eclipse that is occurring on August 21st that will be visible from parts of the U.S. You will not be able to see the full eclipse from Rochester but you will be able to see a partial eclipse. Unfortunately it was cloudy so we could not see anything through the telescope but I still had a fun time and enjoyed the field trip. I will not be here tomorrow (Friday, July 28th) so as a result there will be no blog post tomorrow.
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