The Importance of Telescope Training in Data Interpretation
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2019-07-16 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
In this State of the Profession Consideration, we will discuss the state of hands-on observing within the profession, including: information about professional observing trends; student telescope training, beginning at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as a key to ensuring a base level of technical understanding among astronomers; the role that amateurs can take moving forward; the impact of telescope training on using survey data effectively; and the need for modest investments in new, standard instrumentation at mid-size aperture telescope facilities to ensure their usefulness for the next decade.
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@article{arxiv.1907.05889,
title = {The Importance of Telescope Training in Data Interpretation},
author = {D. G. Whelan and G. C. Privon and R. L. Beaton and M. Bentz and S. D. Chojnowski and J. Labadie-Bartz and G. Mace and R. Maderak and S. R. Majewski and D. Nidever and J. Webb},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.05889},
year = {2019}
}
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Astro 2020 APC White Paper, to be published in BAAS