Gallery

SCORS meets with Prof. Alan Compaan (University of Toledo), a thin film photovoltaics researcher. Clockwise, from the top left: Charlotte Reeves '10, Patrick Steele '11, William Ames '09, Prof. Alan Compaan, Jeffrey Brown '09, Prof. Irina Novikova, Prof. Seth Aubin, Prof. Eugenyi Mikhailov, Justin Vazquez '10, Trevor Harrison '09, and Douglas Dean '09.

Photovoltaic cells that SCORS is testing. From the left: Douglas Dean '09, Scott Watson '09, Jeffrey Brown '09, Charlotte Reeves '10, and Patrick Steele '11.

Some photographs taken while installing the first test cell on the roof.

From left: Douglas Dean '09, Trevor Harrison '09

From left: Patrick Steele '11, Jeffery Brown '09

From left: Jeffery Brown '09, Patrick Steele '11

4/1/2009

Taking preliminary measurements.

Assembling the frame.

(Inside the observatory) Data acquisition setup. The battery is charged from the solar panel, and runs the laptop.

Building the frame. The frame is adjustable, so we can choose the angle that the panel is positioned at to account for seasonal changes in the sun's path.

Attaching the panel.

Some final adjustments.