The research placement under cosmonaut J. Gurragchaa combined research assistance and planetarium commentary. The role joined the analysis of astronomical observations with explaining them to a public audience.
Lunar-eclipse time-series research
The research focused on time-series observations of a penumbral lunar eclipse under cosmonaut J. Gurragchaa.
The telescope photographs document the institute’s observing equipment: the mount and optical assembly inside the dome, and the detector and cabling attached to the instrument.
Observatory and public astronomy
Planetarium commentary explained astronomical objects and events to visitors alongside the research program.
These exterior photographs show the institute’s observatory dome and hillside setting. The open dome exposes the telescope to the sky during observations.
Solar observation reference images
The institute photographs supplied here also include a sunspot, prominences above the solar limb, and the corona during a solar eclipse. They show different structures visible when observing the Sun.
These are institute reference images, separate from the penumbral lunar-eclipse research. The website copies have been lightly enhanced for display; they are not calibrated measurement data.
Explore the Kublai Institute geometry in 3D ↗
Illustrative observatory telescope inspired by the supplied equipment photographs.
Context & sources
Original project photographs, descriptions, and records are collected in this archive.
3D study: Illustrative observatory telescope inspired by the supplied equipment photographs.