The Role of 3D Printing in Spectrograph and Small Telescope Science (Abstract)
Volume 48 number 2 (2020)
- Anthony Rodda
- British Astronomical Society, London, United Kingdom
- Jerry Foote
- Society for Astronomical Sciences, Ontario, CA, USA
- Wayne Green
- Society for Astronomical Sciences, Ontario, CA, USA, and Boulder Astronomy and Space Society, Boulder CO
- Thomas Smith
- AAVSO, Cambridge, MA, and Society for Astronomical Sciences, Ontario, CA, USA
- Clarke Yeager
- Society for Astronomical Sciences, Ontario, CA, USA, and Boulder Astronomy and Space Society, Boulder CO
- Forrest Sims
- Society for Astronomical Sciences, Ontario, CA, USA, and British Astronomical Society, London, United Kingdom
- Robert Buchheim
- AAVSO, Cambridge, MA, and Society for Astronomical Sciences, Ontario, CA, USA
- Paul Gerlach
Abstract
(Abstract only) Anthony Rodda, following Paul Gerlach’s LowSpec design, introduced this team to the power of 3D printing for astronomical purposes at the AAVSO Fall Conference in 2018. This was reinforced at the Sacramento Mountain Spectroscopy Workshop (SMSW-2) in Las Cruces, NM, in February 2019. We have created a shared repository which contains results, videos, and other resources in support of 3D spectroscopy located on GitHub. This paper offers considerations about calibration lamps, thermal expansion issues related to ABS, PETG, and other 3D media, optics, automation, telemetry, communications, and adapting to other focal-lengths.