Graduate student Lisa May Walker installs several filters for use on her
observing run with the
SPICam instrument
on the
Apache Point Observatory (APO) 3.5-m telescope
as part of Steve Majewski's
Astronomical Techniques
class. She and astronomer
Kelsey Johnson
are studying star formation in nearby spiral galaxies.
The APO 3.5-m is one of many
telescope facilities for which UVa's
Astronomy Department has direct access.
