Prairie View A&M University Observatories
Solar Observatory (Renovation 2017) and Night Observatories (New Construction 2018)
Solar Observatory (Renovation 2017) and Night Observatories (New Construction 2018)
A Department of Education (DOE) Funded Endeavor (2012-2018) through Title-III
(Ms. Lora Williams, Director of Title-III Office at PVAMU)
Prof. Premkumar B. Saganti - PI and Mr Cudnik - Coordinator
Contact Info - pbsaganti@pvamu.edu (Updated - October 2018)
Invested and Acquired Custom-Built Advanced Telescopes ($ 4+ M as of 2016)
Obtained Resources for Renovation, Construction, and Expansion ($ 3+ M as of 2018 )
Envisioned and Developed Enhanced Camera Systems through Mr Holland of NASA/JSC (2015)
Theme: RENOVATION of Prairie View Solar Observatory (considered to be #13 in the World per Wikipedia) and EXPANSION of a New Prairie View Observatory (with a 16" Meade and a 24" PlaneWave telescopes)
Faculty: Dr Aluka, Dr Bentley, and Dr Erickson
Students: Avani (G), Brittany (UG), Bahare (UG), Fazal (UG), Salomon (UG), Rahman (G)
Voluntary: Seth (UG) and Sonia (G)
Principal Adviser and NASA Imaging Expert: Mr Holland (NASA/JSC)
To Restore (Solar Telescope), to Initiate (An Observatory), to Strengthen (PVAMU Students), to Advance (Astronomy Research), and to Involve (Public Participation)