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In support of AST 208, the Campus Observatory underwent a significant upgrade this winter, with assistance from the contractor Astronomical Consultants \& Equipment. The Observatory is now equipped with a spectrograph, which opens up new avenues for hands-on scientific inquiry with our on-campus facilities.  In addition, students gain experience with eyepiece observing and pointing telescopes telescope manipulation  in a newly-designed lab making use of the telescopes on the roof of BPS. Again in their Each  small lab groups, students group gets access to a telescope, and  must calibrate the GPS controls, point the tele telescope to astronomical objects of interest, and draw what they see.