{"id":9053,"date":"2020-09-08T17:13:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T21:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/?page_id=9053"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:41:28","slug":"instrumentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/instrumentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Instrumentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Astronomy includes several groups actively designing and building new instruments for ground and space-based observatories and space physics experiments.<br \/>\n&nbsp; \t<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Faculty with Related Research<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1788 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-emeritus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/john-clarke\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/John-Clarke-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John Clarke<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1989 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty rsrch-directors\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/phil-muirhead\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-599x600.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Philip Muirhead<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor; <br \/>\r\nDirector, Perkins Telescope Observatory<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:50%; vertical-align:top;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>planetary atmospheres, UV astrophysics, FUV instruments for remote observations<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width:50%; vertical-align:top;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>exoplanets, low-mass stars, instrumentation<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/instrumentation\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Research Facilities<\/h2>\n<p>Our resources include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sirius.bu.edu\/\">Optics Calibration Facility<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sif.bu.edu\/\">Science Instrument Facility<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/edf\/\">Electronics Design Facility<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>various <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/sharedfacilities\/\">shared facilities<\/a><\/strong> available through collaboration with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/\">BU Photonics Center<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/instrumentation\/\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp; \t<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Explore Other Research Areas<\/h2>\n<table id=\"index\" style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/galactic\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/galactic.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/stars-disks-exoplanets\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/stars-disk-exoplanets.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/extragalactic-cosmology\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/extragalactic-cosmology.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/planetary\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/planetary.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/space-physics\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/space-physics.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/research\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/09\/Research_Back.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Astronomy includes several groups actively designing and building new instruments for ground and space-based observatories and space physics experiments. &nbsp; 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