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Pete Ratzlaff

Center for Astrophysics

IT Specialist

Pete Ratzlaff

pratzlaff@cfa.harvard.edu

About

Pete is a data analyst working towards characterization of the evolution of the performance of Chandra's HRC, ACIS and LETG instruments.

He/him

B.S. Mathematics, Physics

Telescopes and Instruments

Chandra

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is NASA’s flagship X-ray observatory, providing essential data on everything from the environment surrounding newborn stars to the emissions from hot plasma inside galaxy clusters. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), as part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, manages Chandra’s day-to-day operations, providing spacecraft control, observation planning, and data processing for astronomers. Chandra is one of NASA’s orbiting Great Observatories, along with the Hubble.Visit the Chandra Website