The Anderson Observatory houses an 18" F/6 fork mounted Newtonian equipped
with an 8" autoguiding telescope (CB211 detector) and a CB 245 camera.
Plans are under way to build a BVRI photometer head to be used with the CB245.
The Main Dome is 22 feet in diameter and constructed of plywood ribbing
and aluminum skin. The warm room is located in the small enclosure behind
the dome. |
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The warm room - a necessity on cold winter nights! |
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The 18" showing the massive forks and the 8" autoguiding telescope
piggy-backed beneath. |
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Top end of the 18" showing both main CB 245 camera and CB211 autoguider |
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Detail of the declination drive and cradle. The telescope uses a combination
friction and gear drives. Plans are underway to convert the drive to a stepper
drive system using Mel Bartel's software. |
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Close-up view of the X-Y stage of the autoguider. Motor control permits
automatic centering of the autoguider on any sutiable guide star. |
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