Equipment
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The current equipment in the observatory dome consists of:

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16" Ritchey-Chretien from RC Optical Systems (with 2" to spare inside the dome walls)

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Takahashi FS102 f8 APO

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Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount using The Sky V

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SBIG ST8E (converted ST7)ccd camera with extra cooling using MaxIm DL 

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Sony laptop for rough manual focusing

                      The pier is a ten inch steel pipe filled with sand and set in a six dcp_0069.jpg (88946 bytes) foot cube of concrete isolated from the dome foundation. The top section is connected by a twelve bolt (3/4") flange so that the height can be changed and shimmed for leveling. 

 

 

ctroom.jpg (39695 bytes)The control room has heating and air conditioning. It also has a bed, a recliner, a frig and a large supply of Oreo cookies. There are two fast computers, a PlayStation, a tv and hunting trophies; the boars are from SC and the prong horn from NM. Printing is done on a HP P1100 with final preparation done in Photoshop 7.0