The Meade 16-inch Schmidt Cassegrain is available for visual observing, and it
is equipped with an SBIG ST9 CCD camera and ST10 filterwheel for training
in astronomical photometry and color imaging. An STV autoguider provides an
electronic finder field, simplifies long exposure imaging. The telescope is
controlled by XmTel running on a computer in the roll roof, and it may also be
operated from the main building in cold weather.