Difference between revisions of "Telescopes"
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Currently is home to several instruments available for education and research: | Currently is home to several instruments available for education and research: | ||
'''CDK20 North''' A 20-inch, 0.5 meter, corrected Dall-Kikham telescope on a German equatorial mounting. | '''CDK20 North''' A 20-inch, 0.5 meter, corrected Dall-Kikham telescope on a German equatorial mounting for remote and automated imaging. | ||
''' | '''CDK12 North ''' A 12.5-inch 0.3 meter, on a SoftwareBisque Paramount providing planetary images live on clear nights, and a developing archive. | ||
'''Nikon''' A fast f/1.4 wide field color camera co-mounted with the | '''Nikon''' A fast f/1.4 85 mm focal length wide field color camera co-mounted with the CDK12 offering real-time imaging of stars and solar system objects to 15th magnitude. | ||
'''WISPI''' A Wide Field Spectral Imager for measuring spectra of comets, nebulae, and airglow. | '''WISPI''' A Wide Field Spectral Imager for measuring spectra of comets, nebulae, and airglow. | ||
'''RC24''' A 24-inch, 0.6 meter diameter, Ritchie-Chretien reflector on an equatorial fork mounting for precision photometry and stellar spectroscopy. | |||
'''RC24''' A 24-inch, 0.6 meter diameter, Ritchie-Chretien reflector on an equatorial fork mounting. | |||
== Mt. Kent Observatory == | == Mt. Kent Observatory == | ||
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Houses two intruments with another soon to come: | Houses two intruments with another soon to come: | ||
'''CDK20 South''' A 20-inch, 0.5 meter corrected Dall-Kirkham | '''CDK20 South''' A 20-inch, 0.5 meter corrected Dall-Kirkham twin to the telescope at Moore Observatory. | ||
'''O'Mara''' A 12-inch, 0. | '''O'Mara''' A 12-inch, 0.30 meter, robotic Schmidt-Cassegrain on a Paramount. It responds robotically to requests from authorized users. | ||
'''CDK700''' A 27-inch, 0.7 meter, corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope | '''CDK700''' A 27-inch, 0.7 meter, corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope. The telescope will be used for automated time series photometry and spectroscopy of stars by advanced students in the astronomy programs of the Universities of Louisville and Southern Queensland. First light is expected in the summer of 2010. | ||
Revision as of 05:39, 6 May 2010
The Southern Skies project uses the resources of Mt. Kent Observatory in Queensland, Australia, and Moore Observatory in Kentucky, USA. There is similar instrumentation available at both sites. Since they are in opposite hemispheres and have access to the southern and northern skies, there is nearly continuous coverage in time of the sky near the equator, and complete coverage of the sky in the course of a day.
Moore Observatory
Currently is home to several instruments available for education and research:
CDK20 North A 20-inch, 0.5 meter, corrected Dall-Kikham telescope on a German equatorial mounting for remote and automated imaging.
CDK12 North A 12.5-inch 0.3 meter, on a SoftwareBisque Paramount providing planetary images live on clear nights, and a developing archive.
Nikon A fast f/1.4 85 mm focal length wide field color camera co-mounted with the CDK12 offering real-time imaging of stars and solar system objects to 15th magnitude.
WISPI A Wide Field Spectral Imager for measuring spectra of comets, nebulae, and airglow.
RC24 A 24-inch, 0.6 meter diameter, Ritchie-Chretien reflector on an equatorial fork mounting for precision photometry and stellar spectroscopy.
Mt. Kent Observatory
Houses two intruments with another soon to come:
CDK20 South A 20-inch, 0.5 meter corrected Dall-Kirkham twin to the telescope at Moore Observatory.
O'Mara A 12-inch, 0.30 meter, robotic Schmidt-Cassegrain on a Paramount. It responds robotically to requests from authorized users.
CDK700 A 27-inch, 0.7 meter, corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope. The telescope will be used for automated time series photometry and spectroscopy of stars by advanced students in the astronomy programs of the Universities of Louisville and Southern Queensland. First light is expected in the summer of 2010.