Because the current model on the physics building rooftop was purchased in 2015, it can be assumed that before 2015, the “Classic” model of the telescope was used. The following is a list of theses from past Reed College graduates, who used the Meade 12” Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. video and astro camerasThe STAR ANALYSER 100 is used on the follow. 11th Civil twilight: 7:01 pm Lunar phase: Third quarter (not up) Telescope Theses The Astro Fi 102 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain is a fully featured telescope that can be. 2nd Civil twilight: 7:17 pm Lunar phase: Waxing gibbous 25th Civil twilight: 7:31 pm Lunar phase: Waxing crescent If you have never used an equatorial mount for astrophotography before. 18th Civil twilight: 7:44 pm Lunar phase: New moon (not up) Skywatcher Black Diamond 127/1500 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope - OTA Only is an. 11th Civil twilight: 7:58 pm Lunar phase: Third quarter (not up) 4th Civil twilight: 8:12 pm Lunar phase: Waxing gibbous Observing will only happen on clear nights please consult Twitter feed for most up-to-date information.Īugust 28th Civil twilight: 8:25 pm Lunar phase: Waxing crescent Observing will be 8:30-10:00 pm on Mondays up until fall break. The telescope interfaces with three types of backends: 1) eye-pieces for direct viewing, 2) a camera put into the telescope’s focal plane to record images, 3) a fiber-fed spectrometer whose feed is at the center of the telescope’s focal plane. This is critical for longer exposures with the CCD camera. The telescope is equatorially mounted which enables it to track objects as they move in circles around the celestial north pole throughout the night. The primary mirror is spherical but corrected for spherical aberration and coma using a correcting lens in front of the mirror. Our specific model is the “ACF” (Advanced Coma Free) model. This results in a long focal length (3048 mm) despite a compact optical tube. It’s a reflector of the Schmidt-Cassegrain design, meaning it has a concave primary and a convex secondary mirror. The Reed Telescope is a 12” Meade LX200 ACF.

Used schmidt cassegrain telescopes