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Observing

24inch Telescope

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Overview

• History

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Specifications

• 24inch (0.6m), f/18 Cassegrain
• German Equatorial mount

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Instruments

• Photoelectric Photometry

  A pulse-counting GaAs tube is available with PC controlled software for automatic programmed filter changing. UBVRI and uvby Hbeta filters are available. The cold box is Peltier cooled.
  
  

• CCD Imaging

  There are no dedicated CCD and controller for the 24 inch, and their availability is dependent on what is being used at the 40inch and 2.3m telescopes. A thinned 1Kx1K Site CCD, or a EEV 2Kx1K thick CCD could be available.