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Observing

40inch Telescope

image of 40inch telescope

Overview

Specifications

  • 40inch (1.0m), f/5 primary
  • Ritchey-Chritien optics
  • Secondaries for f/8 and f/18 Cassegrain imaging ( ~8100mm and ~18300mm focal length )
  • German Equatorial mount

Telescope Control Manual

Instruments

Top Image: The 40" telescope configured with the AAO's Low Dispersion Survey Spectrograph (LDSS)
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