61 cm Telescope Print

Decommissioned

 

 

 

Optical configuration
Schmidt & quasi-cassegrain
Mount type
fork
Main mirror
diameter 61 cm
curvature spherical
focal length
1.210 m
focal ratio
f/3
correction plate userful diameter
40 cm
Field of View 5 x 5
deg
Secondary mirror
diameter 16.5 cm
Cassegrain focus
equivalent focal length
6. m
equivalent focal ratio
f/10

 

 

The telescope mechanism is being revised with the implementation of automatic pointing and tracking, to be used for systematic patrol of NEO (Near Earth Objets) asteroids, employing a CCD camera.