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AstroLab Telescopes at Durham

Image of telescope and light entering through opening in dome

We have four telescopes on the roof of the Physics building:

  • West Dome:      a 14-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain LX200GPS
  • East Dome:       a 14-inch Meade LX200-ACF
  • Far-East Dome: a 16-inch Meade (being commissioned)
  • DRACO2:          a remote/robotic 14-inch Meade LX200GPS

All four telescopes are currently used for direct imaging and are equipped with SBIG or QSI CCD detectors.

Telescope Parameters

Approximate parameters for the Astrolab telescopes

  Focal Length (mm) Pixel Width (microns) Plate scale (arcsec / pixel) Position Angle (degrees)
West-14
14"+ QSI 583ws
West Dome		 ~3500 16.2 x 16.2
(after binning 3x3)		 0.90 x 0.90 ~180
East-14
14"+QSI 583ws
East Dome		 3208 16.2 x 16.2
(after binning 3x3)		 0.98 x 0.98 ~180
Far-East-16
14"+SBIG ST9-XE
Far East Dome		 3556 20 x 20 1.05 x 1.05 ~180
DRACO2
14"+QSI 683ws
DRACO2 Dome		 3208 16.2 x 16.2
(after binning 3x3)		 0.99 x 0.99 ~180