The main telescope is a Meade 10 inch LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. The 10 inch scope is mounted on a Meade Super-Wedge and that itself sits on a massive pier that is secured to the concrete roof structure. Piggybacked on the Meade is a Televue 102 refractor. Focal length for the SCT is 2500mm (f10), the refractor is 880mm (f8.6). The dome is a 16.5 foot ASH dome, with the ACE SmartDome system installed for computer control. We also have several portable reflectors and refractors (2" to 6") that are used on the observing deck.
Cameras:
SBIG ST-6 CCD camera.
Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro II CCD.
Yashica 35mm camera with adaptor.
Solar viewing:
Thousand Oaks white light filter for the Meade 10.
Instruction Manuals:
Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro II Manual: PDF version
The Sky V.6 Manual: PDF version
CCDSoft V.5: PDF version
Meade LX200 10" SCT Manual: PDF version HTML version
SBIG-6 CCD Camera Manual: PDF version WEB page
Thousand Oaks Solar Filter: WEB page
Observatory Safety Instructions: PDF version Word version
