Schulman Telescope and Observatory
Telescope specifications
Diameter: 0.8m
Focal Length: 5695mm (approximately f/7)
Operational Hour Angle from -5.2 to +5.2
Typical RMS guide errors 1.5 pixels (0.5 arcseconds)
Unguided exposures possible for up to 300 second exposures
All sky pointing: approximately 60” using T-point (1 arcsecond tolerance for final commanded position after plate solution and offset)
Equatorial Fork mount with no periodic error (friction drive)
Telescope slew rate: 8 degrees per second
Observatory Specifications
Percentage of usable nights between September and June is approximately 70%
Average seeing as measured in long exposures (> 300 seconds) is approximately 1.1”
MPC observatory code G84
West longitude (h.m.s) = 7 23 09, Latitude (d.m) = 32 26.5
Altitude: 9157 ft.
Full Dome Rotation: 2 minutes
Dome shutter open/close: 5 minutes
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