The largest in Northrhine-Westfalia
Telescopes of the 1m class are used extensively in professional research – and at our school observatory. The instrument is mainly controlled from our large control room. It can be used for astrophotography, but is predestined for the use of a large spectrograph to perform analytical measurements. It is therefore the top end of our didactic ladder from first observations to scientific applications.
- Ritchey-Chretien reflector
- 0.8m aperture
- 10m focal length
- Temperature stabilized focus
- Motor-driven mirror doors
- Five parallel focal planes
- Active optics (radial position stabilization)
- Mirror mounting on air cushion
- Electronic GoTo control
- Manufacturer: DFM Engineering / Longmont CO (USA)
