Table Mountain Observatory - Instruments

Instruments

  • The 1.02 m (40 in) Pomona College Telescope is a Cassegrain reflector built at Pomona College. It first became operation in 1985, and had new mirrors installed in 1996.
  • A 0.6 m Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by Astro Mechanics was installed in 1966. It is attached to an off-axis German equatorial mount.

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