The 40" Telescope at Mt. Laguna Observatory
The 40-inch telescope is the prime research telescope at MLO.
It is a Astro Mechanics reflector with an off-axis equatorial mount with
an f/7.6 or f/13.5 Cassegrain focus and a f/33 coude foci. For more
information on the telescope and instruments, see the
MLO 40-inch WWWeb page.
The 40" telescope in its stowed position, pointing at the zenith.
Another view of the telescope. Leading off the image to the right is the arm
for the large counterweight to balance the telescope. Dr. Welsh is filling
the gold-colored CCD dewar with liquid nitrogen.
The back-end of the telescope with the direct imaging CCD2001 camera in
place. Dr. Welsh is tightening the screws on the filter slide.
Filling the CCD dewar with liquid nitrogen.
These digital images of the 40" telescope and control room at SDSU's Mt.
Laguna Observatory were piped down to campus via the high-speed wireless
network HPWREN.
This high speed link brings substantial research and educational
capabilities to MLO.
This page was last updated on 2002 Mar 25.