Yerkes Rooftop Telescope

Yerkes Rooftop Telescope HOU-ELM* North Scope
10 inch Meade LX200, 100 inch focal length
SBIG ST-9 CCD, 20 micron pixels
1.62 arcseconds/pixel; 512 x 512 pixels
13.86 arcminutes square field of view http://sunra.lbl.gov/telescope2/telescopes/yrt10/

Rooftop Team:

Vivian Hoette, Team Leader
Chuck Hoette
Kevin McCarron
Jerry Gunn
Ed Struble, Bob Hirsch, Scott Knudsen, Bob Spotz
Dale Sanford, Bob Lowenstein, Julie Thorburn
Kyle Cudworth, Rich Kron, Rhodri Evans, Al Harper
Marilyn Zimny, Sharon Carr, Kaoru Kimura, Tom McGuckin,
Jerry Szyklowski, Andy Dryden,

And… many friends who helped with major and minor details of construction and operation, and encouraging words/wisdom.

*Eleanor Lorraine McCarron (Kevin's Mom)

Funded by: Perkins Fund, Hands-On Universe, Near and Far Sciences for Illinois, Center for Adaptive Optics, Linda St. Myers, and other private donations.