Yerkes Rooftop Observatory

The latest addition to Yerkes Observatory is the Rooftop Observatory.
 


 

Yerkes Rooftop Telescope
HOU-ELM* North Scope
10 inch Meade, 100 inch focal length
SBIG ST-9 CCD, 20 micron pixels
1.62 arcseconds/pixel
13.86 arcminutes square field of view
Images from the North Telescope

Inside the structure is a Meade LX-200 8in (F6.3) and a Meade LX-200 10in (F10).  The 8in telescope is equipped with an ST-7 camera and CFW-8 Filter wheel and the 10in is equipped with an ST-9E camera and CFW-8 filter wheel. They are operated robotically via the Internet.

For current weather conditions at Yerkes Observatory, please check out Yerkes Weather.
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