0.84m Telescope
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The primary mirror was designed and polished by the Institute of Astronomy - UNAM academic staff and has a secondary mirror f/15. It has been at OAN-SPM since 1972. Most of its mechanical mount has been replaced. |
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Technical information |
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♦ Ritchey-Chretien design. |
| ♦ Secondary: f/15 (~ 16.43 "/mm). |
| ♦ AH limits: ± 5h29m (special sorftware for AH: ± 6h). |
| ♦ DEC limits: mechanical safe at +75º 00' 00'' (yoke obstructs at >+70º) y -39º 00' 00'' (with software for <-39º). |
| ♦ 0.84m telescope user manual (Spanish version: August 2015) |
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♦ Provisional guide for the aperture of the 0.84m telescope (april 2009). |
| ♦ Longitude = 115º 27' 58" West. |
| ♦ Latitude = 31º 02' 42" North. |
| ♦ Altitude = 2790m. |
Available instruments for this telescope
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Additional information |
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CCDs. Exposure time calculator: optical imaging, infrared imaging and spectroscopy. A Quick guide to CCD imaging at the OAN-SPM. Instrumentation department at Institute of Astronomy - Ensenada. |