The Tübingen 80cm-Telescope - Tübingen, Germany, BW - Astronomical Observatories on Waymarking.com

This is an astronomical observatory located in Tübingen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg. It is a part of the Sections Astronomy and High Energy Astrophysics of the Tübingen University located at the buildings called 'Auf dem Sand'.


Telescope
Since september 2003 the institute possesses a 0.8m reflector built by AstroOptik Keller, placed in a 5m dome by Baader. It has a focal length of 6.40m (f/8, with focal reducer f/4) and two Nasmyth foci. Details can be found on the websites of the producers.

Cameras
they use ST-V, ST-7, ST-7e (incl. filter wheel CFW8, Johnson BVRI) and STL-1001E (incl. LRGB, Johnson UBVRI, BG40, Ha, Hß, O iii, S ii and He4686 filters) by SBIG, and a HX916 by Starlight XPress. Details can be found on the websites of the producers. Furthermore, the institute possesses a spectrograph (10C Optomechanics), which is used especially for educating purposes. For the wavelength calibration we use Hg and Ne.

Observatory Purpose: Research Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes Radio Telescopes?: Yes Open to the Public?: No Is this a Club Observatory?: No Active Observatory?: Active Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 3 to 5 Site URL: [Web Link] Year Dedicated or Opened: 2003 Altitude (meters): 400 Solar Telescopes?: Not listed Public Viewing Allowed?: Not listed

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