Anna I. MacPherson observatory - Montreal, Quebec - Astronomical Observatories on Waymarking.com

Atop the Rutherford Physics Building here at McGill is the Anna I. MacPherson observatory. This consists of a 14-inch Celestron telescope in a dome, several smaller portable telescopes, and a small 1400 MHz radio telescope. While the location in downtown Montreal is not good from a dark-skies point of view, the telescopes are quite good and being on top of the physics building makes them very accessible for amateur observing by interested members of the physics department or for undergraduate star nights.

Our Equipment

The Celestron C-14 Telescope
This telescope is a high-quality astronomical telescope, though its condition is a little rough. It is almost entirely manually-operated, and allows only visual observing, but can provide nice views of the planets even in downtown Montreal. Star clusters and nebulae may also be interesting targets, though some additional filters would help with that.

Portable Telescopes

AstroMcGill is also in posession of two Celestron C-8 telescopes, one ~8" consumer Dobsonian, one Questar telescope, two solar telescopes, one pair of solar viewing binoculars, one pair of night-sky observing binoculars, and three Sunspotter solar telescopes.

The Small Radio Telescope (SRT)

The telescope is an "SRT" designed by the MIT Haystack observatory. It is a 2-meter dish with a 1400 MHz receiver attached. Computer-controlled, with computer data collection.

Observatory Purpose: Research Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: No Radio Telescopes?: Yes Open to the Public?: Yes Public Viewing Allowed?: Yes Active Observatory?: Active Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 6 to 10 Site URL: [Web Link] Solar Telescopes?: Not listed Is this a Club Observatory?: Not listed Year Dedicated or Opened: Not Listed Altitude (meters): Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
Note the time of day of your visit, and your own photo of your favorite part of the observatory. This might be the view from the observatory, picture of your favorite building or favorite exhibit. (Be mindful of flash photography rules!)

If you participated in an observing session, let everyone know what you saw!

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