Rasnow Peak Observatory

 

optical and Radio observatory in Newbury Park

The observatory consists of a 10’ HomeDome and adjacent shed housing a Meade 14” LX200GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain catadioptric telescope (instruction manual). The scope eventually will be remotely controlled via TheSky6 software.


First photos from the 14” are here.


Other equipment includes:

  1. Takahashi Sky90 Flourite refractor

  2. Coronado Solarmax 90mm 0.7 Angstrom H-alpha solar filter

  3. 16’ parabolic aluminum microwave antenna


  4. Expected soon: Photometrics CH-350 CCD