Rasnow Peak Observatory
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:
•Takahashi Sky90 Flourite refractor
•16’ parabolic aluminum microwave antenna
•Expected soon: Photometrics CH-350 CCD